Schools Liaison Coordinator

Plumpton College • Full-time • Lewes, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom • max £35,400 / year • 6d ago

Plumpton College is a leading provider of land and environmental education in the UK, situated in the heart of the South Downs National Park. We offer a wide range of vocational and academic courses for students of all ages studying from level 1 to Masters degree and across nineteen subject areas including agriculture, animal management, veterinary sciences, horticulture, equine studies, wine, and environmental studies.

Our approach is underpinned by our core values — Professional, Ambitious, Passionate, Supportive, Progressive, and Enterprising — which guide everything we do, from the classroom to the boardroom. We are proud to foster a culture that expects high standards, encourages innovation, and prioritises the learner experience.

We are looking to recruit an outstanding employee to organise, coordinate and actively deliver all promotional activity with schools and colleges on behalf of the college to meet annual KPIs relating to student enrolments. The scope of this role includes all of Plumpton College’s provision relevant to school children and recent school leaders, including 14+, Further and Higher Education and Apprenticeships

The ideal candidate will actively promote and enhance the image of land-based industries by coordinating a targeted cross-college approach to engaging with schools and colleges managing the relationships with schools and colleges on a day-to-day basis. . As part of their role, the postholder will work closely with the Student Recruitment and Events Officer and the wider Marketing team.

Please note: This role includes travel around the local area and further afield, making it ideal for someone who thrives on a flexible schedule and can work autonomously with confidence, as it includes regular early starts and evening work to accommodate school visits and other events

Duties and responsibilities of the job

Schools coordination

Working with the Marketing Manager, plan the annual engagement school and college engagement strategy setting out priorities for marketing tactics, based on target recruitment areas.
To coordinate staff activity to ensure appropriate staffing is identified and allocated to those events prioritised in the annual plan.
Make arrangements for school engagement including coordination with school and college staff timings and responsibilities.
Actively monitor enrolment and applications. Provide a monthly report evaluating the impact of the annual sequence of engagement with schools, using the outcomes to inform the annual cycle of planning.
Oversee and coordinate delivery of schools related visits securing customer feedback for primary, secondary schools, 6th forms and colleges.
To train staff to delivery high quality schools engagement activities and to ensure they are fully conversant with the whole college offer.
Be first point of contact for school enquires for all provision in college
Identify strategic market gaps for network growth and develop solutions, liaising with college managers
Monitor the performance of staff at promotional events
To give presentations and provide information, advice and guidance about the full range of College programmes to groups and individual pupils in a range of schools, so that they are in a position to make informed choices about what to study post GCSEs. This may be required to be undertaken on-site at schools or via various digital platforms.
To actively support marketing activities in schools, including attendance of day and evening events across the catchment area, either in person or via digital platforms.
To promote College programmes at marketing events and activities including open days and evenings, curriculum fairs and visits, parents evenings, post 16 fairs and taster events
To promote Higher Education programmes within schools, 6th forms, colleges and other relevant settings in liaison with the HE team.
To act as a representative of the College with a range of identified schools and to engage with them on a regular basis to maintain and seek new relationships.
To work closely with careers teachers in schools to ensure the College is providing an effective service which supports their careers curriculum
To establish relationships with school teaching staff and College lecturers which will facilitate the development of school/College links at a curriculum level
To ensure the maintenance of an up-to-date CRM of careers staff and teaching staff in the partner schools
To establish and ensure that official College displays boards in schools are fully utilised and targeted appropriately and effectively
To assist with collecting information for student profiles
To create and respond to new marketing opportunities for the College in schools
Attend CEIAG network groups on behalf of the college, supporting the wider careers strategy of the college.
Develop and build the STEM at Plumpton brand. Network and engage with external groups, arrange presence at STEM focused external events and coordinate STEM based school visits programme with curriculum internally.
Develop and manage the college ambassador programme, training and onboarding students to ensure they become valuable members of the marketing and recruitment team.
To review and update the online Schools Portal with relevant information
Develop relationships with other third party organisations which will help the college expand its educational reach including LEAF, school engagement programmes with employer and regional networks, Prept and more.
Arrange on campus recruitment events for schools students such as STEM workshops, tours, taster days, Lambing Live and annual Future Fields event for schools.
Expand reach into national and international markets through UCAS fairs and similar conferences and events.

Continuous Professional Development

Participate in staff development activities to support Continuous Professional Development (CPD) and keep a Professional Development Portfolio (PDP) to evidence personal development and impact on practice.
Actively participate in the College performance management processes, including appraisals to support personal and professional development and enhance student experience.
Complete all mandatory training as required in line with College expectations.

Other responsibilities and duties

Participate in staff and student recruitment campaigns, interviews, Open Days, Taster Days, new Student Welcome Days, new Parent events and promotional/information events.
Work with employers and other stakeholders as required to develop and deliver high quality curriculum.
Contribute to, and support delivery of the college strategic plan.
Implement and monitor the college operating plan with line manager and contribute to action plans as needed.
Ensure equality of opportunity and promote diversity in all aspects of college life with reference to Ofsted vulnerable student groups and protected characteristics.
Analyse and selectively implement the calendar of key equality and diversity events across the programme.
Ensure all safeguarding policies and procedures are followed.
Maintain student destination data to inform self-assessment and quality improvement.
Any other duties connected with the post as are reasonably required from time to time.

Benefits

As well as a competitive salary, you can also look forward to a great range of benefits including: up to 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata), and up to 5 efficiency days at Christmas; membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme; comprehensive CPD and teacher training (where applicable); TOTUM card; Employee Assistance Programme; free onsite parking; discounted Plumpton wine; staff discounts on Plumpton courses; free eye tests; cycle to work scheme; and free use of the onsite gym.

We reserve the right to call candidates to interview/withdraw this vacancy at any time if there is a good level of response. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application as soon as possible.

Plumpton College is committed to the promotion of equal opportunities and is dedicated to pursuing non-discriminatory policies and practices and eliminating unfair discrimination on any basis.

Plumpton is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of learners and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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