Employment Engagement Lead

Big Creative Training (BCT) is a well-established and expanding creative industry training provider with more than twenty years’ experience of delivering positive outcomes for learners. Our mission is to improve the lives of young people through high quality training

and creative industry experiences, and we also take pride in ensuring staff are encouraged to flourish and feel excited to be a part of BCT.

As an organisation we provide a supportive, developmental environment with a creative

and innovative approach to education. Choosing to work for BCT will enable you to be part of a successful organisation that offer a good work- life balance to all employees, which includes a flexible working approach, a friendly, positive and purposeful working environment, and plenty of opportunities for social interaction between colleagues.

We are an employer which champions equality, diversity, and inclusion. We work with integrity and passion, and are fiercely committed to creating a truly meaningful work environment, where individuals are empowered with the tools, technology, and training to unleash their full potential.

This is an exciting time to join BCT. We are expanding to launch our new world-class Digital Future Campus in September, including industry standard training rooms, equipment, VFX studios, e-sports arena and editing suites.

We are now looking for an outstanding Employment Engagement Lead  to join our team based in Walthamstow, East London. 

Key tasks 

To be able to: 

• Build relationships with creative employers. 

• Build relationships with agencies that specialize in employment for disabled and Nuero-Diverse applicants, 

• Provide employability and CV advice to BCT learners 

Desired qualities 

• Manage multiple workflows effectively, 

• Outgoing and able to generate and secure new leads, 

• Flexible and keen to develop new areas of the BCT offer to young people 

Technical skills 

• Effective IT and project management skills 

Apprenticeship Employer Engagement: Develop employer relationships and secure vacancies for BCT apprentices. This role will have a focus on supporting employers to recruit a more diverse workforce.

Mayors Skills Academy: Working alongside our adult learning team, this role will provide employability support into jobs and apprenticeships within 6 months of our learners completing their BCT adult digital skills course. 

Supported Internships: An exciting new area of BCT delivery that supports young people with high additional learning needs into supported 12-month work placements. 

How to apply

You must be eligible to work in the UK and possess a UK work permit if you need one. Please note this job is based in London and cannot be done remotely. 

If you wish  to apply you must complete the application form found at www.bigcreative.education/bct-staff-application-form by 9am on 31st August 2022.

BCT is an equal opportunities employer and positively welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to safeguarding all learners enrolled on our programmes and appointment of successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory references being obtained, and an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

For teaching positions only

We welcome applications from industry professionals who wish enter teaching via the full teaching qualification with support funded by the Taking Teaching Further scheme. This will allow you 6 months of reduced timetable for training and support whilst receiving full pay and cover all qualification costs over the two years of study’.