Career and Employability Officer

6 months ago

Birmingham, United Kingdom London School of Science and Technology (LSST) Full time

The London School of Science & Technology is the UK's largest and fastest growing independent higher education provider. Partnering with leading UK universities, LSST is home to over 7000 students and 6 campuses.

The team behind LSST is passionately committed to transforming lives by providing excellent education. We believe no matter what your background, your age or personal circumstances everyone is entitled to access a good education. We have one of the highest National Student Survey scores of 96.7%, placing us in the top 15 in the UK.

We are currently seeking to appoint a Career and Employability Officer on a Full-time, permanent basis.

**Job Purpose**:
The overall aims of the post are to develop and implement new initiatives to provide graduate careers advice to students and alumni by delivering high-level support in preparing for and finding placements, internships and employment.

**Key responsibilities and accountabilities for all roles**:
The job duties and responsibilities listed below are intended to describe the nature of the role. The duties and responsibilities and the balance between the elements in the role may change or vary over time depending on the specific needs at a specific point in time, or due to changing needs in the department/LSST.

**Responsibilities as Team Leader**:

- To develop and deliver employability training, provide advice and support, individually or in groups; write guidance/learning materials to support the provision of a high quality employability service
- To work collaboratively to better prepare students to take advantage of placement, work experience and graduate level opportunities in support of improved Graduate Outcomes, and to increase student engagement; provide advice based on knowledge and understanding of service area, policies and regulations.
- To work in partnership, as part of a LSST and Departmental teams, to deliver the Employability Plan making appropriate use of a range of data and insights to prioritise and target activity
- To act as an initial point of escalation and referral from academic staff on employability issues; provide advice and support to help students to develop their employability.
- To support LSST college, departments and central employability initiatives as determined by the Management, and lead, where appropriate, specific projects/ programmes of work, evaluating impact and effectiveness e.g. - co-ordinate the planning and delivery of equality and diversity activities for students. - evaluate the impact of college and department level activity, assess the changing needs of the provision and present ideas to improve the service.
- To support the development of digital resources, proactively ensuring currency and accuracy of information e.g. careers resources, information about careers related social media channels and designated websites.
- Assisting academic leaders with arranging meetings with external clients including the invitation of clients to meet LSST students at the campuses.
- Visiting prospective employers and arrange meeting with them to establish terms and conditions of work placement.
- Supporting students with preparation of CV’s, letters of intent and interview techniques.
- Completing any required reports and documents in an effective and timely manner.
- Carry out Health & Safety assessments of work placement settings, and to be aware of the issues surrounding Health & Safety/Safeguarding within the work place environment.
- Assist in the development and maintenance of a database of appropriate employer and commercial/industrial links.
- Assist with work placement correspondence and telephone enquiries internally and externally.
- Maintain up to date knowledge of awarding body quality criteria.
- Provide employment related support to students, e.g. progression to further learning/ work.
- Build relationships with students and provide a career advisory service to students.
- Design and facilitate workshops, e.g. interview techniques, to support further development.
- Ensuring at least one guest speaker is invited each month during term time for each discipline offered on the campus, such as Health and Business.
- Support the Dean and operations manager to liaise with student union and work as a point of contact for student engagement.
- Ensuring the vetting of external speakers to the campus is followed, as per the LSST policies.
- Any other duties as required by the Management, commensurate with the grade of the post.

**The post holder must respect the confidentiality of data stored electronically and by other means in line with the Data Protection Act 1998.**

**Note**:The above list is not exclusive or exhaustive and the post holder will be required to undertake such duties as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post. This job description will be regularly reviewed and at least prior to the annual appraisal.

**Job Types**: Permanent, Full-time

**Salary**: £26,000.00-£3

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