Education Coordinator

Foundation 92 is the official Charity of Salford City Football Club. Formed in November 2018 by the Class of 92, the Charity supports individuals as young as two years old, up to service users in the later stages of their lives. Foundation 92 prides itself of on providing a truly person-centred intervention offer, which is developed in line with each service users needs and desires, delivered under the following thematic delivery themes;

• Health and Wellbeing.
• Education.
• Inclusion.
• Youth Work.
• Community engagement.
• Mentoring.
Due to Foundation 92's increased delivery and engagement plans, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and committed Education Coordinator to join Foundation 92's ever expanding education and employability team. The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of Foundation 92's highly impactful and successful employability, education, training and transition programmes. These programmes will be providing students with bespoke mentoring, advice, guidance and support which helps create and sustain positive employment and training outcomes for some of Greater Manchester most vulnerable residents., The Education Coordinator will be responsible and required to execute on a daily basis;
• Design, develop and deliver bespoke educational and personal development journeys, which supports young people aged 13-18 and adults, allowing them to realise and achieve their potential.
• Provide highly vulnerable service users with the opportunity to participate in one-to-one mentoring, advice guidance and support provision. Such provision helps service users create and establish clear and sustained pathways into employment and/or further training.
• Work collaboratively with a range of external partners who support young people and adults, ensuring that locally a holistic joined up offer is provided within Greater Manchester, helping each service user engaged in this programme to thrive.
• Work strategically and diligently within Greater Manchester, in order to develop and establish strong and mutually beneficial referral links with agencies such as; Connexions and Job Centre Plus, ensuring those most in need of the bespoke, holistic one to one support offer provided through this programme, are able to access this programme in a seamless manner.
• Provide each service user engaged in this programme, with a bespoke, lifestyle change and independent living, which helps each service user engaged in this programme develop and sustain the confidence and ability to lead positive, healthy and independent lifestyles within the community.
• Support service users to participate in a range of initial and ongoing diagnostic assessment tools, which helps both the post holder and service users identify and achieve their potential both within this programme and within the community as a whole.
• Provide a range of innovative and holistic mentoring and lifestyle change support provision, which supports service users on a one to one and small group-based basis, ensuring service users' needs are met at all times, in a bespoke, person centred manner.
• Support the ongoing transition of service into tangible and progressive forward destinations, following successful completion of this programme. This ongoing support will include engagement within this programme and within exit route settings, such as local employers, education settings and training providers.
• Ensure the ongoing development and implementation of positive working relationships with existing Foundation 92 referral partners, alongside the ongoing development of new and positive working relationships with businesses and education partners, ensuring that service users engaged in this programme are provided with diverse and enriching outcomes at all times.
• Successfully manage the recording of all outcomes against programme set Key Performance Indicators, including the successful completion of all programme reporting in line with funder requirements.
  
  The post holder will be required to have a minimum of two years mentoring and transitional support experience, specifically working with adults and young people living with multiple complex needs, which may include a disability, empowering each individual to achieve their potential in a sustainable and impactful manner.
The post holder must also possess a nationally recognised teaching qualification, such as; PTLLS, as well as having experience in the delivery of holistic, rounded and person centred employability and stabilisation mentoring, enabling young people and adults to thrive, who otherwise may not achieve their potential within mainstream education and mentoring provision. The ideal candidate will have experience working within high school and alternative education settings with young people with ADHD, SEMH and ASC. The post holder must be empathetic, caring and resilient with a proven track record of supporting young people. All post holders will be required to complete an Enhanced DBS clearance prior to the commencement of employment.