Training Coordinator Re-Engagement Programmes - CS

Warwickshire College Group, Technology Drive, Rugby, CV21 1AR

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When you join WCG we offer you a whole host of employee benefits, including:

• Generous leave entitlement plus up to four free College Closure days a year
• WCG offers all employees who are carers the option to request a period of Carer’s Leave that is equal to their usual working week, paid at their normal pay.
• Leadership & Management training programme to develop our next generation of managers.
• Superb health and wellbeing support with Wellbeing@WCG.
• The opportunity to join our voluntary health cash plan run by Health Shield.
• Discounted Full Cost Recovery courses.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Free on-site gym
• Discounted hair and beauty treatments in our College salons.
• Free will writing service.
• Free car parking on-site.

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

This role is pro rata so the salary you will be receiving is £13,829 per annum.

Aspart of the Re-engagement offer at WCG, and with a specific focus on young people not in education, employment or training a range of courses have been developed as an important strand in the college’s offer to post 16 learners.

The client group comes from a variety of backgrounds with various barriers to learning and progression. The young peoplemay well demonstrate challenging behaviour and have a range of issues whichhave prevented them from previous educational engagement.

The courses are designed to re-engage these young people with a strong emphasis on experiential learning and persona land social development. Thus, supporting these individuals to succeed andenable them to progress onto a positive mainstream choice, into employment oran apprenticeship.

The College is committed to the provision of quality education, training and guidance to this group of learners. This isan innovative programme that provides not only personal social development butalso teambuilding, employability skills alongside English and maths GCSE as appropriate.

The person appointed will report to theHead of School for Supported Learning and Engagement and work alongside a smallteam of staff. The postholder will be based at Rugby CollegeMAIN TASKS

• Actively promote Re-engagement programmes toperspective students, agencies and parents/guardians and support events such asopen days
• Active recruitment of young people not in education, training or employment through liaison and regular contact andvisits with external agencies including the Careers service, hostels, youthcentres and JCP.
• Conduct with due rigor, initial assessments inorder to ascertain the students’ type and level of need.
• Active recruitment of employers/community partners to provide ‘value added’ opportunities for young people – such asguest speakers or world of work visits
• Responsibility for the day-to-day running ofRe-engagement study programmes, actively supporting students to attend and participate.
• Completing and implementing an Action Plan withthe negotiation of the learner and/or parent, guardian and supporting agency
• Providing pastoral support, guiding and motivating learners.
• To liaise with tutors and cross collegecolleagues in ensuring the programme meets the students’ needs.
• To deliver units as part of the course tosupport the students in their personal social development and skillsacquisition (e.g. Tutorial, work readiness, life skills and enterpriseactivities).
• To source work placements and complete reviewsas required
• To…