Centre Manager for South West Regional Assessment Centre (SWRAC)

Posted on 28 April 2025
Applications close on 12 May 2025

All Locations:

Dorchester

Salary Details:

£37200 - £43000

Vacancy Type:

Permanent

Function:

School Support Staff

Employer:

SWRAC

Job Working Pattern:

Full time

Closing time of advert

Not Specified

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Centre Manager for South West Regional Assessment Centre (SWRAC)

About the role

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Centre Manager to lead our Dorchester centre, ensuring the highest standards of care, safeguarding, and support for our learners with specialist educational needs within our specialist college setting. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills, the ability to communicate effectively, a passion for fostering a positive environment for both staff and learners and ideally be from an educational background.

Further Information

Duties

Lead and supervise a diverse team, ensuring high levels of motivation and performance.
Ensure quality of teaching meets QA requirements
Ensure performance targets are achieved
Ensure all data is recorded and maintained on systems introduced by the company in timely and accurate manner
Attend and provide a report for KIT meetings with Manager and SMT meetings
Act as Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Establish/maintain excellent links with commissioning organisations
Attend network meetings with external organisations as required
Attend meetings with other professionals regarding young people
Ensure the completion of paperwork for young people’s meetings on external platforms where needed
Maintain excellent working relationships with other Centre Managers
Work closely with Engagement Coordinator to ensure recruitment targets are achieved
Work closely with SENCO for the screening of EHCP consultations
Timetabling & staff allocation
Staff Cover arrangements
Building facilities management
Maintain compliance with H&S regulations within centre whilst promoting a safe working environment
Safeguarding, E&D, Prevent implementation
Quarterly 1:1 staff reviews
Arrangement of staff training. Online & real-life
Preparation of reports for Head of Learning and/or Directors
Cover for other CM’s if required
Contribute to OFSTED/MATRIX planning
Participation with all quality monitoring/inspections
Responsible to ensure achievement of requirements of all reporting staff
Champion for 1 role (to be confirmed)
Implement support plans for students if there is behaviour, attendance or engagement challenges
Completing and agreeing expenses/timesheets for staff and sending them to HR
Other duties of a commensurate nature as required.

Requirements

Proven experience in a managerial or supervisory role within a similar environment.
Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and manage a diverse team.
Teaching qualifications
Understanding of working with young adults who have SEND/anxiety & behavioural difficulties
A strong understanding of safeguarding policies and procedures is essential
Understanding of behaviour management strategies
Understanding of relevant polices /codes of practice and awareness of relevant legislation
Understanding of curriculum and other basic learning programmes/strategies
Strong organisational skills with attention to detail.
A proactive approach to problem-solving and conflict resolution.
Flexibility to adapt to changing circumstances within the workplace.

If you are passionate about leading teams and making a difference in your community, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity as Centre Manager.

Please send your CV and a cover note to [email protected]

About Us

At SWRAC we support individuals to thrive through real-life and relevant education programmes. Our intention is to provide people with the skills, knowledge and experience to BE resilient, confident & independent, to GROW into education, employment or meaningful activity, LIVE healthily, BE active & responsible citizens and BE safe

Our Programs
We work with young adults aged between 16 & 30 with Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND) and with young adults who are 16-18 who require an alternative education provision to mainstream school or college.

SWRAC are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks along with other relevant employment checks. We are committed to securing genuine equality of opportunity in all aspects of our activities as an employer and education provider.

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