Schools Coordinator in Coalville

We're looking for someone home based, ideally in the central East Midlands areas of Leicestershire/Warwickshire, travel required. 28.5 hours per week, part-time, permanent (working arrangements to be agreed with successful candidate). You'll need access to and daily use of your own car and home broadband is essential.

The NSPCC's purpose is to prevent child abuse and neglect of children across the UK and Channel Islands. We do this through 3 core strategic goals:

• Everyone plays their part to prevent child abuse.
• Every child is safe online.
• Children feel safe, listened to and supported.

Could you help us by joining the Schools Service team, playing an integral role in delivering these goals through education settings?

Person specification

• Experience of delivering programmes and services within an educational, safeguarding or equivalent setting.
• Experience of working to set KPI's and objectives to achieve and exceed targets.
• Experience of all aspects of volunteer recruitment and management.
• A child‑centred approach and understanding of children's rights and best interests.
• Experience of negotiating with and influencing stakeholders to achieve collective goals.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences in a variety of situations.
• Ability to use a range of IT systems and programmes (e.g. client database, email, Excel, and Word) to enable the post holder to fulfil their duties effectively.
• Highly developed planning skills and the ability to adapt and prioritise appropriately to achieve goals.
• Ability to manage both self and professional development using supervision, consultation and support where necessary.
• Knowledge, understanding and commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion in all aspects of practice and behaviour.

Job purpose

Reporting to the Schools Service Manager, the Schools Coordinator role will mainly be responsible for delivering the Schools Service and local offer to primary and secondary school settings. This includes (not an exhaustive list):

• Being the single point of contact for primary and secondary schools within the designated local educational authority areas, including non‑mainstream settings;
• Working to set targets, KPIs and reach plans as agreed by your line manager;
• Responsibility for booking a minimum number of schools to deliver our Speak Out. Stay Safe programme;
• Overseeing the booking and delivery of NSPCC volunteer‑led workshops (to 6‑7‑ and 9‑11‑year‑olds);
• Actively engaging secondary education settings in our Talk Relationships and other programmes;
• Managing and supervising a team of high calibre volunteers;
• Carrying out quality assurance visits through direct observations of volunteer deliveries, giving constructive feedback;
• Ensuring training plan is in place for new volunteers, which may include the Coordinator delivering alongside volunteers sometimes;
• Providing effective individual and group volunteer supervisions;
• Planning and implementing volunteer recruitment/attraction strategies;
• Building and maintaining internal and external relationships, attending events or proactively promoting our offer with stakeholders;
• Following NSPCC Schools Service safeguarding procedures to the required standards;
• Collaboration with internal colleagues across the organisation in region;
• Working on service‑wide projects;
• A focus on continued professional development and practice sharing.