Work Placement Officer
Harlow College
Essex
- £13,139.40 - £14,325 per year
- Expired
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 12 August 2021
Job overview
Work Placement Officer
Starting Salary £13,139.94 per annum
Located in Harlow
Part Time hours – 3 days per week or equivalent 0.6
Permanent
About the team
The Student Talent and Recruitment (STAR) Agency is responsible for building industry contacts, securing beneficial and safe work placements for existing and future students and helping them with employability skills and CV development.
About the role
The successful Work Placement Officer will work throughout all parts of the learner journey, including:
• Supporting students to develop their work readiness through engagement with employers
• Sourcing work experience and industry placements for students
• Representing the College at external and internal events, facilitating workshops, career fairs and other promotional activities within college, schools and local community
What we are looking for
• Ability to work to tight deadlines in achieving targets
• A proven track record of successfully engaging and developing relationships with employers
• Safeguarding Level 2 qualification or willingness to work towards it
• Substantial experience of working in a client centred environment
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
What we can offer
The successful candidate can expect the College to fund any training required for the role, investment in their professional development, opportunities to further their career as well as an excellent benefits package including 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays Pro Rata.
To apply
Please visit http://www.harlow-college.ac.uk/about-us/jobs to download an application pack. Please ensure you include your completed equality and diversity form with your application as your application cannot be accepted without it.
Closing date for applications is Friday 12th August 2021 Midday
This college is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Attached documents
About Harlow College
The locality
Harlow is strategically placed on the West Essex/Hertfordshire border at the centre of the London, Stansted, Cambridge corridor, one of the fastest growing and economically important areas in the UK. Significant local employers include GlaxoSmith Kline, Raytheon UK, Stansted Airport and Public Health England who are soon to relocate to Harlow. The area also has a thriving manufacturing industry that sits within the supply chain of many large multi-national companies. This means that Harlow College is at the forefront of providing the pipeline for the future workforce in scientific and technical disciplines, as well as, the service economy that supports any thriving region.
The surrounding area includes many attractive villages, which, like the town itself, also serve as dormitory suburbs of London.
About the College
Harlow College is a strong and successful further education college which aims to provide our students with “Not just courses, careers”, providing them with the skills to achieve 1st class destinations and employment.
We place learners at the heart of all we do, and were graded as good by Ofsted who commented that ‘Learners make good progress because their teachers plan lessons and good resources that make learning challenging and stimulating’. Our progress measure (value-added) places us as the top college in the country for A Level progress and in the top 1% for academic and vocational progress.
We offer the widest range of post-16 courses in the area and we have excellent links with employers - giving access to work placements that genuinely help improve career prospects. We also run an extensive range of Apprenticeships including higher apprenticeships which complement our degrees and foundation degrees offered through Anglia Ruskin University and our own Higher National Certificate and Diploma provision. In addition, we work extensively across the area working with adults by providing short vocational courses leading directly to employment.
The College is a multi-million pound campus and substantial investment has resulted in buildings are which are truly inspirational and have cutting edge facilities. These include salons, restaurants, broadcast facilities, a theatre, recording and multimedia studios, a category C biohazard science lab, a healthcare mobility suite and a creche. The most recent of these is our Harlow Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Centre opening in January 2016 an £11 million investment.
Curriculum
The College has a strong reputation for the quality of its provision and for the richness and breadth of its curriculum. It also has a reputation for the care it gives to its students and for the attention it gives to their personal growth. The college is at the forefront of curriculum innovation, working closely with employers to ensure students leave with the qualifications and the knowledge and competence needed for future life and a career.
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