Work Experience Co-ordinator

We’re looking for a talented Work Experience Co-ordinator to work for us. We want to recruit someone with skills to organise work placement opportunities for 16-24 year olds on Traineeships and Study programmes.We are seeking a passionate and motivationalindividual to join our growing team to ensure high quality work placement opportunities are available for our young people and that these are designed to develop learners’ knowledge skills and behaviours to help them progress into employment opportunities.

If that’s you then you could be exactly what we’re looking for.

**The Role**:
To organise and co-ordinate work placement opportunities for all learners on Traineeships and Study programmes across all Chamber sites.

You will also be required to:

- Liaise with employers to identify suitable work placement and apprenticeship opportunities for 16-24 year old learners
- Build sustainable relationships with employers to develop new opportunities
- Ensure regular employer and learner reviews are conducted ensuring learner progress is monitored and developed throughout their programme
- Ensure learners are well equipped to progress into apprenticeship and employment opportunities by providing ongoing support
- Deliver and develop group sessions to prepare young people for their work placement opportunities
- Conduct Health and Safety visits for new employers

In addition, you’ll need to:

- Be experienced in working with learners from disadvantaged backgrounds
- Have a teaching qualification at Level 3 or above or willingness to work towards
- Have a track record of planning and delivering training to a diverse group of clients with a particular focus on 16-24 year olds.

Does that sound like you? If so, we’d love to see your CV.

**The Package**:
**Salary**: up to £26,000 per annum

Hours: 37 per week - Monday to Friday

Contract: Permanent

**Benefits**
- Enhanced sick pay
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 26 days after 2 years employment and 27 days after 4 years employment
- An additional day’s holiday for zero days sickness in a 12-month period
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- Well-designed modern head office with good public transport links
- Free town centre parking
- Occupational Health support
- Aviva pension - statutory contributions to be made by employees, which can be increased. Enhanced employer contribution
- Life assurance
- Access to a range of learning opportunities including, e-learning and in role development
- Recognition awards

**The Company**:
We are a large dynamic social enterprise, with a long history of helping the business community create prosperity and opportunity in and around St Helens. The Chamber is a unique organisation, a private sector led not-for-profit that works with local businesses,partners and the community to contribute to growth and regeneration.

We are an award-winning organisation. We hold Gold Investors in People and are very proud to be one of the first organisations in the Northwest to be awarded the Liverpool City Region Fair Employers Charter. We also are a Disability Confident employer andhold ISO9001 and Matrix accreditations

We employ more than 100 people in a wide variety of roles across three locations in St. Helens. Some of our fantastic achievements in 2021 were:

- 794 people into jobs and learning
- 2200 people helped with career advice
- 121 new local businesses started with our support
- 850 business members - one of the highest penetration rates in the UK
- 400 apprentices in learning
- 16 secondary school careers events delivered to 572 pupils

We believe that by living our core values of **Giving A Voice, Leading Edge, Driven by Quality** and **Supportive**and delivering on our strategic objectives, we will be able to contribute substantially to growth, investment, sustainability and opportunity for our local community.

**Safeguarding**

The Chamber is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Therefore, we expect all workers and employees to share this commitment.

**Interested?** If you think you’re right for this role, then click the ‘Apply’ button and send us your CV.

**_This Post is Part Funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) and supported under the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI)_