Education Administrator Job Pack

Education Administrator

Background to the post.

The GFTU Educational Trust has been organising educational activities and courses since 1971. This year it is offering its largest programme. You are encouraged to look through this programme and in particular pages 53-56. The document can also be accessed on www.gftu.org.uk or in a Flipping Pages format at: https://user- tkb9xx.cld.bz/GFTU-Education-in-Action-2017-2018 Applicants for courses have to be appropriately authorised before their registration. Rooms and venues, teaching materials and tutors have to be co-ordinated, certificates issued and records maintained of attendance and performance, expenses claims have to be processed, evaluations recorded and databases maintained. The Educational Trust also has service level agreements with other organisations and manages and administers the education work for them. Currently there is one such organisation.

It is exciting work with a great group of colleagues.

The post-holder will have to liaise with education officers in affiliated unions and sometimes with General Secretaries and often with tutors and students.

There is a role too in promoting the courses and advertising them widely using the GFTU’s database.

The post holder will be a people person but also like solid organisation and detailed administrative work to make learning experiences for others really effective. The GFTU was based in London until 2012 when it moved to Quorn. The Quorn Grange Hotel is owned by the Educational Trust and is the location for many of the educational events. Surpluses made at Quorn are reinvested into the Educational Trust which is a registered charity. The Education Administrator reports to the Education Officer who in turn reports to the Operations Manager who in turn reports to the General Secretary. A new Education Officer will also be appointed in 2017. The General Secretary requires accurate information about educational activities to report to the Trustees and the GFTU Executive. Applicants for courses have to complete a properly authorised form and the selection of individuals on to courses is made by the Education Officer. Ensuring that tutors, course materials, students and any guest speakers all arrive at the same place at the same time for the same course with their meeting rooms and dietary and other special requirements all catered for is a key part of the role. The GFTU Intends to expand its education programme further and is planning expansion of buildings on the Quorn site. Many individuals have completed all of their post 16 education with the GFTU, many thousands more have enjoyed our courses over the years. We are committed to quality in education provision and administration.