Work Placement Coordinator

Work Placement Coordinator

Duration:        Temporary, End of the Academic Year

Location:         Nottingham

Hours:              Mon-Fri- 8:30am - 4:30pm

Rate:                £11.00 per hour Inclusive of Holiday Pay

Venn Group’s specialised education team are excited to be recruiting for a Work Placement Coordinator based in the Nottingham. This role will be offering £11.00 per hour inclusive of holiday pay

Outline duties below

• Effectively network and develop strong links and relationships with external agencies/ employers in order to consolidate and develop a wide range of suitable work placement and other employability opportunities for professional practice

• Organising and co-ordinate placements for numerous students on a wide range of courses. Be responsible for tracking and reporting attendance and progress of students while in work placements

• Supporting all College curriculum teams to meet the work placement requirements within their courses and programmes and report this to managers and Heads of Centres when appropriate.

• Working with tutors and students to maximise each student’s opportunity of gaining a suitable placement, within agreed timescales, appropriate to individual student needs

• Working with curriculum teams in preparing learners for placement, developing enrichment opportunities and careers progression sessions, via involvement in tutorials and skills workshops

• Overseeing students’ completion of placement preparation modules and provide timely feedback

• Maintaining accurate, detailed records of staff visits to placements, student reviews and observations carried out, providing termly reports with updates on student outcomes.

• Conducting health and safety assessments of work experience placements, in person and over the phone. Assess suitability for student placements and liaise with appropriately qualified staff within college to ensure placements meet College policy requirements

• Participating in courses and curriculum development activities to benefit students and meet area targets. Attend open days, school events and other promotional events as required.

• Provide monitoring reports, update and audit the central placement system and College CRM This will include information on completed placements against set targets, funding body requirements and impact of placements

• Undertaking quality assurance activities to ensure that all documentation and communication is accurate and of a high standard meeting employer and learner needs.

• Working with the Manager of Study programmes to review and develop our approach to work placements, meeting curriculum, employer and learner needs.

• Undertaking continuous professional development as necessary to keep up to date with initiatives and practice and complete mandatory training.

• Allocating work associated with calls and emails to staff assigned to the project.

• Evaluating students’ progress on placement through target setting with students, feedback from Employers and carrying out progress reviews throughout the year

• Providing constructive feedback to students regarding their placement applications, and interviews and action plan them for their next steps.

• Supporting Students with work placements in relation to Initial advice and guidance (IAG) and through pastoral support whilst learners are on placement.

To discuss this role in more detail and to secure this opportunity, please contact Ash Sahota or Thomas Brown on 0121 616 0660 or alternatively email asahota@venngroupcom

At Venn Group we try to respond to all applications personally, however, due to the volume of applications which we receive this is not always possible. If you have not heard back from us within 48 hours, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion

*Venn Group’s “Recommendation Scheme”: If you recommend a candidate who is subsequently placed by Venn Group (for a minimum of 2 weeks) you will be eligible for £25 worth of vouchers from a choice of high street organisations