Adult Skills Co-ordinator (15 hours) - Based at Preston

About the role

Are you passionate about adult education and committed to creating opportunities that transform lives? Do you have the leadership skills to support high-quality learning experiences and drive positive outcomes for students, employers and communities?

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Adult Skills Co-ordinator to support the delivery and development of our Adult Skills provision based at Preston. In this role, you will work closely with colleagues, employers, community partners and stakeholders to ensure our curriculum meets local needs and provides high-quality learning opportunities for adult learners.

You will play a key role in coordinating teaching and support staff, supporting quality improvement activities and helping to ensure students receive an outstanding learning experience. Working collaboratively across the College, you will support curriculum planning, student recruitment, performance monitoring and the development of provision that enables learners to achieve their goals and progress successfully.

As part of the Adult Skills leadership team, you will contribute to the effective management of staff, quality assurance processes and partnership working, while promoting a culture of continuous improvement, inclusion and excellence. You will also work closely with employers, community organisations and other stakeholders to maximise opportunities and ensure programmes remain responsive to local priorities.

If this sounds like the next step in your career, we would love to hear from you.

Why join us?

At Myerscough College and University Centre we have a nationally and internationally recognised Further Education, Higher Education, Adult Education and Apprenticeship provision. The Further Education provision is well established, the Higher Education provision has a well-recognised partnership with the University of Lancashire and the apprenticeship provision is operational nationally. We offer a rewarding and enjoyable working environment, where colleagues are inspired to make a positive difference to the educational experience and employability of our students. We are one of the top five largest land-based and sports colleges in the UK.

What We Offer:

We take care of our team just as we do our students. As an employee, you can enjoy a range of benefits, including:

• Regular Continuous Professional Development (CPD) opportunities.
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to provide wellbeing support in moments of need.
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme

We are flexible working friendly and happy to discuss interest in flexible working.

Visit our website https://bit.ly/CareersAtMyerscough for the full list of excellent benefits our college offers.

Please note that as part of our commitment to safeguarding our students, our background screening checks include limited online searches. Online searches will only be undertaken in respect of the successful candidate, as a pre-conditional term of our job offer.

Safeguarding our students is of paramount importance. Our recruitment process has been designed to keep students safe and to ensure that we appoint safe and suitable people.

All successful applicants will be required to undertake pre-employment background and safeguarding checks.

The successful applicant will be responsible for complying with all safeguarding policies and practices, and for ensuring student safety and wellbeing is at the forefront of everything they do.
This post is not exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

We are an equal opportunity employer; we want all our candidates to have a fair and equal opportunity to secure employment with us. We encourage applications from all underrepresented groups: BAME applicants, disabled applicants, and LGBT+ applicants.

If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, due to a disability, then please speak with a member of the People team.

As a disability confident employer, we commit to guaranteeing an interview for any disabled applicant who meets all of the essential criteria.