Family Learning Coordinator

Overview

We are looking for a passionate and motivated Family Learning Coordinator to join our Community Learning team and make a real difference to families and communities across the county. This is a rewarding opportunity to support parents, carers and children in areas of deprivation, helping them build confidence, skills and a lifelong love of learning.

Based at Millbrook Adult Learning Centre, this role offers the chance to work collaboratively with schools, family centres and community partners to deliver high‑quality family learning provision that truly changes lives.

This is a fixed term/secondment position until 31^st August 2027, working 30 hours per week.

About the role

As a Family Learning Coordinator, you will lead on the development, delivery and quality assurance of a vibrant family learning programme. Working closely with target schools and community settings, you will design and adapt courses and workshops that respond to local need and meet service and funding priorities.

You will play a key role in driving quality improvement by:

• Planning and coordinating a well‑balanced programme of family learning across the academic year
• Monitoring learner data, including enrolment, retention and achievement, to ensure positive outcomes and address any gaps
• Carrying out observations of teaching, learning and assessment, course file audits and quality assurance activities
• Supporting and developing tutors through induction, CPD sessions and ongoing guidance, modelling excellent teaching practice
• Contributing to service self‑assessment and quality improvement plans, and supporting tutor recruitment when required
• Delivering 1-2 Family Learning teaching sessions per week to model good practice

This is a varied role combining strategic planning, partnership working and hands‑on support to ensure families receive the best possible learning experience.

About you

You will be an enthusiastic and skilled professional with a strong commitment to family and community learning. You will bring experience of working within adult, community or school‑based learning and a good understanding of how education can support families and improve life chances.

You will have:

• Substantial experience in adult and community learning, family learning or a related educational setting
• Specialist knowledge of early years and/or primary education
• A strong understanding of quality frameworks, including Ofsted and funding requirements
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage confidently with learners, tutors and partner organisations
• Experience of supporting, developing and motivating staff through observation, feedback and CPD
• Good IT skills and confidence using digital systems and learning platforms

If you are driven by improving outcomes for families and want to be part of a supportive, values‑led service, we would love to hear from you.

Other information

If you would like to know more about this role, please contact Shani Bragg at [email protected] or Lou Roffey at [email protected]

Closing date: Midnight on Friday 22^nd May

Interview date: Week commencing 1^st June

We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so please be advised to submit your application as early as possible.

Buckinghamshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020 and 2023).

For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance published by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).

We understand that candidates may use AI tools to assist with their applications. While we welcome innovation, we expect all submissions to reflect your own experience, skills, and achievements accurately. Please ensure your application is truthful and demonstrates your personal capabilities, as this will be assessed during the selection process.

Our values and culture

We have a set of values, which our employees have chosen, that represent what we are – Proud, Ambitious, Collaborative and Trustworthy.

By joining Buckinghamshire Council, you can expect:

• a fair and inclusive culture
• the chance to really make a difference to those around you
• health and well-being initiatives including an Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and mindfulness workshops
• a unified voice through our Employee Representative Group
• ongoing support, and the opportunity to develop and progress in your career with us
• opportunities to take part in fun activities such as fundraising and social events

At Buckinghamshire Council, we know that our biggest strength comes from the people that work for us, and that’s why we’re working hard to ensure we continue to be an accessible and inclusive organisation.

From dedicated staff networks overseen by our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Steering Group, to proudly standing as a Disability Confident employer, it’s important to us that all our colleagues feel engaged, listened to, and valued. Our offer of flexible working empowers a productive and happy workforce and allows employees to combine work with other responsibilities and commitments.

We believe our workforce should reflect the diverse communities we service in Buckinghamshire, and are looking for like-minded individuals to join us in promoting equality, fairness, and inclusion for everyone.

We recognise and reward you

Hard work and success deserves recognition. That’s why we pride ourselves on the benefits we give our people. We actively encourage a good work-life balance and promote flexible and agile working arrangements. We provide discounts on various Cafés, restaurants, shops and auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme. In addition to the opportunity to gain membership to Costco, we have discounted gym memberships, travel discounts with Arriva and much more.

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