Work Placement Officer
7 months ago
About the Role
**_ Part-Time role: 22 hours per week_**
**Are you passionate about helping students kickstart their careers?**
We are looking for a work placement officer to join us in the Careers, Work Experience & Progression team as part of the Student Life Directorate. We lead on activities and strategies which contribute to an outstanding student experience closely aligned with the college and group strategic objectives.
The work placement officer will be based at Quarry Hill, a blend of green scenery and modern architecture. It boasts specialist childcare training resources, digital technology labs, and industry-standard studios and theatres. With cutting-edge facilities and schools that pride themselves on industry links, Quarry Hill is unrivalled in the region. It’s a mere 5 minute walk from the bus station.
Working with students studying in our Childcare, Health & Social Care & ESOL courses, employers and curriculum departments to support the successful completion of work placements. Working with the business engagement team & curriculum to ensure placements are allocated appropriately to students.
This is a part-time position. We can offer a degree of flexibility regarding how you fulfill these hours. Please state in your supporting statement what hours/days you are able to work.
What You Will Do
- Support students prior to placements by identifying their skills, qualities, interests and aspirations and matching them to appropriate work placements sourced by the business engagement team.
- Delivering placement based sessions to students.
- Supporting students to arrange pre-placement visits, agreeing expectations with students and employers.
- Be a point of contact for both students and employers during the placement.
- Managing your own caseload of students.
- Undertake a range of general administration duties relating to the role.
- Be willing to travel across the Leeds City Region to support placements.
About You
- Understanding of employability skills needed for a work placement, and how to equip students with these skills.
- Experience of working with young people in a group and one to one basis.
- An ability to develop effective working relationships with young people, college staff, employers and other stakeholders.
- Enthusiastic, positive and understanding of students’ needs. Initiative, self-motivation and the ability to persuade, influence and motivate others.
- A willingness to work flexibly both independently and as part of a team.
- Would be desirable if you had an understanding of 16-18 education and the T-Level agenda.
About Us
Leeds City College is one of the largest further education institutions in the country and is one of the biggest providers of apprenticeships regionally.
We provide a vibrant and diverse learning environment, delivering excellent and innovative education which is supportive, inspiring and life changing. Leeds City College’s values put students first and are at the heart of everything the college does.
We are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our staff. You’ll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow. We offer a wide range of job vacancies, and our large size means there are always exciting opportunities to progress.
Join us on the journey to being the best that we can collectively be for our students, apprentices, staff and our stakeholders.
**SAFEGUARDING**
**EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION**
We recognise, value and champion diversity & Inclusion. As we engage with a diverse student population we want to ensure we reflect that in our staff population too. For us diversity is about building happy teams, full of people that want to learn and be inspired by each other, by our different experiences and backgrounds. It is important to us that both staff and students achieve their full potential. Diversity is important to us, but inclusion is equally, if not more important. It’s not just about having the representation but also providing the people we recruit with opportunities and valuing everyone’s contributions and perspectives.
**Benefits**:
There are plenty of benefits available to our staff members, here are just a few:
- **Annual leave entitlement**:
- If you work full time, you'll get at least 27 days holiday plus bank holidays and up to 5 discretionary closure days at Christmas (pro rata for part time staff).
- Support Staff 27 days (increasing to 32 days after 5 years service)
- Academic 37 days
- Senior Management 37 days
- **Generous Pension schemes**
- Teachers’ Pension Scheme
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- **Memberships and discounts** - employees can sign up to various membership cards and discount schemes such as TOTUM card (formerly NUS card).
- **Travel and commuting**:
- discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
- **Learning and development o
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