Operations Team Leader - Education Sector

Career Opportunity

Due to the growth of our learner numbers, we have a fantastic opportunity for an internal promotion!

As Riverside Training grows we will bring in more and more opportunities for career progression in line with our Career Development Framework.

New Position Details

Job Description

Responsible to

Operations Manager

Responsible for

Early Years Practitioner
Early Years Educator
Community Sports & Health Officer
Teaching Assistant
Learning and Skills Mentor
Sports Coach

Closing Date for Expressions of Interest

12/05/2023

Start Date

01/06/2023

How To Apply

Please provide your expression of interest to Donna Loynton including how you will work with Riverside Training to develop this role and sector.

The Process

Receive all expressions of interest
Set Interview Dates with all interested parties
Conduct interviews which will follow the following format including
- A 20-minute presentation on your approach to:
  - Staff retention
  - Staff morale
  - Growth of the learner volumes in the sector
  - Learner retention
  - Timely completion of learners
  - Enhancement of our products and services
- Why you are the right candidate to lead this team
- Question and Answer session
Interview panel to review scoring
Appointment of the successful candidate

Rationale & Structure

This is the current status of our Apprenticeship provision:

We have 827 learners on Apprenticeships in our current ILR, this excludes any completions or withdrawals.
722 Learners ‘Live in Learning‘ on the programme including those who are out of funding.
31 Learners in the ‘End Point Assessment’
74 Learners on a ‘Break In Learning’

Breakdown of learners by category (Live & In EPA):

Accounting 51
Customer Services & Business Administration: 127
Coaching: 18
Teaching Assistant including Community Sport and Health Officer: 38
Digital: 3
Dental: 43
Early Years: 67
Functional Skills: 21
Human Resources and Learning & Development: 91
Management (TLS/ODM): 150
Level 7 Apprenticeships: 64

Discontinued aims: 76

Hair Professional
Financial Services Customer Advisor
Assessor Coach
Adult Care Worker
Associate Project Manager

Subcontracted:

Hair Professional: 4

Operations Manager:

Direct Reports – 13

Learning & Development Coaches – 11

Learners: 309

Aims: 12

Sector Manager:

Learning & Development Coaches – 12

Learners: 444

Aims: 15