Training and Employment Centre Manager

“Shaw Trust promotes team spirit, inclusiveness and it is an organisation where everybody is somebody. I am proud to be part of this great organisation.”

At Shaw Trust we believe everyone has the right to live a decent and dignified life and an opportunity for rewarding work. We are a social purpose organisation challenging inequality and breaking down barriers to enable social mobility.

For us being part of the solution is about creating the conditions for this to happen, advocating and delivering services that make a real difference. Working in partnership not competition, we are part of an eco-system of purpose-led organisations, striving for a fairer, more equal society centred on opportunity for all.

Purpose

The Training and Employment Centre Manager will be responsible for the strategic development and day to day delivery within the Centre, with line management responsibility for the Training and Employment Centre Coordinator.

You will develop and oversee the quality of delivery within our Training and Employment Centre (TEC) locations and ensure successful referral routes to local CFO Activity Hubs, other local support agencies and employers.

You will support successful delivery of training and employment interventions within the Training and Employment Centre. Your role will involve overseeing the scheduling and coordination of all activities taking place within the Centre. You will support with the management of risks, safeguarding and health and safety.

Engaging with CFO3 Operations, sub-contractors, partners and employers; ensuring successful relationships with key stakeholders within the justice sector and the wider community. You need to enable and encourage staff to be highly professional, organised and have excellent communication skills, to support the progression of our hard to help client group.

Essential:

You will have:

• Minimum of 5 GCSEs or equivalent
• Experience of achievement in a target-driven environment and ability to drive performance through focused performance management
• Ability to problem solve and respond appropriately to a variety of situations

Download the Job Description for full details.

Location:

You will be working across the West Midlands.

Employee Benefits

As an employee of Shaw Trust as well as positively impacting people’s lives, you will have access to the following benefits:

• 25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays), with incremental increases post 3 years’ service up to 28 days, and the option to purchase additional holiday
• 2 days paid volunteering leave each year
• An enhanced pension scheme after 6 months
• Life Assurance at 3 times your annual salary rate
• Access to a suite of learning and development opportunities including paid for apprenticeship and masters’ levels qualifications, and management development programmes
• Opportunities to connect with our employee diversity networks (LGBTQ+ Support Network, Racial Equality Network, Disability Equality Network, Women’s Network)
• Health and Wellbeing initiatives including internal support, employee assistance programme and health cash plan

Our Strategy

To find out more about Shaw Trusts aims in our 2030 Strategic Directive available here: https://www.shawtrust.org.uk/content/uploads/2020/09/Vision-2030-Strategic-Directive-5-9.pdf

Join a diverse and inclusive organisation

Shaw Trust is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment, where every employee, regardless of their background or lived experience, feels that they belong and can progress in their career.

In addition;

• We are proud to be certified as an employer who meets the National Equality Standard, the accepted standard for inclusiveness in business across the UK.
• We are Disability Confident Leaders, support the guaranteed interview scheme and use of the government’s Access to Work scheme.
• Living our values, we are keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within our organisation.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community including from people with lived experience and/or knowledge of disability or social exclusion.

If you have accessibility requirements and/or would like further information about the role, please contact: Resourcing@shaw-trust.org.uk

Shaw Trust reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.