Work Experience and Industry Placement Officer
Westminster Kingsway College
Camden
- Expired
- Salary:
- £32,381 per annum
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 15 February 2023
Job overview
Job title: Work Experience and Industry Placement Officer
Job reference: R003509
Date posted: 31/01/2023
Application closing date: 27/02/2023
Location: Kings Cross - London
Salary: £32,381 per annum
Contractual hours: 35
Basis: Full Time Permanent
Job category/type: Business Support
Job description
Westminster Kingsway College are recruiting for a dedicated and enthusiastic Work Experience and Industry Placement Officer to join our friendly team.
About the role:
To enable students to undertake Work Experience and Industry Placement through effectively engaging with local and regional employers to source opportunities and act as an advocate for learners to ensure that the preparation, delivery, and evaluation of placements are meaningful, relevant, and sustained to a high quality.
The Work Experience and Industry Placement Officer will develop excellent working relationships with students, employers, and colleagues, be understanding of students' needs, and have an understanding of how to equip students with the employability skills needed to undertake a successful placement.
About you:
You will be a dynamic individual who is open to a challenge and enjoys working within a vibrant, enthusiastic, and fast paced team.
You will have a Level 3 qualification or equivalent and at least two years’ experience in a similar working environment, or experience of work within the industry sectors related to our students' courses.
You will have excellent networking and interpersonal skills, comfortable developing business opportunities and communicating with a range of audiences including employers, academic staff, and students.
You will be comfortable working in a target-driven environment and be able to work flexibly to meet the changing demands of a busy service. You will be accountable for work placements across several curriculum areas, as well as helping to organise sector-specific careers events and other projects that benefit our students. Experience in supporting students in developing soft skills and work-ready behaviours, would be great to see.
You should have excellent communication skills, an ability to provide exceptional customer service and a passion for bridging the gap between education and the world of work. Knowledge of the local and regional labour market is an advantage.
About us:
We are the largest college group in London. Our colleges include City and Islington College, Westminster Kingsway College, and The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London. We are committed to success through equality and diversity.
About Westminster Kingsway College:
Westminster Kingsway College is a further education college in central London with centres in Camden and Westminster. It offers a huge array of academic and vocational courses for 16-18 year olds and adult learners, such as A-Levels, BTECs, Apprenticeships, Foundation Degrees, Access to Higher Education, employability training and short courses. It also offers bespoke training for employers and specialist programmes delivered in conjunction with the Peter Jones Enterprise Academy.
Westminster Kingsway is an award-winning provider of hospitality and culinary arts courses. For over a century it has been at the forefront of culinary arts education in the UK, providing UK restaurants with highly-skilled chefs, front-of-house staff and management. The college can count among its alumni Jamie Oliver, Ainsley Harriot and Selin Kiazim.
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CLOSING DATE: 15th February 2023
INTERVIEW DATE: w/c 27th February 2023
About Westminster Kingsway College
Westminster Kingsway College is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational further education college in the London Borough of Camden and the London Borough of Westminster, serving pupils from the age of 16 and above. The college has approximately 14,000 students on record every year.
Westminster Kingsway College was founded in 2000 after the amalgamation of Westminster College and Kingsway College. It has learning centres across London in King’s Cross, Regents Park, Camden, Victoria and Soho. It offers students a number of full and part time courses including A levels and vocational courses at Level 1, 2, and 3. The college provides training on behalf of a range of organisations, including South Bank University, Compass Limited, Travelodge, The British Council and Ministry of Defence.
Principal
Andy Wilson
Values and vision
Westminster Kingsway College’s mission is to support all students in an inclusive and welcoming community, where individuals can discover and fulfil their potential and achieve to the highest of their attainment. The college works to ensure that teachers have extensive industry experience in their field of study to be on hand to help students learn the required skills to succeed. It is important to the college that students feel safe and happy during their time learning and offers a wide range of support, including personal tutors, careers advisors and financial advisors.
Ofsted
“Collaborative work with partner organisations is outstanding. Highly successful partnerships have resulted in significant numbers of learners, many of whom were previously disengaged from education, successfully following courses that meet their needs.”
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