Total 8 Manager level Education / Training job vacancies in Northampton, NN4 9BS

About The Job

Interview Date: 11 December 2024

This post will be principally focussed on leading on future REF submissions for the University of Northampton and managing the Research Support Team to develop and deliver support that enables our Researchers to maximise their potential. The postholder will be required to ensure that support is in place for all aspects of research support, including programmes of training and development, management of the Universities REF (Research Excellence Framework) submission and funding support. This includes line management of the Research Support team, management of the University’s research management system and institutional repositories, research data management, scholarly communications, copyright, funding, metrics/alternative metrics, impact and open research.

We want you to be able to carry out your work in a way that best supports UON and our staff and students, but also you as an individual. We understand this may vary between different areas of the university as well as from one person to another. With Smarter Working you can work with increased flexibility, if you would like to, which can facilitate greater freedom and autonomy.

About You

All applicants will need to have experience and excellent working knowledge of current REF requirements and supporting research in a Higher Education setting and be fully up to date in their knowledge of recent trends, policies and developments in research support and research repository systems. They should also be able to demonstrate an excellent understanding of research impact and knowledge of Open Research. They should have demonstrable experience of working with Information Technology (particularly Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and experience of delivering teaching and/or training activities (including online and blended learning). The post will require the ability to research, analyse, summarise and clearly present complex numerical data and information for a range of audiences.

The post will require experience of team leadership alongside excellent project management skills, a willingness to engage with relevant professional networks and evidence of ability and experience in budget management.

Qualifications

Essential:

Good Honours degree or equivalent
Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable:

Relevant vocational/professional qualification and/or membership of a relevant professional body
MRes, PhD or equivalent

Research and Knowledge Exchange

The successful applicant will join the Directorate of Research and Knowledge Exchange which comprises of the Research Support team, the Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise team, the Graduate School and two research institutes. We have recently invested in both the Research Support team and the Knowledge Exchange team in line with the University’s Strategy to grow both of these areas. These teams comprise of a range of skills and talent that work collectively across the Directorate.

About Us

At the University of Northampton, we are committed to supporting aspirations, creating opportunities, and delivering meaningful impact. Our people are at the heart of everything we do, and we foster a progressive, inclusive environment where excellence thrives for our students and staff.

Our People

Our staff are our greatest asset. We are dedicated to building an inclusive community that values diversity, promotes wellbeing, and supports personal and professional growth. By developing a first-rate People Strategy, we aim to attract and retain top talent, enhance career progression, and ensure that every colleague feels empowered to achieve their best.

Our Values

Inclusivity: We celebrate diversity and ensure that everyone has the opportunity to excel.
Sustainability: We are committed to becoming a net zero carbon institution, taking collective action for the benefit of society and the environment.
Aspiration: We strive for excellence in all we do, empowering our staff, students, and partners to reach their highest potential.
Trust: We build relationships based on respect, transparency, and shared goals.
Together, we are creating a future where our community, our work, and our impact truly make a difference.

Right To Work

All candidates will be required to provide proof of their eligibility to work in the UK during the interview process. The University is open to considering Skilled Worker visa sponsorship, provided that the eligibility criteria of the points-based immigration system are met.

Equality

We welcome applications from individuals from underrepresented groups.

The University of Northampton is committed to providing a vibrant, ethical, and sustainable environment that values equality, diversity, and inclusion. Our commitment ensures an inclusive atmosphere for staff, students, and the public. We manage equality and diversity through key committees and formal policies, extending our responsibility to subsidiary companies and partnerships.

Together @ UON
Our Commitment to Equality and Inclusion

Together @ UON affirms our dedication to creating an environment that celebrates diversity and promotes equality. We aim to foster a space where all can thrive, aligning with our mission to transform lives and inspire change.

UON’s Major Commitments:

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For more details, visit: Equality and Diversity at UON

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Education funding team manager needed in Northampton ref 19343

Full time hours on a temporary basis

The Education Funding Team Manager will put in place and maintain systems relating to Education Services finances. The post holder will provide an integral role in enabling the Service to successfully meet all its funding and payment duties.

This would include overseeing the payment transactions for education services and commissioning services, payments to schools and early years settings.

They will be involved with the implementation of a new funding system for schools and settings starting in September, to ensure the correct payments are made so that confidence in the system is embedded with our partners.

The team are also responsible for the income for the EP service by sending the invoices to the schools. The team are also responsible for all the payment and funding panels and managing associated tasks.

