Centre Manager in Liverpool

Transforming lives is what we do best, and there is no better example of this than in our Academies. As a Centre Manager at LCG, you support and lead your team to outstanding results. You will drive towards excellence in teaching and learning to ensure the centres sessions are interactive, engaging and well planned. Learners are at the centre of everything we do, and we need to ensure that they are well motivated, inspired and successful.

You will need these important qualities:

• Strong communication with confidence, authority, clarity, and persuasiveness.
• Great teamwork
• Analysis, problem solving and critical thinking skills.
• Personal effectiveness and leadership

DUTIES

Leadership & Management

• To take the lead on all centre administration as per your Operational Excellence Framework (OEF) and to manage the below returns: Weekly Checks / Returns – ICT, Registers, Bursary, Programme, Asset Return’s, TAM, Staff Recruitment, Welfare, Facebook, MD Memo, Quality, FCA System.

Teaching & Learning

• To ensure you and your staff keep up to date with subject knowledge to ensure lessons are challenging.
• To ensure your industrial knowledge is kept up to date by attending a number of the following, annually: Reserve Training Camps/Events, Look at Life, Familiarisation with Acquaint Days, Assessment Centre’s.
• To promote MPCT/Learning Curve Group values during all lessons.
• To ensure assessment is used to inform Learners on how to improve their knowledge.
• To ensure learning is systematically checked for effective learning during lessons and to offer clear directed and timely support that provides notable improvement with learning.
• To ensure you and your staff prepare demanding lessons which will enable Learners to realise their potential.
• To ensure the curriculum delivers lessons on both physical and emotional wellbeing.
• To ensure resources reflect and value the diversity of Learners’ experience and provide a comprehensive understanding of people and communities beyond their immediate experience.
• To identify Learners who are falling behind, support and enable all to catch up.
• To set challenging individual targets for all learners.
• To support the development of Math’s & English with all Learners.
• To ensure all work experience is tracked via the FCA in England.
• To deliver Learner induction and interview all potential new recruits.
• To ensure the MPCT MIS inspire is kept up to date with all Learners’ details and the tracking of performance, qualifications, attendance and progressions.
• To ensure all progress reviews are completed to support Learner’s educational development.
• To ensure the delivery of physical training extends and challenges the learners at the appropriate intensity.
• To ensure Military Training (MTD) are delivered following the military skills portfolios scheme of work in a cyclical manner.
• To listen to the views of Learners and parents to improve teaching and learning.
• To attend regular training on teaching and learning provided by MPCT / Learning Curve Group.

Personal Development, Behaviour and Welfare

• To ensure an environment that gives Learners the confidence to discuss and debate in a considered way to show respect for others.
• To ensure all Learners achievements are celebrated, giving a positive impact on Learners’ attitude to learning.
• Provide learners, customers and colleagues with support, advice guidance as part of your everyday role.
• Conduct your role in line with the company values and expected behaviours.
• Comply with the Safeguarding, Prevent and Health and Safety Policies and be vigilant to potential concerns and risks at all times.
• Ensure confidentiality and professionalism at all times.

What does success look like?

As a Centre Manager you are expected to commit unwaveringly to set high expectations for conduct and achievement from all staff and learners within your centre. This will be measured by 6 Key Performance Indicators:

• Engagement 90%
• Attendance 90%
• Retention 90%
• Qualifications 90%
• Progressions 90%
• Military Progressions 40%

If you would like to discuss this role in more detail or need support in applying for this role, please contact our recruitment team.

Working Flexibly

If the working hours, days or times don’t quite meet your needs please contact us to see if we can accommodate working flexibly.

Requirements and Desirable Experience

• Experience of working within one of the uniformed services e.g. army, navy, air force (minimum of 3 years).
• Military or civilian Physical Training qualification.
• GCSE’s Maths & English qualification would be desirable but essential.
• Knowledge of vocational qualifications or the education sector.
• Teaching qualification or the experience of teaching or instructing.
• Experience of working with young people.

Why work for Learning Curve Group?

There are many reasons that make Learning Curve Group a fantastic place to work! Although we have some great benefits, we know that one of our biggest perks is the incredible People & Culture we have been lucky enough to create.

In addition to working for a company that has been listed as the top 100 companies to work for in 2023, you’ll have access to the following benefits:

• 26 days annual leave + Bank Holidays
• Buy & Sell an additional 5 days each year
• Length of service annual leave increments starting at 2 years
• Healthcare Scheme
• Tech Scheme
• Ikea Scheme
• Cycle to work Scheme
• Paid Volunteer day each year
• Early Finish Fridays on the last Friday of every month
• Student / Teacher Discount
• Uniform

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

You’re unique – and we love that about you. As an equal opportunity employer, we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

Recruitment Checks

Learners are at the centre of everything we do so we are committed to safeguarding and promoting their welfare. The successful applicant will be required to provide satisfactory references and prove their eligibility to work in the UK. For this role, we will also carry out adverse media checks and also need to carry out a DBS check and will ask information related to previous convictions if you are shortlisted for interview.