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Schools Coordinator
We are seeking an organised and passionate Schools Coordinator to work with the UK’s leading children’s charity, working to prevent abuse, support young people and protect every child from harm.
Position: Schools Coordinator
Location: Home based, ideally in the central East Midlands areas of Leicestershire/Warwickshire, travel required.
Salary: £28,337 - £31,485 full time equivalent plus home working allowance
Hours: Part time, 28.5 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: 13 June 2026
About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity to join a national children’s charity delivering impactful programmes and services through schools and education settings. The Schools Service plays a key role in helping children understand abuse, recognise unsafe situations and know where to turn for support.
Working within a regional team, you will coordinate and deliver the schools offer across a designated area, building strong relationships with schools, volunteers and local partners to maximise reach and impact.
The role is home based, with regular travel across the East Midlands. Access to your own car and home broadband is essential.
Key responsibilities include:
- Coordinating and delivering the schools programme within a local area
- Building relationships with primary, secondary and non-mainstream schools
- Recruiting, training and supporting volunteers to deliver workshops and presentations
- Working towards agreed KPIs, targets and reach plans
- Acting as a key contact for schools and external stakeholders
- Ensuring safeguarding procedures and organisational standards are followed at all times
- Supporting quality assurance and continuous improvement activities
- Representing the organisation at meetings, events and community activities
- Working collaboratively with regional and national colleagues to maximise service impact
About You
We are keen to hear from candidates from a range of backgrounds, including education, safeguarding, project coordination, volunteer management, community engagement, sales, marketing or the charity sector.
You will ideally have:
- Experience delivering programmes or services within education, safeguarding or similar settings
- Experience working towards targets and objectives
- Experience recruiting, coordinating or supporting volunteers
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- Good understanding of safeguarding procedures and child-centred practice
- Excellent planning and organisational skills
- Confidence working independently and remotely
- Good IT skills including Microsoft Office systems
- A commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
- A passion for improving outcomes for children and young people
About the Organisation
This organisation works to prevent child abuse and neglect and supports children and families across the UK through education, campaigning, safeguarding and direct services. Their Schools Service helps children understand their rights, recognise abuse and know where to access support through engaging and impactful school-based programmes.
Other roles you may have experience of could include: Education Coordinator, Volunteer Coordinator, Community Engagement Officer, Schools Liaison Officer, Programme Coordinator, Safeguarding Officer, Education Outreach Officer, Youth Engagement Officer, Project Coordinator, Family Support Coordinator.
Please note this role is advertised by the recruitment agency acting for the client – Not For Profit People.
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nasen is currently recruiting a Head of Data & Insights to lead all digital technology and analytical requirements across the charity.
Job vacancy: Head of Data and Insights
Location: Tamworth (Hybrid, Office 2 days per week)
Salary: £45,900 per annum
Hours: Full time (part time working considered)
Contract Type: Permanent
About us
nasen is the National Association for Special Educational Needs – a charitable organisation that exists to support and champion those working with, and for, children and young people with SEND and learning differences.
We seek to ensure that all education practitioners across early years, schools, post-16 and wider settings are equipped to understand, identify and support those with SEND and learning differences, and provide Continuing Professional Development (CPD), resources, advice, information and much more to enable all staff to meet the needs of all their learners.
nasen brings organisations together, whether locally or nationally, to share practice, shape solutions. Our priorities are those that matter to the education and SEND sector, drawing on our direct engagement with practitioners, school leaders, SENCOs, local authorities and hearing from the lived experience of children and young people.
About the role
This role within nasen’s Senior Leadership team offers the opportunity to join a small, yet dedicated and passionate workforce at an exciting time following the launch of nasen Plus membership and nasen Academy.
This opportunity will allow you to be the key lead in influencing the direction of our digital strategy, whilst also contributing to the day-to-day tasks required to maintain and implement an effective and accessible digital platform.
You will be an essential and valued member of the Senior Leadership Team, helping us in our mission to create an inclusive and equitable education for all.
Role objectives
- To lead the strategic direction of data development and progression for the charity, including the development of a cross-system strategic data and digital workplan.
- Nominated Data Protection Officer including full statutory DPO responsibility under UK GDPR, ensuring appropriate and compliant governance of data as well as robust systems and processes which staff understand and adhere to.
- To lead and drive the development of data analysis, ensuring nasen has robust information on which to develop organisational priorities and activities and showcase our story so far including creation of datasets and charts for external reporting.
- Lead on development and transformation projects to improve nasen’s use of existing data assets and digital platforms and coordination of supplier-led system development
- To be the key liaison across internal teams and provide regular analysis and reporting, including Key Performance Indicators (KPI), governance and reporting across platforms.
- Lead and be accountable for procurement and supplier contract management of commissioned data solutions, data tools, and software for the organisation.
Employee Benefits
- 30 days annual leave per year
- Christmas Closure - additional
- Hybrid working (policy available on request)
- 8% employer contribution pension.
- Flexible start and finish time, Friday early closure
- Employee Assistance Scheme
- Life Insurance Policy x3 of your salary
- Cycle to Work Scheme available
Closing Date: Monday 15th June 2026
Interviews are expected to take place the week beginning 22nd June.
N.B. We will be reviewing applications as they come in, we will close the advert early if we receive sufficient quality applicants, please apply early to avoid disappointment.
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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
We aim to be an inclusive employer – let us know if you have any access requirements for the recruitment process. We are happy to offer interviews online or in person. The interview process will include a conversation with prepared questions.
No agencies please.