Location Initially the person will be required in the office 2-3 days a week then working remotely once they have grasp the tasks they are required to complete.
Duration of assignment: 12 Weeks
Working hours: Monday to Friday – 37 hours
Rate: £19.28 per hour PAYE OR £25.06 per hour Umbrella

Job Title: Deputy Manager
Salary: £ 36,000(40hrs a week, additional £50 per sleep-in)
Locations: Wellingborough, NN8
Contract: Full Time, Permanent

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and young adults? Do you have the drive and dedication to lead a team in providing exceptional care and support? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as a Children's Home Deputy Manager! Social Care and Education are seeking a dynamic and enthusiastic Deputy Manager

The Role
• Attend all multi-disciplinary team meetings, including school, safeguarding, and social worker meetings, to ensure the best outcomes for the children and young people.
• Participate in an on-call rota to provide continuous support and guidance.
• Oversee the daily operations of the home, ensuring compliance with established regulations and standards.
• Work with other professionals to develop and implement person-centred plans that support young people’s integration into the home and community.
• Ensure all policies, procedures, and legislation are followed, maintaining the highest standards of care and safety.
• Manage the budget and finances of the home effectively.
• Support and implement all training requirements for staff, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
• Ensure health and safety standards are always met to provide a secure environment for residents and staff.

The Requirements
• Must have at least 1 year experience in a supervisory setting and 1 years’ experience in a children home.
• Must hold a level 3 qualification working with children or young adults
• Willingness to work towards a level 5 qualification
• Full UK driving licence

Job Title: Learning and Development Manager

Salary £45,000 + £4,000 car allowance per annum

Hours per week: 40

Location: Hybrid

At Avery Healthcare we believe in caring for those who care for our residents; We recognise and celebrate our hard-working colleagues, support your career development and offer a variety of apprenticeships, and provide you with access to a range of leisure and retail discounts.

We are seeking a compassionate, enthusiastic and dedicated individual to join our friendly, award-winning team as Learning and Development Manager.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Your focus as Learning and Development Manager will be to drive performance and quality within our homes through delivery of quality assured training to our teams. You will ensure we have a competent and compliant team to deliver exceptional care to our residents.

Other responsibilities will include:

• Assist in the identification of learning needs by utilising the LMS, working collaboratively with the wider L&D team and business operators.
• Facilitate engaging and interactive training across the estate in your specialist topic, both face-to-face and virtually when required.
• Be the lead trainer for a topic area within the curriculum, overseeing quality, consistency and the impact on resident outcomes.
• To provide excellent line management support to the L&D Team within your division. Ensure all team members are empowered to deliver the full performance expectations of their role and have access to all CPD requirements.

To be successful in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful and accountable in all that you do.

Our ideal candidate must have:

• Must hold a UK driving licence and own transport.
• Level 3 Award in Education & Training (Essential; or willingness to work toward).
• Teaching/Training qualifications in relevant topic area, linked to specialist topic area.
• Level 3 (or above) in Health and Social Care.

As one of the largest providers of luxury elderly care homes in the UK, we believe that the later years of our resident’s lives should be as enriching as any other. Our vision of ‘creating meaningful lives together’ is reached by the exceptional care and experience we proudly offer throughout our growing portfolio of over 100 care homes whilst establishing ourselves as the preferred choice for residents and employees.

Please note this role will require:

A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

Job Title: Registered Children's Home Manager
Base Salary: £50 000
Location: Northampton
Social Care & Education have an exciting opportunity to appoint an experienced Registered Manager for a well-established Children’s Residential Home which is based in Northampton
Working as a Registered Manager you will take full responsibility of an Ofsted registered children’s home. You will undertake management of the efficient operation, delivery, and development.
Key Responsibilities:
• Work collaboratively with the leadership team to ensure successful registration with Ofsted, actively contributing to recruitment, systems, and policy development.
• Proactively address and resolve complaints and concerns, turning challenges into opportunities for improvement.
• Lead and supervise social workers and support staff, fostering a collaborative and empowered team.
• Craft and implement a top-notch Quality Assurance policy, working together with the quality assurance team to exceed Service Standards.
• Facilitate and participate in regular team meetings, fostering open communication and collective success.
• Ready the ship for OFSTED inspections, ensuring our service consistently shines with Good or Outstanding ratings.

Requirements:
• 2 Years of Proven leadership in Ofsted Registered Home
• Knowledge of Ofsted regulations and safeguarding.
• Level 5 in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare.
Benefits:

• Career growth opportunities.
• Comprehensive training and support, including financial assistance for qualifications.
Please submit your CV outlining your relevant experience and interest in the position.

