Job Description

The Outdoor Education Service delivers high quality learning and outdoor experiences to the young people of Coventry.  

At present, the offering is delivered through our Plas Dol y Moch site in North Wales.  The centre is run by a high-quality team, including qualified teachers delivering high-quality education through the medium of the outdoors in a residential setting.

In order to protect the long-term viability of the service, the successful candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing a strategic plan to expand the scope of the offering the service provides.  This will include expanding the service into Coventry to ensure that young people in the city have access to a range of quality provision.  

Reporting to the Head of Education Entitlement, the successful candidate will directly manage the Plas Dol y Moch centre manager and the service lead for delivery in the city.  A key part of the role will be to build this new management team. 

Our Values

It’s great to know that you are interested in working with us. As a prospective employee, it is important that everyone who works for us is committed to our values and shares our commitment to becoming a more diverse and inclusive organisation. 

What is the job role?

This is a strategically important role, one in which the successful candidate will need to realise an ambitious plan to expand the outdoor education provision in Coventry.

The successful candidate must be able to create and deliver a strategy for growth, as well as ensuring the high-quality provision currently offered is maintained. The main areas of delivery are:

• To lead the team at Plas Dol y Moch to ensure the quality of residential outdoor education to children is delivered to the current high standards, including education outcomes, quality of experience and health and safety.
• To develop and implement a strategic plan to increase the range of outdoor learning opportunities for young children in the city.
• Working with the team, identify additional and appropriate commercial opportunities in the city and at Dol y Moch.
• Ensuring the residents of Coventry are engaged with the service by engaging with them and building a trusted brand.
• Work with the Head of Education Entitlement, other council leadership and stakeholders (eg Friends of Dol y Moch) to ensure the service is delivered in a way that meets the expectations of the council.
• To lead the service, ensuring optimum performance from the team.

The role will be based in Coventry but will require travel to and overnight stays at Plas Dol y Moch in North Wales.

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
 

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for someone with a background in leadership, preferably within the outdoor education or outdoor leisure sectors. The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate:

• Experience of working in a senior leadership role within the outdoor education or leisure industry.
• An understanding of the importance of outdoor education for young people.
• Experience of leadership in a growing business including excellent people management.
• Experience of managing multi-site leisure operations.
• Experience of designing and implementing new outdoor education and leisure products.
• Experience of developing and implementing a strategic business plan.
• They are financially literate and able to set and be responsible for budgets.
• Experience of change management.

The successful candidate needs to be an enthusiastic, motivated self-starter.

For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'

Interview dates: 10th and 11th June 2021

Please click the apply online link below for full details. 

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