Enrichment Coordinator for five Virtual Schools in London
Posted Today by Guardian Jobs
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Enrichment Coordinator will lead and develop enrichment opportunities for care-experienced children and young people across five Virtual Schools in London. This role involves collaboration with various stakeholders to enhance educational, personal, and social development through diverse activities. The position is hybrid and requires flexibility in working hours. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to shape the future of this initiative and share the model with other authorities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead, develop, and facilitate enrichment opportunities in education, arts, culture, and sports.
- Work closely with staff from five Virtual Schools to identify needs and activity providers.
- Recruit young participants and coordinate staffing and logistics.
- Conduct risk assessments and evaluate delivery of activities.
- Engage with social workers, foster carers, and teams within the Virtual Schools to share activities and learning.
Key Skills:
- Experience in education, youth work, or care sectors.
- Strong organizational and coordination skills.
- Ability to work flexibly and adapt to out-of-school hours.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Self-starter with leadership qualities.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Looking for an exciting career step? A change? A challenge? A chance to make a life-changing difference for vulnerable children? The Virtual Schools in Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Harrow are looking for a new Enrichment Coordinator to deliver an innovative cross-borough partnership that has provided hundreds of care-experienced children and young people with enrichment opportunities since 2017. This is an exciting opportunity to help lead and shape this unique partnership between five Virtual Schools and educational charity, Securing Success, for the next three years – and possibly more. As the Enrichment Coordinator, you will be leading on, developing and facilitating enrichment opportunities in education, arts, culture, sports and more, in order to support young people’s educational, personal and social development. You will work closely with staff from all five Virtual Schools to identify needs and activity providers, recruit young participants, risk-assess, co-ordinate staffing, logistics and evaluate delivery. You will also engage the teams around the child, sharing activities and learning with social workers, foster carers and other teams within the Virtual Schools. This opportunity would suit someone who is a self-starter looking for a new challenge in education, youth and/or care sectors. There is scope for you to lead and shape the future of the initiative and help in sharing this model with other local authorities and stakeholders. It is a hybrid role and will suit someone who is willing to work flexibly in out-of-school hours. If you would like to find out more about this rewarding role, or if you have any questions, please get in touch with Bernadette Alexander, Enrichment Coordination Supplier at bernadette.alexander@harrow.gov.uk. For a full Job Description and Person Specification please see the attachment below. To apply please send a Full CV and letter of application addressing the JD and Person Specification to Securing Success at joycollins1@outlook.com Closing date for applications, mid-day Friday 13th March.