About the role: Work Experience Coordinator
Activate Learning is seeking a dedicated and organised SEND Work Experience Coordinator to join our team at Reading College. In this role, you will support SEND students in developing employability skills and securing relevant work experience placements aligned with their career aspirations. Working alongside a committed team of learning professionals, you will deliver tailored "Preparation for Placement" sessions and track students’ progress throughout the academic year.
Your key responsibilities will include managing the placement process from start to finish. This involves liaising with employers to source high-quality, appropriate placements, ensuring all health and safety requirements are met, and recording all placements in our work experience system. You will also provide ongoing support and guidance to both students and employers, helping to ensure a positive experience for all stakeholders.
This is a permanent, full-time position based at our Reading College campus, where you will play a vital role in helping SEND students gain the skills and confidence they need to thrive in the workplace.
What do you need to be successful as a Work Experience Coordinator at Activate Learning?
We are seeking a highly organised, detail-oriented individual with a proven track record of supporting SEND students aged 16-25. You should possess strong administrative and IT skills, along with the ability to manage multiple tasks, monitor progress, and efficiently prioritise to meet deadlines. Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills are essential, enabling you to deliver engaging and motivating sessions—both one-on-one and in groups—to empower learners. Your empathy, combined with confidence, will help students build the work readiness and employability skills necessary for successful placements.
Who we are
Activate Learning is a pioneering education group with a global reach, committed to transforming lives through our approach to learning.
We see our employees as individuals, empowering them to make the right choices for their ambitions and careers. We value our people as vital to our continued success and aspire to a diverse, open and inclusive environment that provides the motivation for everyone to pursue their career goals and flourish.
When you work for Activate Learning, you’re working for an organisation that provides you with the advantages of a large employer, a trusted partner in your career development, and a transformational way of working whilst also investing in building a community environment for everyone.
Together, we will bring out the best version of yourself.
Why work with the Activate Learning Group?
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Applicants should apply at the earliest opportunity, closed vacancies will prevent application form submission.
Applications are reviewed and shortlisted on a rolling basis, we reserve the right to interview, appoint and close adverts.
Activate Learning is committed to safeguarding and expect all our staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo a DBS check at the appropriate level.
Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK, we do not sponsor work permits. Work permits from other organisations are unacceptable as proof of right to work in the UK.
Applications are encouraged from all candidates who meet or exceed minimum criteria, regardless of age, disability, gender, orientation, race, religion or ethnicity. Activate Learning are committed to employing people with disabilities and will ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible. If you require any reasonable adjustments either at application or interview stage please contact the talent team directly.
Recruitment agencies who submit unsolicited CVs to any partner or employee at Activate Learning, have no authority to enter into an arrangement. Recruitment agencies engaging with Activate Learning Talent Team will be on our PSL.
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