Overview
£28,337 full time equivalent plus £500 home user allowance. Location: Dorset. Department: Local Services. Vacancy Type: Fixed Term Contract until 31/8/2027. Vacancy End Date: 12th April 2026. Hiring Manager: Michelle Green. Reason for Recruitment: Secondment of existing post holder. We are recruiting for a Schools Coordinator post in the following region and area: South West and Channel Islands – Dorset. 1x full time 35 hpw, fixed term contract until 31/8/2027.
* Home based.
* Must live within the advertised areas, as frequent travel is a requirement of the role.
* Access to a car for work travel and broadband are essential for the role.
Responsibilities
Reporting to the Schools Service Manager, the Schools Coordinator role will mainly be responsible for delivering the Schools Service and local offer to primary and secondary school settings. This includes (not an exhaustive list):
* Being the single point of contact for primary and secondary schools within the designated local educational authority areas, including non-mainstream settings;
* Working to set targets, KPIs and reach plans as agreed by your line manager;
* Responsibility for booking a minimum number of schools to deliver our Speak out. Stay safe programme;
* Overseeing the booking and delivery of NSPCC volunteer led workshops (to 6-7- and 9–11-year-olds);
* Actively engaging with and approaching secondary schools with our new Talk Relationships service and wider offer;
* Leading, supervising and supporting a team of high calibre schools service volunteers;
* Carrying out quality assurance visits through direct observations of volunteer deliveries, giving constructive feedback;
* Ensuring training and sign off plans are in place for new volunteers, which may include some co-delivery with a Schools Coordinator in schools for some areas;
* Providing effective individual and group volunteer supervisions;
* Planning and implementing volunteer recruitment/attraction strategies;
* Building and maintaining internal and external relationships, attending events or actively stewarding our offer with stakeholders;
* Following NSPCC Schools Service safeguarding procedures to the required standards;
* Collaboration with internal colleagues across the organisation in region;
* Being an active contributor to priority projects;
* Commitment to continued professional development and practice sharing.
Do you have
* experience of delivering or arranging programmes in either an educational or safeguarding setting;
* the ability to work well towards set targets/KPIs and objectives;
* experience of management, retention and recruitment of volunteers;
* well-developed communication and influencing skills;
* experience of following safeguarding procedures;
* the ability to work with diverse groups of people;
* effective time management, planning and organisation skills;
* the ability to work well as a team and work well remotely.
If so, we would love you to apply for the Schools Coordinator position.
As a member of our team, our organisational values and behaviours would be important to you. We want someone who will take a child-centred approach, has a strong belief in the rights of children, and has a clear understanding and commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion in all aspects of life and practice.
Responsibilities details
Closing sections:
* We have included the main responsibilities above. Further details may be provided during the selection process.
How To Apply
We will only consider a fully completed standard NSPCC application form, including a supporting statement. The supporting statement is where you can provide your experience and clear examples that demonstrate each point of the person specification (1 to 10). The person specification can be found at the end of the job description (downloadable from this vacancy page).
It is a good idea to follow the order of the person specification in your supporting statement. Please remember to state the area and post you are applying for at the top of your supporting statement.
Closing date: midnight on the last date advertised. We encourage early applications, as we reserve the right to close the advert before the closing date if we receive a high volume of applications that meet the minimum criteria. First stage Interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams within two weeks of the closing date. Successful candidates from stage one will be invited to a second interview (dates tbc).
If you would like more information or to have an informal conversation about the role, please contact: michelle.green@nspcc.org.uk
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