Role: Work Placement Co-Ordinator
Location: Tresham College, Kettering
Salary/Benefits: Salary from £24,000 DOE and Qualifications, 27 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, Peoples pension, Retail and Leisure Discounts, excellent professional and personal development opportunities, accessing college courses.
Working Pattern: 37hrs per week (1.0 FTE)
Contract Type: Permanent - Full Time
About the role: We are currently seeking a Work Placement Co-Ordinator to join The Bedford College Group at our Tresham Campus.
As a
Work Placement Co-Ordinator, you play an important role in the success of our students through:
- Assisting in sourcing work experience, industry placements and work-related activities for students.
- Ensuring a high quality placement experience is provided for students (Study programme and T-Level placements)
- Using college platforms to log student data relating to work placement and employer engagement
About you: Ideal candidates will have:
- English and Maths or similar at GCSE grade A-C or equivalent
- A level 2 qualification or equivalent
- Previous experience of handling enquiries and contacting employers or work placement organisations
- Knowledge of Health and Safety at Work Act and HSE standards
- Experience of working effectively with people from diverse backgrounds
- Ability to provide accurate guidance to employers or work placement organisations
- Ability to keep accurate records and provide reports
- Commitment to continually updating personal knowledge and skills to increase effectiveness
- Ability to communicate effectively and confidently face to face, on the telephone and in writing
- Full clean driving licence and use of own vehicle, to work at all locations where Bedford College Group provides a service in Northamptonshire
Interviews to be held on 16th September 2024 Successful candidates must also be able to demonstrate alignment to our organisational
VISION values:
- Valuing Teamwork - We are one team who by working together can achieve great things, respecting the opinion and valuing the contribution each of us makes.
- Improving Continuously - We challenge ourselves to always do better by trying new things, sharing knowledge, reflecting on practice and learning from others.
- Student Centred - At our heart is always doing what is best for our students. We consider students in all of our decision making to create positive outcomes and memorable experiences for every student.
- Inclusive - We celebrate differences and diversity, recognising that we can learn from each other.
- Open and Caring - We care about the wellbeing of our staff, our students, our community and wider society, creating an environment built on trust where we listen, engage with and support each other.
- Nurturing Education Excellence - We promote educational excellence by delivering programmes that challenge our students to achieve their ambitions.
About The Bedford College Group The Bedford College Group was formed in 2017 following the merger of Bedford College and Tresham College and is now the largest provider of education in the South East Midlands, with over 15,000 students passing through our doors each year.
Today, the Group is made up of a family of colleges across Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire:"Bedford College, Central Bedfordshire College and"Tresham"College"in the towns of Bedford, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough;"Shuttleworth"College,"a specialist land-based college; The Bedford Sixth Form, (the only dedicated sixth form in Bedford); The Corby Sixth Form, (opened in September 2023); and the National College for Motorsport"alongside"Silverstone"race circuit."To widen accessibility to education and training, the Group also has community-based Learning Centres in Bedford, Corby and Kettering which offer IT training.
Safeguarding our Students The Bedford College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to thorough vetting process which includes, an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. The Bedford College Group's policy on Employment of Ex-Offenders is attached to this vacancy.
Candidates who are barred from working with children are reminded it is a criminal offence to apply for this post.
