Job Opportunity with Barnardo's: Head of Operations - Employment, Training and Skills North and Yorkshire

Location: ETS North, Newcastle

Salary: £52,388 - £60,942

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: 36.25

​Closing Date: 9 May 2025

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Barnardo's Employment, Training and Skills (ETS) worked with over 2500 young people in our ETS programmes. Our ETS services provide young people with skills and qualifications they can develop throughout their working lives. In partnership with employers, schools, colleges, and charities, we train/support around 2,500 young people every year through 15 service hubs across the country: from Swansea to Dartford, Aberdeen to Coventry. Newcastle to London. More information on our ETS service can be found at www.barnardos-ets.org.uk

Many of the young people we support are likely to have experienced traumatic childhoods, which can have adverse impacts right through to adulthood. We provide courses and practical advice, supporting the interests of young people to enter a variety of sectors, including hairdressing and beauty, construction, business and administration, retail, and customer service. 65% of young people supported by Barnardo's ETS services go on to employment, further education, or training and 70% of young people successfully achieve a recognised qualification.

Please note additional experience requirements of the role are:

• Undertaking lead nominee role and leading an organisation through an Ofsted Further Education and Skills inspection.
• Managing regulated subcontracted provision inline with commissioner funding rules and regulations to produce excellent outcomes for young people.
• The role is a combination of home based and locality working requiring travel across the North and Yorkshire regions for internal and external working each week.

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