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School Service Area Co-ordinator - Part Time & Flexible Working Available

Employer
NSPCC
Location
North Cambridgeshire & Peterborough
Salary
£29,500 pro rata plus working at home allowance
Closing date
26 Jul 2019

Job Details

Schools Service Area Coordinator, Peterborough and North Cambridgeshire

The post holder will operate across Peterborough and North Cambridgeshire and must therefore live within the area.

The NSPCC Schools Service was established in 2011 and is part of NSPCC National Services. The Service forms an integral part of the NSPCC mission to protect children from all forms of abuse across the UK.

Our new Speak out. Stay safe. programme was launched in April 2016 and we aim to reach over 1 million children aged 5-11 in 11,000 primary schools across the UK. We aim to reach every primary school every three years, building the understanding and awareness of children so that they have the confidence to speak out to stay safe should they ever need to. Specifically we’re doing this by recruiting, training and developing volunteers to deliver Buddy's Speak out. Stay safe. assemblies to primary key stages 1 and 2 followed by workshops to children aged 9-11.  We also want to make sure communities and schools feel more confident in knowing how to keep children safe and are aware of the range of NSPCC's services/resources that are available to them.

As an Area Co-ordinator you will be responsible for growing, developing and retaining an effective team of Schools Service volunteers in your area. You will develop new and existing relationships with key stakeholders, LSCBs and other key leads ensuring they support our aim to reach every primary school in Peterborough and North Cambridgeshire, while keep abreast of current safeguarding practices. You will manage your team's bookings (of assemblies and workshops) in line with monthly targets, reaching the maximum number of children as possible while committing to 100% of bookings through effective resource scheduling. You will ensure all volunteers are well supported throughout their school visit from beginning-to-end, through day-to-day support and regular coaching or supervisions. You will follow practice guidelines to resolve any child welfare or child protection issues meeting SLAs and in full compliance with policies. Identifying opportunities for schools to support NSPCC through income generation will be another priority, you will also line manage a Schools Organiser (term time member of staff) ensuring they deliver high quality Speak out. Stay safe. assemblies and Buddy's sponsored income events while meeting or exceeding their delivery and income targets. For more information about our Speak out. Stay safe. programme in schools, please visit www.nspcc.org.uk/schools-service-speak-out-stay-safe

Reporting to the Schools Service Manager, the successful candidate will have an excellent track record of volunteer and staff management and motivation, a good practical knowledge of children’s development and child protection, experience of planning and delivering training and meeting financial and service delivery targets. You will be someone with well-developed skills in building relationships and networks with key safeguarding leads and the local community. Organisation will be a key strength to effectively run a team and sustain high visibility in the community, meeting tight deadlines and timely completion of reporting.

The Service is currently growing its reach to schools, income generation and its volunteer base at a fast pace, therefore the post-holder will need high levels of commitment, flexibility and a positive approach to deliver results.

This is a home based position requiring extensive travel throughout the area.  Access to and daily use of your own car is essential.

For further information please contact Julie Hilton, Regional Manager Schools Service East at [email protected] to arrange an informal chat.

Closing date 26th July 2019

Interview date 2nd August 2019

 

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We help children who’ve been abused to rebuild their lives, protect children at risk, and find the best ways of preventing child abuse.

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