Community education co-ordinator
Community education co-ordinators organise education, training and recreation courses to meet the needs of the local community.
Typical Salary
£23,000 – £32,000
per year
Working Hours
30–40
hours per week
Day-to-day tasks
As a community education co-ordinator, you could:
- work with local groups to understand their needs and interests
- plan and develop learning projects with course providers
- recruit and support community volunteers
- organise suitable venues for workshops and classes
- promote activities and training courses
- keep records, control budgets and bid for funding
Skills needed
- excellent verbal communication skills
- sensitivity and understanding
- the ability to work well with others
- a desire to help people
- customer service skills
- to be thorough and pay attention to detail
- patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations
- the ability to understand people’s reactions
- to be able to use a computer and the main software packages competently
How to get into this role
You can get into this job through:
- a university course
- a college course
- an apprenticeship
- volunteering
- applying directly
Career progression
With experience, you could:
- become a manager and get involved in developing policy
- specialise in working with particular groups or types of training
- become freelance and do consultancy work
- move into related areas like adult education, social work, teaching or charity work