Secondary Education Manager (Maternity Cover)

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Secondary Education Manager (Maternity Cover)

Who are we: Since 1988, Everton in the Community has become a dynamic force for good, harnessing the unifying power of football to drive social change and addressing societal challenges across Liverpool City Region. Supported by a team of over 130 full-time staff and over 200 volunteers, the independently governed and independently financed charity offers an extensive array of more than 60 programmes and initiatives that tackle a diverse range of social issues. These programmes cover areas such as health, employability, anti-social behaviour, crime, exploitation, education, dementia, and disability.

Everton in the Community stands firmly beside the most at-risk and most in need members of its local communities, but the needs of the city are ever-growing and ever evolving.

About the opportunity: Everton in the Community is seeking to appoint a Secondary Education Manager who will be responsible for the whole of Secondary Education provision within Everton in the Community as part of the Children and Young People directorate.

This includes responsibility for Premier League-funded programmes including Premier League Inspires and other Secondary School-based funded initiatives including our Steve Morgan Foundation Community Impact Model.

The Secondary Education Manager will work closely with the Senior Manager for Education and Pathways to support the development and delivery of the Everton Learns strategy, and income generation across the Secondary Education area.

The post includes line-management responsibility for two Secondary Education Senior Coordinators, and Senior Coordinators for both our STEAM education and Pathways programme areas respectively.

Key Responsibilities

As Secondary Education Manager you will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of a varied range of school-based alternative educational programmes that seek to engage and inspire young people through a range of activities, interventions and initiatives in line with programme aims, objectives and outcomes. Developing and maintaining relationships with partner schools to ensure our programmes continue to meet the needs of schools and students through a targeted, bespoke approach.

You will inspire and motivate staff to engage positively with young people aged between 11 and 18 identified as being at risk due to disengagement from learning, low self-esteem, vulnerable to exploitation, at risk of being NEET or achieving their potential.

Other key responsibilities will include:

• To provide detailed reports and evaluations in line with internal and external funding requirements.
• Maximising the use of the Digital Skills Lab within Secondary Education and provide support to the Senior Coordinator within this area to provide unique learning opportunities through innovative, practical, and creative means via STEAM Education.
• To support the Senior Manager Education & Pathways in delivering the Everton ‘Learns’ strategy and to contribute to funding applications, new programme planning and implementation.
• To monitor programme KPI’s and to address underperformance with the Coordinators and Senior Coordinators.
• To attend Premier League briefings as and when required.
• Liaise with EITC EDI Operations Manager to align delivery to internal and external standards and expectations around equality, diversity, and inclusion.
• To manage relationships with programme stakeholders, both internal and external, and to provide timely updates to partners as requested.
• Ensure all relevant data is inputted into the Salesforce system.
• Provide professional and inspirational leadership to the team as required to support individual development.

Safeguarding

• To understand the Club’s Safeguarding policy, procedures, and best practice guidelines.
• To use this understanding to ensure safe working practices, appropriate reporting of concerns and contribute positively to an Anti-bullying environment.
• Ensure Safeguarding and Healthy and Safety Processes are implemented in line with Everton in the Community guidelines.

Who we are looking for:

We are looking for a dynamic, personable, and highly self-motivated individual who also has demonstrable experience of overseeing educational programmes for young people.

Our successful candidate will also demonstrate the following skills, knowledge and experience:

• Level 3 Certificate in Education & Training or other relevant Teaching Qualification.
• Experience of delivering classroom-based sessions to 11 – 18-year-olds.
• Experience of managing a team.
• Experience of report writing.
• Proven track record in management.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to effectively engage with a wide variety of clients and employers.
• Ability to manage own workload as well as those of your team.
• Commitment to professional developing and supporting the professional development of team members.

The closing date of this advert is Friday 28th February 2025.

This position will be offered on a Fixed Term Contract until July 2026 covering a period of maternity leave, 35 hours per week with the role being based across the EitC Campus, Indoor/Outdoor Venues, Schools.

Everton Family Safer Recruitment Practices

The Everton Family is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

As a requirement of our safer recruitment practices, this role will require an Enhanced DBS check or evidence that you are subscribed to the DBS Update Service information of which can be found here.

This role is subject to both evidence and verification of relevant qualifications including proof of eligibility to work in the UK which will be discussed with you if your application is successful.

Equity & Inclusion

Everton is committed to ensuring everyone is respected, celebrated, and empowered for who they are, regardless of their identity. We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds, those who identify as female and those from racially diverse communities.

We are dedicated to supporting the physical and mental/emotional wellbeing of all our people. Should you have a disability or long-term health condition and require reasonable adjustments to be made to the application/interview/onboarding process, please let us know by contacting the Talent Acquisition Team via email - careers@evertonfc.com.

To support our pledge to diversify our organisation and through our commitment to the FA’s Football Leadership Diversity Code, Everton welcomes applications from people of all walks of life. As part of our commitment to Disability, Inclusion and Accessibility we are more than happy to make reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process should you require.