Work Placement Coordinator

Salary

£35,428 per annum

Contractual hours

35

Basis

Full Time Permanent

Job category/type

Business Support

Attachments

JDR004450.pdf

Job description

At Capital City College (CCC) we are dedicated to transforming lives through exceptional education and training. Our focus is providing our learners with the skills to be successful in their futures, whether that is continuing in education through higher education, or an apprenticeship, or supporting them into a higher-level job.

We are looking for a full time work placement coordinator. You will engage with local and regional employers to source work experience opportunities, placements and to collaborate to create real world learning opportunities and employer projects for learners and ensure that the preparation, delivery, and evaluation of placements and projects are meaningful, relevant, and sustained to a high quality. We are looking for a work placement coordinator who to cover the areas of art and design, music and performing arts so we are especially interested in hearing from those who have experience in these areas.

The Work Placement Coordinator will develop excellent working relationships with students, employers, and colleagues, be understanding of students' needs, and understand how to equip students with the employability skills needed to undertake a successful placement.

**About you**:
You will be a dynamic individual who is open to a challenge, enjoys working within a vibrant, enthusiastic, and fast paced team and is passionate about supporting students to gain the skills, experiences and networks they need to be successful in their chosen careers.

You will preferably have a Level 3 qualification or equivalent and at least two years’ experience in a similar working environment, or experience of work within the industry sectors related to our students' courses.

You will have excellent networking and interpersonal skills and you will enjoy developing opportunities and communicating with a range of audiences including employers, academic staff, and students.

You will be comfortable working in a target-driven environment and be able to work flexibly to meet the changing demands of a busy service. You will be accountable for work placements across several curriculum areas, as well as helping to organise sector-specific careers events and other projects that benefit our students. Experience in delivery of group work to students/young people and supporting students in developing soft skills and work-ready behaviours, would be great to see.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the CCC team who are passionate and dedicated to providing our students with the best possible teaching and training to fulfil the futures best suited to them. We recognise how hard our people work towards ensuring our students are supported throughout all areas of their college experience, and thus we provide an excellent set of employee benefits.

Our employees benefit from:

- We are part of the defined benefit Local Government Pension Scheme, which means the pension you get is based on how long you have been a member of the scheme and how much you earn
- We offer our employees access to TELLUS, a discount portal providing our people with support and resources for their lives and wellbeing.
- We are part of Cyclescheme, the UK’s most popular cycle-to-work benefit,
- We offer interest-free season ticket loans to staff, enabling them to benefit from the savings of holding an annual Travelcard
- All staff members are eligible for a free annual eye health checkup, and a contribution towards spectacles. We also offer staff members an optional annual flu vaccination, and provide access to occupational health.
- We assist with your medical care through Medicash’s health plans. They are designed to look after you and your family by boosting your access to treatment and support via their range of wellbeing tools and services. Your health cash plan offers cashback to cover your everyday healthcare costs - the ideal way to budget for your family’s healthcare.

Our values **Respect, Aspiration, Collaboration and Opportunity** are the key ideas and principles that people within our organisation and our partners believe are important. They sum **Our Purpose**: why we do what we do, and **Our Approach**: how we go about our work.