Career Start Coordinator SLHD

St Leger Homes; Doncaster; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Local Government Pension Scheme

Formal training courses

Flexible work-life balance

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption

Health plan and discounts

Job summary

St Leger Homes of Doncaster is seeking a Career Start Coordinator to lead the coordination of career start activities across the organisation, including apprenticeships, student placements and work experience cohorts. The post requires experience in at least one area and strong interpersonal skills to build relationships with managers, learning providers and stakeholders.

The role is based at Civic Office, Doncaster with flexible working across the workplace and home, 30 hours per week,

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating apprenticeships, student placements, or work-experience programs.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build wide-ranging stakeholder relationships.
• Ability to recruit, retain and develop career-start routes and participants.
• Good written and digital record-keeping for management information and reports.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate Career Start activity across ST Leger Homes.
• Work with managers to recruit, retain and develop routes and participants.
• Provide high-quality advice, guidance and coaching to line managers.
• Maintain up-to-date digital records and generate reports.

Skills

Coordination

Stakeholder mgmt

Apprenticeships

Student placements

Work experience

Coaching

Interpersonal skills

Job description

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Salary Grade 4: 32,046 to 34,811 (pro rata)

Basis Full time

Job profile for Career Start Coordinator SLHD

Career Start Coordinator SLHD

Civic Office 02/11/2026 Career Start Coordinator SLHD

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Job details

Salary Grade 4: 32,046 to 34,811 (pro rata) Contractual hours 30 Basis Full time Region Doncaster Job category/type Human Resources Date posted 20/10/2026 Job reference REQ24249 Attachments Career Start Coordinator JD March 23.pdf

Job description

Grade and Pay - Grade 4, £32,046 to £34,811 (pro rata)

Contract Term – Permanent

Location – Civic Office, Doncaster with the opportunity to work flexibly across the workplace and home. Working across Doncker will be required on occasion

Hours of Work –30 hours per week (with the possibility of additional hours subject to business needs). Working hours can be spread across 4 or 5 days, and we are happy to discuss the most suitable arrangement with the successful candidate

The Role

St Leger Homes of Doncaster are looking to appoint a Career Start Coordinator to join our existing learning and organisational development team and reporting to our Learning and Organisational Development Service Manager.

The successful candidate will have a great opportunity to takes ownership for the coordination of the Career Start activity across St Leger Homes, including (but not limited to) Apprenticeships, Student placements, World of Work cohorts and work experience placements. We are looking for someone with experience in at least one (or more) of these areas. You will work closely with managers to recruit, retain and develop all career start routes and participants, ensuring an excellent experience for participants and providing high quality advice, guidance and coaching for line managers from recruitment to end of placement. We are looking for someone with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build strong and effective relationships with a range of stakeholders including apprentices and placement delegates, learning providers and line managers.

Key success measures for this role will include, apprenticeship target achievement and placement KPIs, so it is essential that you are confident in keeping up to date and accurate digital records as well as providing management information and reports.

This role will have an ear to the ground for new and emerging initiatives bringing these to the attention of the L&OD Service Manager and as appropriate taking the lead on their implementation.

This is a busy and rewarding role working directly with our tenants and scheme delegates to really make a difference.

Working for St Leger Homes:

We are focused on being an employer of choice, where people thrive, and your voice is truly heard. You will enjoy competitive pay, and a wide range of benefits, including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 28 days a year plus bank holidays and increasing with length of service to 33, pro rata to hours worked.
• Enrolment to the Local Government Pension Scheme, which is a defined benefit career average scheme.
• Support for your career by offering a wide variety of formal training courses which a combination of in-house and externally provided courses. We believe in supporting our colleagues to grow their career and improve their knowledge.
• A flexible approach to your work life balance. We know people give their best when they can give 100% to the job.
• Maternity, Paternity and Adoption leave with enhanced pay (subject to eligibility)
• Access to a health cash plan and online health support plus shopping discounts and cash back.

If you are the kind of person that wants to do a great job and make a difference to our customers and colleagues, we think you will love it here.

We recognise that our colleagues are our greatest asset and want every single person to feel comfortable bringing their whole selves to work. We encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our colleagues. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Hannah Ruane, Head of People and Culture ( [e-mail] ).

Head Office
St Leger Homes of Doncaster
Civic Office
Waterdale
Doncaster
DN1 3BU
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