Job Introduction
The purpose of the Skills & Employability department is to improve people’s lives through learning and training, leading to employment and/or increased personal fulfilment, and to support the growth of Staffordshire’s economy and society;
- Ensuring provision of a wide range of high-quality learning opportunities to reflect identified local needs and wishes of Staffordshire’s 16+ residents, by enabling provider partnerships and through direct delivery.
- Providing support, with a focus on targeted groups, to improve participation in learning across Staffordshire.
- Ensuring provision of work-related experience and advice to increase the employability of targeted groups and/or individuals.
- Working with providers and partners to ensure that Staffordshire’s social, employment and economic demands are met.
The Community Learning Service is part of the Skills and Employability department and is the Staffordshire Lead for the Department for Education’s national Multiply programme. The Service is responsible for the commissioning and delivery of numeracy interventions and courses. The Service holds a varied portfolio of Providers and provision across Staffordshire that support adult learners to develop skills to meet their personal and career aspirations.
This is a 2-year Fixed Term Contract.
Interviews will take place week commencing 10 July 2023.
Main Responsibility
Working in a fast-paced environment the post holder will be responsible for:
- Line management of Project Support Officer, and two Community Learning Officers responsible for the contract management of Providers across Multiply and Community Learning.
- Working in collaboration with stakeholders to ensure provision continues to meet the local skills and employment priorities for Staffordshire and contributing to the procurement and commissioning of services.
- Managing and allocating the budget and effectively implementing and monitoring funding, payments and quality assurance.
- Supporting and influencing the design and development of the Multiply curriculum.
- Reporting on performance and undertaking submissions and performance reviews with the Department for Education.
The Ideal Candidate
Our ideal candidate will have effective communication and inter-personal skills and will be passionate about adult learning and have the energy and enthusiasm in order to be enterprising, innovative and forward thinking to lead and develop the Multiply programme effectively.
The ideal candidate will also need:
- substantial knowledge and experience of delivering and managing non-accredited Community Learning and accredited Adult Skills provision and programmes and implementing quality assurance and compliance activities,
- experience of commissioning processes and procedures.
- detailed knowledge of funding regulations, inspection and accountability regime governing adult learning,
- experience of planning, designing and delivering programmes of learning for adults, including with an outcomes focus,
- experience of managing people and developing professional expertise to secure high quality outcomes for our learners,
- the ability to work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders.
For more information about this vacancy, please contact Amanda Darlington, Head of Adult Learning and Skills, on amanda.darlington@staffordshire.gov.uk
About Staffordshire County Council
We are no ordinary county council:
Our Values:
The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.
Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:
We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.
We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.
Our benefits:
We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.
In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to a range of benefits.
Our recruitment process:
As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities
As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Silver Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
