Industry Placement Advisor

North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College • Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom • £15,033 - £16,421 / year • 5h ago

£15,033-£16,421

The Position: We’re looking for an Industry Placement Advisor on a 0.5 FTE contract. (18.5 hours per week)

Are you passionate about supporting young people to gain industry experience? You will be responsible for a caseload of students enrolled on a variety of T-Level programmes. This is a diverse role which involves co-ordinating substantial industry placements required for students to successfully complete their qualification. You would be working in an experienced team who are passionate about what they do. We are a kind and supportive team who would love to have you join us.

What skills are we looking for:

An excellent communicator – you must be able to communicate effectively with various stakeholders including students, parents, curriculum staff and external employers
A multitasker – you must be able to work on various projects at the same time
A strong organiser – you need to be able complete tasks from start to finish, meet deadlines and work within a budget

Responsibilities for the role:

Achieve Industry Placement and new business targets
Effectively prepare students for their placement and match them to suitable positions
Liaise with students and employers to monitor placement progress and ensure successful completion

The Location:

The role would be based at either our Nuneaton or South Wigston sites. Travel between different sites and to various external locations will be required.

If you would like to have an informal chat about the role, please contact Emma Ball by emailing: emma.ball@nwslc.ac.uk

Why Should You Apply?

The pay range we’re offering is £15,033 - £16,421
Annual leave of 25 days, plus bank holidays and up to 5 additional closure days
Access to Local Government Pension Scheme with generous Employer Pension contribution
We offer great staff development opportunities
Family friendly policies and procedures

**As part of the application process, you’ll be asked to complete a series of shortlisting questions. To strengthen your application, we recommend linking your answers directly to the person specification outlined in the job description.**

Equality, diversity, and inclusion are integral to everything that we do. We are committed to these values, and they are central to our mission. We’re committed to finding reasonable adjustments* for candidates with specific needs or have a disability during our recruitment process, and all applicants will be considered fairly and equally. We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind. *If you’d like to request a reasonable adjustment, please contact the recruiting manager.

We aim to support our employees in achieving a healthy work-life balance. We recognise that many of our employees have responsibilities and are committed to providing support for our employees. We are working hard to support flexible and new ways of working where possible and offer a wide range of benefits.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references’.

'Please apply as soon as you can as we reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a suitable number of applications.'

Shortlisting Process -

Each question is scored by a minimum of 2 people on the interview panel. Those applicants with the highest overall score and meet the essential criteria for the role, will progress through to the interview stage and then their application form will be considered too