Key responsibilities will include: Work closely with key external senior personnel including, Social Services, Health, Education, Voluntary and non-statutory agencies. Oversee outcomes from participation and involvement of service users Organise, lead and chair multi-disciplinary meetings, showing compassionate leadership and the ability to manage different perspectives whilst achieving good outcomes for service users. To review, analyse and report on key data relating to the teams performance, capacity of activity. The ability to use your own judgement to make decisions under pressure and ensure the team has capacity to respond in a timely way to the needs of service users, prioritising care and operationally overseeing team activity. The ability to review, understand and respond to complaints and incidents, and support service developments collaboratively with others. Understanding of budgets and the ability to take responsibility for supporting financial decisions in relation to packages of care Attend TCP Discharge Planning meetings to discuss discharge plans for all cases Ensure proactive action planning for patient discharges well in advance to meet expected discharge dates Work with the Chair for patient Care (Education) and Treatment Reviews, as appropriate, and follow up actions from these reviews Working closely with local authorities and providers on placement identification and ensure regular communication updates with allocated social workers Understanding of admission avoidance processes, ability to work in a multi-agency setting to identify appropriate joint solutions to prevent hospital admissions. Undertake Eyes-On Visits of Learning Disability and Autism Inpatients Planning and Organising Liaise with appropriate functions within the Directorate and key stakeholders of the provider collaborative and the ICB. Contribute to the strategic planning of team projects, identifying interdependencies, and potential impacts on wider organisation, resource requirements and building in contingency and adjustments as necessary. Contribute to short, medium, and long-term business plans. Taking the lead on identification of appropriate community placements where health is the majority funder and liaising and supporting where local authorities have the lead role Service Improvement Devise and provide improvements to current management information, analysing, reporting and suggesting procedures to enhance decision making processes. Contribute to performance improvement, taking a lead for identified areas. Pro-actively identify business improvement needs and opportunities, by complex audits or surveys, and prioritise improvement activities across the directorate. Analysis and Judgment Ensure timely and accurate information analysis and reporting to management on agreed areas of work. Work with members of the team to investigate the causes of any variance from plan and proactively contribute to the implementation of solutions Management of a risk and issues tracking mechanism and the resolution and escalation processes. Using autonomous judgement and initiative, where there may be conflicting views, to respond to communications on complex issues and draft non-standard responses that may include the analysis of technical information. Communication Maintain constructive relationships with a broad range of stakeholders. Provide relevant and timely specialist advice and guidance on own portfolio. Maintain strong links with directorates using tact, negotiation and influencing skills to facilitate the development of effective networks / working groups / projects and the delivery of their key objectives. Using influencing, persuasion and negotiating skills, supporting the Senior Managers to update and manage directorate wide forums such as senior leadership team meetings and Transforming Care/Learning Disability and Autism Design Boards and working groups on specific topics. Produce material for and present complex presentations which are engaging, influential and effective in delivering key messages, the content of which may include highly complex technical, contentious, or very sensitive information.

Please contact us if you would like to be sent a full job description for the role. The Northampton site also has other services such as Low Secure, Medium Secure, Neuropsychiatry, Forensics, and CAMHS as well as our academic and research centre so great opportunities to broaden and develop your skills in the future too. It also has facilities such as a café, garden centre, charity shop, woodwork & ceramics workshop all staffed by patients and service users along with other facilities such as gyms and swimming pools for patients and staff to use and all based in over 150 acres of beautiful woodland grounds (please see link below for more details). Northamptonshire is also a great place to live due to having great schools, very reasonable house prices and a good mix of facilities within the town as well as really nice villages and countryside too. Based in the midlands you have great access to the M1 and M6 and will be based under an hours drive / train from London and Birmingham too. We offer an excellent package that includes: Excellent professional and career development and training opportunities Relocation allowance (eligibility criteria applies) Pension and life assurance Sickness policy on par with the NHS 38 days annual leave, increasing further with service (including bank holidays) Access to huge savings through Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts Cycle to work scheme Healthcare cash plan Free Parking

Registered Childrens Home Manager, Northampton
£50-£70K per annum, DOE

Employer
This home is a 3 bedded home with Social Emotional Mental Health needs. You would be working for a small Children’s Residential Home Provider who own 3 small homes. With a Social Care background, the owners wanted to make a difference to Children & Young People and have a positive impact on their future. Following a therapeutic care model, they work with an outside organisation which includes a team of Clinical & Educational Psychologists to deliver a model based on the PACE method. Following a Therapeutic Model is very important to them as an organisation and means the Children they support are supported through their journey with them.
They are keen to ensure all their team feel valued, reassured and that we are an organisation that does put the children first over profit.

Duties
You will be supported by our Responsible Individual, Deputy Manager, Senior RSW’s and Support Workers. The staffing ration is 1:1 with all the staff team able to train to Level 3 or Level 5 in Children & Young People. With responsibility for Managing the Home we are looking for a strong determined manager who can lead the team and instil pride in the home, as well as been really committed to the Therapeutic Model we all follow.

Criteria
Previous experience of Supervising or Managing in a Childrens Residential Setting.
Minimum of Level 3 Childrens Residential willing to work towards Level 5.
Excellent understanding of Ofsted regulations.
Open to a Deputy Manager looking to manage their first Home.
Candidates will be looking to work for a caring, supportive employer.

Apply
Once you click on apply one of our team will contact you by phone to tell you more about this provider and the home and the opportunity on offer. We can also answer any questions you may have. Applications are always treated in the strictest of confidence.