Work Placement Coordinator

Permanent,Part Time 25 hours per week, Term Time Only 36+2 weeks per year

Salary: £16,092 per annum (Full time equivalent £27,288 per annum) (Professional Services Grade 6)

Campus: Salisbury, Wiltshire

About the Role

We are recruiting for a Work Placement Coordinator to support our students with their practical work placements in early years and health and social care settings. The role is 25 hours per week, term time only.

Working alongside the academic staff within the department, you will organise placing students in appropriate work settings, and then monitor their progress whilst on placement. You will also maintain effective relationships with the placement settings.

Other aspects of the role include –

• Assisting the Work Placement Lead and Line Manager in the day to day running of the vocational work placement element of the study programme for full time Health, Care and Early Years students.

• Carrying out assessments/observations of leaners in the workplace

• Matching students with available work placement opportunities according to their specific course needs.

• Organising work experience opportunities internally with departments across college.

• Making contact with employers to arrange individual placements for students in the appropriate vocational workplace.

• Ensuring all Health and Safety forms and consent forms are completed prior to any work experience taking place.

• Utilising organisational and communication skills to help ensure smooth and effective vocational work placement.

• Developing and maintaining good relationships with employers to enhance the vocational work placement opportunities.

• Monitoring and reporting on student attendance, punctuality, and behaviour whilst on vocational wok placements.

About You

To apply for this role, you will hold a level 3 qualification in Health & Social Care/ Early Years as well as having GCSE Maths and English at grade C or above. You will have the ability to work effectively across departments and complete tasks in a timely manner. You will be motivated to work with children and vulnerable adults and be able to effectively organise your workload and set priorities.

Alongside your experience and qualifications, you will be a strong team player and have excellent written and verbal communication skills.

About Us

Wiltshire College & University Centre plays a vital role in Wiltshire’s economy, inspiring people to develop the skills they need to achieve. Our four campuses are learning hubs in their communities, and we aspire to be an outstanding, financially robust and commercially agile provider, achieving our clear social mission on behalf of leaners and employers across Wiltshire and beyond. Our turnover is around £38 million per annum, we employ some 650 staff, and support around 11,500 students.

Our benefits include a competitive salary and 30 days annual leave for Professional Services Staff, 37 days annual leave for Academic Staff and 35 days annual leave for management staff (plus bank holidays and additional closure days over the Christmas period). You will also be automatically enrolled into either the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme, have access to our employee assistance programme (EAP) and enjoy other benefits such as discounts with a wide variety of retailers and free car parking onsite.

Closing date: 13/12/23

Please note that vacancies may close early if sufficient applications have been received; therefore, we would encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

Interview date: 20/12/23

Information

Wiltshire College & University Centre is committed to Safeguarding. We recruit in line with the Safer Recruitment Guidance set out by the Department for Education in ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’. This includes carrying out an enhanced DBS check (which the College will pay for), including an enhanced children’s barred list check and other employment checks, which include a search of the online presence of shortlisted candidates.

At Wiltshire College & University Centre we value diversity, and we recognise that people with different backgrounds bring different perspectives, ideas, knowledge, and culture, and that this difference brings great strength. We are committed to the protection of young people and vulnerable adults and to safeguarding and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are proudly accredited to the Disability Confident Employer award, part of this means a commitment to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for a job vacancy and consider them on their abilities.

Please contact us with any queries.

Location : Salisbury SP1

Closing Date : 12/13/2023

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