Industry Placement Coordinator Assessor

**Location**: Middlesbrough College Main Campus, TS2 1AD

**Department**: Childcare & Education

**Reporting to**: Work Experience & Industry Placement Team Leader

**Contractual hours**: 37 hours per week

**Basis**: Full time, Term time only 40 weeks, Permanent

**Pension**: NEST Pension

**Closing date**: 02/06/2025

**Join Our Team**

We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for an Industry Placement Coordinator Assessor in Childcare to join our Childcare & Education department. You will contribute to the development and review of work placement opportunities while overseeing the organisation, coordination, assessment, and monitoring of learners throughout their placements. As a key member of our team, you will play an integral part in supporting students and enriching our thriving academic community.

**What You’ll Be Doing**:
As an Industry Placement Coordinator Assessor, you will:

- Be responsible for organising, coordinating, assessing, and monitoring learners during their placements.
- Liaise with the Work Experience & Industry Placement Team Leader to explore and develop placement opportunities.
- Ensure that all placement providers comply with health and safety regulations, conducting appropriate risk assessments to accommodate specific learner requirements.
- Maintain an up-to-date database of placement providers, recording available opportunities and evaluating their performance in relation to health, safety, and effective supervision through review procedures or other means.
- Meet with students prior to their placements to discuss their needs and the college’s expectations.
- Continuously maintain, review, develop, and expand work placement opportunities.

**What We’re Looking For**:

- Hold a relevant Level 3 qualification in Childcare or Health & Care (essential).
- Have GCSEs at grade 4/C or above in Maths and English, or equivalent qualifications.
- Demonstrate a commitment to completing all mandatory training required for the role.
- Possess Assessor and/or Verifier awards.
- Hold a relevant Health & Safety qualification (desirable).
- Show a proven ability to work effectively as part of a team.

**What’s in it for you?**

The college offers an excellent benefits package which includes:

- Competitive Salaries
- Cycle to Work Salary Sacrifice Scheme
- Excellent Training and Development Opportunities
- Dedicated Teaching & Learning Coaches for New Staff.
- On-site staff parking available
- Contributions to a variety of role-based pensions schemes including Teachers Pension, Local Government Pension Scheme and NEST Pension
- On site restaurant and food outlets including Costa Coffee
- Extensive wellbeing provision including, but not limited to:

- 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme (free counselling support for staff and their immediate family)
- Occupational Health
- Free Flu jabs
- Free Gym Membership for all staff.
- Discounted hair and beauty salon treatments

To learn more about working at Middlesbrough College, please visit our Work For Us page.

**SAFEGUARDING**

At Middlesbrough College, we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff to share this commitment. We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements and best practice as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance.

Middlesbrough College is an equal opportunities employer, dedicated to ensuring equality of opportunity, eliminating discrimination, and fostering good relations among all members of its community, and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.

Please see attached job description - Industry Placement Coordinator Assessor - Childcare