Work Placement Project & Employability Coordinator

The purpose of this role is to support and coordinate a range of work experience related projects and employability activities as part of Work Placement Team. Delivering outstanding customer service, organising projects already in the pipeline, employability activities and assess the viability and delivery of new projects.

The ideal candidate will be confident in communication with teaching staff, students, external organisations and employers to co-ordinate work placements, employability linked projects, virtual work experience, social action projects, employer visits and employability workshops.

Raising awareness of new project opportunities and positive case studies in group sessions, 121’s. Sharing information using the student portal, work placement platform and social media, contributing to achieving work placement targets for both study programme and industry placements.

It is essential that the person appointed has the ability to build positive relationships has an understanding and empathy with some of the barriers that young people face.

The ideal candidate will have experience of spreadsheets and databases, supported to use the work placement software, and be able to multi-task and prioritise workloads.

The standard hours of work are between 8.30am to 5pm but candidates must be flexible to work outside of these hours to cover events such as open evenings and external events when required to do so.

The role will require you to embed the college’s values; Respect, Integrity, Collaboration, High Expectations and Responsibility.