Work Placement Officer
Sandwell College
Sandwell
- £24,875 - £28,838 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- pro rata
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Apply by:
- 31 August 2022
Job overview
Location: Central Campus, Sandwell, West Bromwich
Working Hours: 37
Salary: £24,875 - £28,838 pro rata
Sandwell College is a fantastic leading organisation. We are a large, successful, richly diverse and growing college based on the outskirts of Birmingham. We have achieved significant success over recent years and we have further, big ambitions for the future with just under 6,000 students currently studying with us.
We offer excellent rewards including:
Excellent annual leave of 35 days plus bank holiday allowance
Competitive pension scheme
A variety of health and wellbeing programmes
Discounted gym membership
Progressive career development and training with regular ‘Appreciation Days’
As the ‘Further Education College of the year 2019’, we have a term-time opportunity for a Work Experience Officer to support our Students as part of our Foundation Learning team on a fixed term basis until the end of the academic year.
The successful candidate will be responsible for sourcing high quality placements for learners on the Foundation Learning courses. Learners are required to complete placement hours as part of their programme of study and as they build their work aware skills.
You will liaise with tutors, parents, employers and learners to ensure suitability of placement and ensure that Health and Safety checks are carried at all employers’ premises. You may also be required to support learners while on placement and assist with the travel training.
To be successful, you will hold an English and Maths GCSE or equivalent and have a broad understanding of Health and Safety issues. You will have experience of building and maintaining effective working relationships with employers and a good understanding of SEND within employment opportunities and progress into work
To view the full job description, please click see the attached document or for further information, please contact the HR Department: HR@sandwell.ac.uk
Closing date is the 31st August 2022. We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the advertised date.
Interviews: First stage interviews will take place in TBC.
Sandwell College is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. All appointments are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects the diverse community we serve and positively encourage applications form all.
Attached documents
About Sandwell College
About Sandwell College
Sandwell College is a great place to work; a large, successful and growing College that has achieved significant success over recent years and has further, big ambitions for its future.
It has two state of the art campuses in West Bromwich accessible through excellent transport links and, following a successful merger with Cadbury Sixth Form College, has an exciting presence in Birmingham.
The majority of the College’s full-time students are aged 16-18, studying courses designed to give them skills for the modern workplace in a learning environment fully equipped with a specialist automotive centre, beauty and hairdressing salons, computer suites, construction workshops, engineering and science laboratories, fashion and photography studios, a sports hall and a 170-seater theatre.
Principal
Graham Pennington
Values and vision
Sandwell College aims to help students achieve their goals and take their next step, whether that be further progression with the college, Higher Education, or employment and training. It also aims to offer its students first class guidance and support and to do everything it possibly can to help them succeed, driving innovation and quality forward.
Sandwell College’s objective is to give young people the best possible transition from school to college and get them into top universities and careers. It is also strongly committed to creating opportunities for its adult learners by working closely with local and regional businesses, both large and small, to help them develop a skilled workforce.
Ofsted
“The large majority of students make good or better progress. Students develop very good personal, social and employability skills that prepare them well for further study and for the world of work. Teaching and learning are good, and often outstanding. Students benefit from the college’s excellent teaching, study and social spaces, with very high quality resources and equipment to support learning.”
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