Work Experience Coordinator
Northampton College
Northamptonshire
- £22,329 - £24,682 per year
- Expiring soon
- Salary:
- In the range of £22,329 - £24,682 per annum (Dependent on skills, experience and qualifications)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 5 June 2024
Job overview
Work Experience Coordinator
Ref: ME2324125
Hours: 37 hours per week
Salary: In the range of £22,329 - £24,682 per annum (Dependent on skills, experience and qualifications)
Reporting to: Director of WBL
Primary Location: Northampton, Booth Lane Campus
Closing Date: Wednesday 5th June 2024
Interview Date: Thursday 20th June 2024
About Northampton College
Northampton College is proud to be the leading provider of further education in the South East Midlands region. As a College, who have been rated by Ofsted as ‘good’ with outstanding features, we are committed to developing the professional and technical skills of our students, who are the workforce and leaders of the future.
The Team
The Business Centre department of the College consists of employer engagement, work experience, administration and apprenticeship delivery teams who work together closely to develop the employability and career progression of students, including apprenticeships. Working in collaboration with employers to support the recruitment needs of the local business community.
Our close proximity to local communities puts us in a unique position to meet both the learning and training needs of individuals and employers throughout Northamptonshire. As part of the college’s strategy for employer engagement it is vitally important that there is a proactive approach to communicating with local businesses to ensure that they are fully aware of the college products and services and that there is focused business development activity to work in partnership with local employers to meet the local skills need. The primary purpose of this post will be to account manage employers to promote strong working partnerships in order to support in curriculum planning and support them with the recruitment pipeline of their business, ensuring that we maintain and grow relationships to develop career opportunities and progression of students and NEETs in Northamptonshire and the surrounding area.
The Role
To secure suitable work experience placements for full time study programme students across curriculum areas of the College. Working with local employers to secure vocationally relevant work placements, offering careers advice and guidance and working with internal departments such as student services, curriculum areas and Apprenticeship teams to maximise opportunity for career options and progression.
The Successful Candidate
The successful candidate’s knowledge, skills, experience, abilities and qualities will include:
- Experience of working within a Sales Team within a FE environment.
- Proven experience of employer engagement.
- Promotional marketing activity planning.
- Operation and maintenance of Microsoft office.
- Experience of providing high levels of customer care.
- Experience of working with a CRM system.
- Proven experience of coordinating work experience and industry placements.
- Careers advice and guidance.
- Ability to communicate at all levels.
- Willingness to work flexibly.
- Work under pressure and to deadlines.
- Able to work to set and monitor targets and performance.
Rewards and Benefits include
- 35 days annual leave, comprising 24 personal days, pro rata (1 September – 31 August), including 8 bank holidays and 3 closure days. The College reserves the right to designate up to 3 closure days per holiday year.
- Discounts through membership of the NUS, ranging from Student Prime (Amazon), to eating out, fashion, beauty, entertainment, technology and travel.
- Eligible to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (a defined benefit scheme including an employer contribution rate of 25.40%).
- Access to continued professional development.
- Free car parking and electric car charging facilities.
- Gym facilities.
- 24 hours per day, 365 days per year Employee Support Helpline.
- Enhanced maternity/shared parental and paternity schemes.
- Paid Compassionate Leave - up to five working days paid absence (in a rolling twelve-month period) on compassionate grounds in the event of bereavement or serious illness of a close relative).
If you would like to be a part of our successful team please go to https://www.northamptoncollege.ac.uk/working-for-us.html for further details on how to apply.
This post will require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Attached documents
About Northampton College
- Northampton College
- Booth Lane, Northampton
- Northamptonshire
- NN3 3RF
- United Kingdom
Northampton College is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational further education college situated in Northamptonshire. It is a 16-plus institution with three campuses: a major building at its main Northampton site, a smaller campus near the town centre and another 20 miles away in Daventry. It provides places for around 9,000 students aged 16 and over, most of whom are full-time and aged 16-18.
Northampton College was opened in 1973. It merged with Daventry Tertiary College to expand its Daventry campus in August 2004, and its Booth Lane campus reopened after a large redevelopment in 2012.
Principal
Pat Brennan-Barrett
Values and vision
Northampton College’s mission is to give students a sense of development through education. It is an inclusive learning environment that focuses on key strands of provision, provides high-quality learning experiences, and works alongside the local community to create a wider level of participation in learning. The college ethos promotes mutual respect, a high level of engagement and playing a positive role in the community.
Ofsted report
“The inclusive culture promotes a high level of recruitment of students from diverse backgrounds and with a wide range of abilities, many of whom are successful in gaining qualifications and progressing to higher levels of study. Resources and accommodation are almost all of a very high quality and are used very effectively; the learning environment is safe, very well-maintained and welcoming. Governors are very knowledgeable and provide well-informed and constructive challenge to managers in order to promote improvement.”
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