Employer School Coordinators - Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire Aberdeen, Scotland
Job description
Would you like to help young people gain early career insights by connecting employers and schools?
Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) North East is looking for Employer School Coordinators to join our friendly team, with roles based in Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire.
Positions are term-time, with the potential for full or part-time hours and an anticipated start date towards the end of August 2023.
Job guidelines provided below. Please apply with a CV and cover letter.
JOB GUIDELINES
Job Title - Employer School Coordinator
Reporting to - DYW Project Officer
Reporting to you - N/A
Location - Hybrid working – school/home
Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) North East is looking for driven, enthusiastic and and motivated professionals to join our team. DYW plays a key part in the delivery of the Young Person’s Guarantee. This role provides an opportunity to use your skills to implement a programme of employer engagement aimed at increasing pupils’ career awareness and skills development to ensure they can move into a sustained positive destination. Your role will deliver on Scottish Government’s DYW KPIs, which are issued annually. Working as part of a team, you will provide support to secondary schools to complement their DYW Agenda by engaging employers to deliver activities defined by the schools you support.
Employer School Coordinator Responsibilities:
· School - facilitate and support employer engagement in support of the delivery of the school DYW and improvement plans. Complete school pie charts identifying employer relationships.
· Create employer plan – working with partners to feed into the strategic plan.
· Employers – build strong and lasting relationships with employers who can deliver meaningful interactions to schools. Ensure regional sectors are represented by developing partnerships with employers locally and in our region.
· Pupil focused delivery – working with key partners, deliver employer engagement to those who would benefit the most as guided by the school.
· Partnership and networks – proactively collaborate with key partners/teaching staff to share opportunities for young people.
· Work Experience and Foundation Apprenticeships – refer employers who can offer placement opportunities to the local authority teams.
· Young Person’s Guarantee – promote the Young Person’s Guarantee and support employers to join, detailing their offer across the five asks of the Guarantee.
The right candidate will:
· Have excellent verbal and written communication skills, including delivery to a variety of audiences
· Be driven, enthusiastic and a motivated team player
· Be experienced in managing and prioritizing their own workload
· Be passionate about inspiring the next generation
· Demonstrate ability to create long term, sustainable employer partnerships
· Have excellent MS Office skills
· Hold a UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle to travel locally.
These Job Guidelines are not designed to be definitive but are a guide to your role. You may take responsibility for other aspects of the business activity outside of your core remit in line with your responsibilities as a member of the team.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Part-time hours: 18.75 per week
Work Location: In person
