About Us Work For Us Current Vacancies Work Based Learning Manager Do you feel passionately about developing Work Based Learning programmes to increase the employment opportunities for young people? Are you an effective leader who can support a team to extend our Work Based Learning offer? Would you like the opportunity to be part of developing an innovative curriculum that improves the employment outcomes for young people in Somerset? Young Somerset is seeking to recruit a Work Based Learning Manager to provide leadership and management for our Work-based learning services including curriculum development along with oversight and line management of Job Coaches, Functional Skills Teacher quality assurance of City and Guilds accreditation. This role will also be key in developing our Work Base learning offer across the county including our growing our Supported Internship and new employability programs that we develop via grant funding. The role will be based predominately based at our Bold and Brave shop and café in Taunton to begin with but will require county-wide travel to seek and develop new opportunities to grow our work-based learning and accreditation offer. We would love to hear from people who have experience of leadership, quality assurance of accredited programmes and curriculum design and development which delivers positive outcomes for young people that impact their employability, independence, health and social skills. This role is predominately based in Taunton but will require some countywide travel as the service grows. Please read the job description here, along with Young Somerset’s competency framework. For an informal chat about this role, please contact: Siobhan Gallagher, Head of Targeted Youth Services Call: 07508 932853 Email: [email protected] Salary: £37,548 - £39,920 Hours: 37 hours per week Holiday entitlement is 27 days, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time staff), with an additional 5 days after 5 years’ service (pro rata for part time staff) Contract: Permanent Start Date: 1st December 2024 Closing Date: 12pm - Friday 27th September 2024 Interview Date/s: Wednesday 9th October 2024 To apply, complete the application form and disability questionnaire and email to [email protected]. We reserve the rights to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found so would encourage you to apply at your earliest convenience. Interviews will be held at Bold and Brave Taunton This role is subject to a enhanced DBS check. To discover more about working for Young Somerset, go here: https://www.youngsomerset.org.uk/why-work-for-us