Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a passionate and self-motivated Area Education Manager, to support our Supported Internships Programme as part of the Mencap Training Academy.
The Area Education Manager plays a a crucial role in ensuring Mencap's Supported Internship programme delivers outstanding education provision that secures positive outcomes, with the learners at the centre of everything we do. The successful candidate will coach, mentor and develop a team of Programme Coordinators who lead on the delivery of supported internships across Birmingham, Worchester, Staffordshire, The Black Country and Northamptonshire.
This role is a full time (37.5 hours per week), permanent position.
As an Area Education Manager it will be important to develop and maintain strong, positive relationships with colleagues in other departments who support and enable delivery of the programme through data, compliance, quality and finance. You will work closely with the Regional Programme Manager to drive a culture of high performing, compliant teams that secure positive outcomes for the learners on our programmes.
What you will bring to the role (Essentials)

• An ability to coach and mentor colleagues to enable them to lead and manage staff teams to deliver high quality programmes
• Excellent communication skills and an ability to work effectively with a range of internal and external stakeholders
• An ability to manage different situations in a sensitive and timely manner
• Integrity and professionalism
• A commitment to help others do for themselves
• An ability to listen and understand what support is needed
• Knowledge of supported internship programmes
• Knowledge and experience of Ofsted and the Education Inspection Framework
• Experience delivering coaching or learning and development solutions

*This is not an exhaustive list of the role or it's requirements, please read the full job description for more details.
Why join Mencap?
At Mencap, we value our people and the passion they bring. You'll be joining a supportive, inclusive team where your work directly helps young people with SEND gain the confidence and skills to thrive in adult life.
Ready to make a difference?
If you're ready to help shape brighter futures through education, health and care planning, we'd love to hear from you.
This vacancy closes on Tuesday 13th January, with interviews to be held soon after.
Here at Mencap we operate a blinded recruitment process for a lot of our roles, please ensure you apply with a full application and covering statement.
JOB ID: 35256
Benefits
Here at Mencap, we offer an impressive range of benefits designed to support and reward our employees to ensure that our teams feel valued and appreciated. Our benefits package offers 32 days of paid holiday (including bank holidays, pro rata), along with a range of perks such as discounts at leading high-street retailers, access to health cash plans, interest-free loans, and many more exciting offerings. For more details on what we have to offer, please see the attached document outlining all the fantastic benefits available to you as a member of our team!
About Mencap
Our vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives. We're here to support people with a learning disability, their families and their carers. We fight for a kinder, fairer and more inclusive society for people with a learning disability to live in. At Mencap, everyone works with people with a learning disability either providing support or advice, or alongside one another as colleagues. Belonging at Mencap is for everyone, every day, everywhere. Everyone is expected to treat people well and make Mencap an inclusive organisation. Every day we grow and learn. It's okay to make mistakes but we learn from them and make changes Everywhere people will feel respected, valued, and safe to be themselves. We have Belonging network groups that meet online and are open to all colleagues. The groups include people who identify as Black and Asian, LGBTQIA+, disabled or with a long- term health condition, women, parents and carers, and their allies. We want to encourage everyone to apply to work at Mencap and we offer a variety of different contract types and working patterns. We're not looking for specific experience. It is your personality and values that will make you a great colleague. We will train and develop you to succeed in the role you're applying for.

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