Education Resources Coordinator

Starting Salary: £44,766 - £48,225 (inc London Weighting) 

Contract: Permanent  

Location: Hybrid working with a minimum of 40% of your time in the Romero House Office. 

Job Profile  

Based in CAFOD’s Education Section and working closely with staff across the organisation, the successful Education Resources Coordinator will be responsible for the creation and development of high-quality resource materials for Catholic Primary and Secondary schools and Youth programmes. 

You will liaise with schools across England and Wales, creating and testing ideas for new resources, gathering feedback, and developing ways of engaging children and young people through the established curriculum and through wider forms of learning experiences, such as liturgy, assemblies, fundraising activities, campaigning, interactive games and simulations and engagement with Catholic Youth Ministry. 

The resources you create will enhance pupils’ knowledge and understanding of global justice issues, assist schools with CAFOD’s fundraising and campaigning activities, support the Catholic Life and mission of schools and inspire young people to put Catholic Social Teaching into action by working for social justice. 

The post holder will be a current practitioner in a Catholic Secondary school with secure knowledge of how to engage children and young people in important issues of faith and social justice. You will be confident working alongside teaching staff, chaplains, retreat workers and pupils and will be able to multitask across concurrent projects, seeing them to positive and timely conclusions. 

This is a key role which demands energy, enthusiasm, creativity, and strong organisational skills. The post holder will be an effective member of a team, whilst simultaneously being able to work independently on major projects.  

An ability to adhere to strict deadlines and complete tasks to a high standard is crucial in this role. The role is part of a dedicated team of experienced professionals and reports directly to the School's Communications Manager. 

Key Responsibilities

Develop innovative, interactive global education and prayer and liturgy resources for teachers, chaplains and youth ministry leaders: 

• Produce global justice resources that support the curriculum and the Catholic Life of the school. 
• Create short-form classroom videos and graphics on global justice themes. 
• Develop engaging, youth-focused content for platforms such as Instagram, TikTok and YouTube. 

Project-manage the delivery of key educational, campaigning and fundraising resources, liaising with colleagues in the Communications Team and International Teams:

• Take the lead in coordinating and managing the scheduling, design, editing, production and delivery of resources. 

Work closely with the Education Marketing Coordinator on web content to ensure the Education section of the CAFOD website is current, accessible and relevant to teachers, students, chaplains, and youth workers.

Review and monitor the impact of the Resources strategy:

• Report on impact and effectiveness at key intervals. 
• Work in partnership with resource users to test, trial and continuously improve resources based on user feedback and evaluation.

Safeguarding  

All CAFOD staff share responsibility to promote and maintain a strong safeguarding culture, including identifying the key actions they should take given their role and responsibilities. 

 Job Specific Competencies 

1. Current experience teaching in a Catholic Secondary school.  
2. An understanding of youth culture and trends to ensure content resonates with younger audiences. 
3. Experience of creating professional, interactive and experiential resources in an educational context. 
4. Experience in creating and editing video content, with a strong digital mindset and confidence working across a range of digital platforms. 
5. Familiarity with the English and Welsh education system. 
6. Confident working with teachers, youth workers, and pupils in education settings. 
7. Experience of using Canva to design content. 
8. A working knowledge of social media. 
9. Strong IT skills. 
10. Proven project management skills. 
11. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. 

CAFOD is a welcoming, supportive workplace committed to a safe, inclusive culture where everyone is respected. CAFOD will make reasonable adjustments at every stage of the recruitment process to ensure candidates with disabilities or individual needs are fully supported. 

Safeguarding for Children and Vulnerable Adults  

CAFOD recognises the personal dignity and rights of children and vulnerable adults, towards whom it has a special responsibility and a duty of care and respect.  CAFOD, and all its staff and volunteers, undertake to do all in our power to create a safe environment for children, young people and vulnerable adults and to prevent their physical, sexual or emotional abuse.  CAFOD is committed to acting at all times in the best interests of children and vulnerable adults, seeing these interests as paramount.  Any candidate offered a job with CAFOD will be expected to adhere to CAFOD’s Safeguarding policy and sign CAFOD’s Code of Behaviour as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents. This post involves contact with children and young people and applicants will be subject to specific checks related to safeguarding issues. The post holder is required to present or obtain a Disclosure from the DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service). 

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references, and appropriate screening checks can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. CAFOD also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of, and consent to, these recruitment procedures. 

Please click here for a full list of CAFOD’s Staff Benefits

Come and join us and help make a real difference in the lives of the world’s poorest communities.