Careers

Operations and Sales Manager HEBDEN BRIDGE (HX7 8AF)
Full Time – £35,000 per annum plus bonuses

The Basics Job Title: Operations and Sales Manager Location: On-site (HX7 8AF) Hours: Full-time

Pay: £35,000 per annum plus commission

Start Date: Immediate

Plumb Learning CIC reserves the right to close this job advertisement early and will proceed with hiring as soon as a suitable candidate is identified.

The Role
Are you passionate about the benefits of hands-on learning and improving the social mobility and wellbeing of children and young people? Featured on the BBC, Plumb Learning CIC is a female led not-for-profit organisation teaching hands-on plumbing skills to children and young people aged 6 to 16.
Our workshops and short courses have been proven to improve behaviour, connect families and build resilient communities. Based around a series of small achievable goals our sessions are inclusive of children and young people with and without send and semh.

Based in Hebden Bridge, but operating nationally we are now looking to hire an experienced operations and sales manager to help lead the team during an exciting phase of expansion. The successful candidate will be highly organised and thrive within a varied and challenging role.

You will be confident in communicating via email, phone and face to face and understand the importance of building and maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders.

The team is currently made up of three tutor types: Our ‘home’ team provides ongoing personalised tuition to young people at our central office (HX78AF).
Our ‘out’ team pop-up across the country to deliver one-off workshops and short courses in locations such as schools, community centres and at events providing inspiration and experience of trade skills.
Our ‘alternative provision’ team is a growing group of extraordinary humans who deliver a 24 week multi-trade curriculum to PEX children and those at risk of PEX.
From Spring 2025 Plumb Learning will be offering schools and community leaders the opportunity to become certified Plumb Learning practitioners, joining a network of educators passionate about the benefits of hands-on learning.

As Operations and Sales manager you will report directly to the senior management. Your work will be integral to the success and sustainability of both existing teams and the new training scheme.

Responsibilities

Assessing referrals from schools, private individuals and local authorities including Plumb Learning’s ability to meet need.

Communicating all diary dates, student details and other important information with all relevant parties.

Managing the team’s diary as well as the SCR and supporting documents via Google Workspace.
Building and maintaining relationships with the council, schools, youth organisations and parents/ carers.
Acting as DSL when senior management is not available.
Responding to queries from multiple platforms and attending meetings with interested organisations.
Actively seeking out new business opportunities and promoting Plumb Learning services using existing materials.
Ensuring compliance with current legislation and best practice within the sector.
Organising travel and accommodation for the ‘out team’.
Applying for grant funding.
Updating social media channels.
Liaising with our corporate sponsor to ensure both parties are satisfied.
Ensure proper record keeping of tools and materials and forwarding stock requests where necessary.
Ad hoc administration as required for the role.

Experience/ skills
Must have:

At least two years experience in a senior role within the education sector.
Project management skills
Budget management
Understanding of EHCP, EP reports, student passports etc.
Experience of running social media campaigns.
Proficient at using Google Workspace.
Confident sales person.
Ability to utilise technology to increase productivity.
Happy to work independently.
Knowledge of safer recruitment processes
Excellent communicator.

Desirable:

Canva
Experience using Linkedin.
Safeguarding level 3
Driving licence
Experience of writing successful funding bids.
First Aid

Qualities:

Ability to prioritise workload, create and implement plans based on multiple avenues of information.
Problem solver who is able to multi-task.
Confident ambassador for the company.
Highly organised and detail focused.
Understand the importance of a trauma informed, restorative approach to education and what that looks like in practice.
Sales driven.

Practical Skills Tutor (Alternative Provision)
COVENTRY (CV1 4HA)
Part-time – £26ph

Role: Practical Skills Tutor (Alternative Provision)

Pay: £26ph

Hours: Minimum 18 hours per week (term time)

Location: CV1 4AH

Start Date: March 2025

Are you passionate about the benefits of hands-on learning and improving the social mobility and wellbeing of children and young people? Featured on the BBC, Plumb Learning CIC is a female led not-for-profit organisation teaching hands-on plumbing skills to children and young people aged 6 to 16.

Our workshops and short courses have been proven to improve behaviour, connect families and build resilient communities. Based around a series of small achievable goals our sessions are inclusive of children and young people with and without send and semh.

We are now entering an exciting phase of expansion and looking for a fantastic part-time tutor to join the team. Based at our new centre in Coventry – CV1, you will work closely with young people referred through the CAP (Coventry Alternative Provision) team to teach life changing hands-on skills.

Don’t worry you don’t have to be a plumber to work for Plumb Learning – we’re looking for highly organised, passionate educators with experience of working with primary and secondary aged children.

We are a relationship focused provision which embraces positive behaviour management and restorative practices. It is essential that you have a trauma informed approach to teaching and engagement strategies including for those with PDA.

Support in your role:

Comprehensive Plumb Learning practitioner training.
Regular refresher training.
Shadowing opportunities as part of the training.
Regular observations and 1:1s.
Access to online training resources.

Responsibilities:

Teaching Plumb Learning plumbing workshops and short courses.
Leading 1:1 and small group sessions.
Developing hands-on careers based pshe activities in line with the student’s interests.
Being a trusted, safe adult with a focus on relationship building.
Adapting the Plumb Learning curriculum to suit the ability of each learner.
Working with a range of children with and without send and semh.
Working with PEX children and those at risk of PEX.
Ensuring learner engagement within the sessions.
Recording attendance and absences.
Evidencing progress and outcomes.
Acting as DDSL.

Required:

Minimum level 3 SEND qualification.
Trauma informed.
Experience of restorative behaviour policies.
Safeguarding level 2.
Qualified first aider.
Enhanced DBS.
Minimum 1 year experience in a similar role.
Experience in engaging young people with barriers to learning with learning.
Ability to communicate efficiently with parents.
Experience session planning and recording outcomes.
Knowledge and experience of trauma informed and restorative practices within education.
Ability and willingness to learn new skills quickly.

Desirable

QTS status.
Safeguarding level 3.
Driving licence.
Knowledge/ experience of trade skills industry.
A1 assessors award or equivalent.
Experience of using the Chimp Model

Practical Skills Tutor (Alternative Provision)
HEBDEN BRIDGE (HX7 8AF)
Part time/ Full time – £26ph

Role: Practical Skills Tutor (Alternative Provision)

Pay: £26ph

Hours: Part time/ Full time

Location: HX78AF

Start Date: Immediate start