Student Support Personalised Learning Centre Coordinator

Role: PLC Coordinator

Academy: Outwood Academy Riverside

Start Date: 01/09/2026 (Temporary in the first instance)

Salary (Actual Salary): 23529 - 24304

Working Pattern: Full Time 35 Hours per week Term Time plus 5 days.

Are you dedicated to transforming the educational outcomes for vulnerable students through bespoke support pathways Join us as a PLC Coordinator where you will lead the management of the Personalised Learning Centre (PLC) and strategically identify and deliver alternative courses and intervention strategies relevant to specific student cohorts. This role requires a proactive approach to multi-agency collaboration a passion for mentoring and a focus on removing barriers to learning.

Welcome from the Principal:

We are a free school in the centre of Middlesbrough and we do things differently! Do you

As Principal I am proud to introduce you to Outwood Academy Riverside an innovative free school within a nationally renowned Trust that nurtures talent and provides high-quality professional development.

Opened in 2020 Riverside is a special place to work with genuine care for every family member. Our community is built on core values including kindness compassion respect and integrity. We maintain academic rigour and high expectations resulting in very good behaviour and attendance that is above the national average. Students face no glass ceiling and benefit from exceptional personal development opportunities (including Cadets MiSST and LAMDA).

This is a unique opportunity to join an inspirational team making history. We are currently on Russell Street (with a satellite site in Eston) and are planning a move to a new state-of-the-art facility by 2027.

If you genuinely love working with children and will go above and beyond for our young people we would love to hear from you. Would you like to be part of this journey
If you have any questions or would like to visit the school please contact Jennifer Sharkey

You will identify student cohorts for the alternative curriculum and deliver relevant courses to provide them with necessary qualifications. A core component of the role is extensive external liaison acting as the single point of contact for accessing specialist support services such as the Social and Youth Services the Education Welfare Service and the Probation Service. You will develop and implement time-bound action plans with SMART targets to remove barriers to learning establish and maintain supportive mentoring relationships and undertake necessary student testing (e.g. Lucid).

The role involves supporting and encouraging pupils toward further education apprenticeships or employment.

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Essential requirements include experience of working in a school environment with young people who have faced specific difficulties and vulnerabilities. Candidates must demonstrate experience and knowledge of issues affecting students and young people enabling them to offer supportive assistance.

Key skills include the ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of audiences excellent time management and organisation skills and proficiency in using standard ICT packages. Crucially the post holder must be able to develop programmes of work that will develop self-esteem and confidence.

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