At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and support volunteer mentors to transform children's futures through education.
- Company: Join an award-winning charity dedicated to tackling educational inequality.
- Benefits: Part-time hours, competitive salary, and opportunities for professional development.
- Other info: Flexible working environment with a focus on personal growth and community engagement.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on young lives while developing your leadership skills.
- Qualifications: Passion for education and strong relationship-building skills are essential.
The predicted salary is between 30469 - 30469 £ per year.
Help transform children's futures while developing tomorrow's leaders. We're looking for an enthusiastic and relationship-focused School Partnerships Officer to join an award-winning youth and education charity tackling educational inequality. Every day you'll work alongside schools to help children furthest from opportunity thrive, while leading and developing a team of inspiring young Volunteer Mentors as they complete a life-changing year of service. If you're passionate about young people, education and creating lasting social impact, we'd love to hear from you.
About the Role
This is a rewarding opportunity to play a key role in supporting young people through education by acting as the vital link between partner schools and a team of inspirational volunteer mentors. Working closely with schools, you will coordinate and oversee the successful delivery of the charity's in-school programme, ensuring volunteers have the guidance, support and resources they need to make a lasting difference to pupils' lives. Alongside programme coordination, you will help develop volunteers throughout their year of service, supporting their professional development while building strong relationships with schools and key stakeholders. The role is predominantly school-based from Monday to Thursday, with most Fridays spent attending training and development sessions at the Birmingham office or online.
What you'll be doing
- Lead, coach and develop a team of Volunteer Mentors throughout their year of service.
- Build strong partnerships with school leaders and staff.
- Ensure high-quality delivery of City Year's school programme.
- Support volunteers' wellbeing, engagement and professional development.
- Monitor and evaluate programme impact using data and feedback.
- Act as the main relationship manager between City Year UK and your partner school.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues to continually improve the experience for schools, pupils and volunteers.
- Support the delivery of our Leadership Development Programme, helping Volunteer Mentors build the skills, confidence and experience they need for future careers.
About You
We're keen to hear from candidates who are passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people and enjoy building positive relationships with others. You may come from an education, youth work, volunteering, project coordination or community engagement background, although we're open to a range of experiences as long as you have the right skills and passion.
You'll bring
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
- Confidence working with schools, young people and volunteers.
- Strong organisation and the ability to juggle competing priorities.
- A proactive, positive approach to solving problems.
- The ability to work independently while contributing to a supportive team.
- Good digital skills (Microsoft Office or Google Workspace).
- A genuine commitment to improving opportunities for children and young people.
Experience of working in, or alongside, schools would be beneficial but is not essential. If you're looking for a role where you can make a genuine difference to the lives of both young people and volunteers, we'd love to hear from you.
About the Organisation
This national youth and education charity empowers diverse young adults to spend a year volunteering in schools, helping children who are furthest from opportunity to thrive. Through mentoring, tutoring and positive role modelling, volunteers support pupils both inside and outside the classroom while developing valuable skills for their own future careers.
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