Employability and Partnership Coordinator

Tameside College; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

33 days holiday (excl BH)

Costa Coffee on site

Free on-site Gym at Beaufort Road

Onsite bakery products at Tameside One

Dining at The Restaurant at Tameside 1

Retail discounts

Cycle to work

Job summary

Tameside College in Ashton-under-Lyne is inviting applications for an Employability and Partnership Coordinator to develop and secure a broad range of work-related activities that boost learners’ employability. You will build partnerships with local employers and curriculum teams to deliver a high-quality employability service.

Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects while nurturing stakeholder relationships are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a level 3 qualification in a relevant subject.
• GCSE English and Maths minimum grade C or equivalent.
• IT qualification or equivalent experience.
• Should be a strong team player with excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and secure a wide range of work related activities to support learners and enhance employability skills.
• Work in partnership with a range of employers and with curriculum departments to deliver an outstanding professional employability service.
• Source and develop links between FE sector and business; manage multiple projects.

Skills

Communication skills

Team player

Organisational skills

IT qualification

Education

Level 3 qualification in a relevant subject

GCSE English and Maths grade C or equivalent

IT qualification or equivalent experience

Job description

We are now looking to recruit an Employability and Partnership Coordinator to join us at Tameside College!

As a support colleague you'll go into the Local Government Pensions scheme, get a generous holiday allowance of 33 days that does not include Bank Holidays (you'll even get a couple of extra days at Christmas for efficiency days).

Here's some other really great benefits too, i.e. Costa Coffee on site, Free on site Gym at Beaufort Road, onsite bakery products at Tameside One, dining experience at The Restaurant at Tameside One, retail discounts, cycle to work, simply health cash plan and a saving club via Manchester Credit Union.

Here's the standard bit:

Joining the Central Support and Enrichment Team you will be responsible for developing and securing a wide range of work related activities to support learners and enhance their employability skills; working in partnership with a range of employers and with curriculum departments to deliver an outstanding professional employability service.

With a proven track record of involvement in employer/business links and of working with young people to prepare them for working life, you will have excellent organisational skills and the ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships with all stakeholders. Able to source and develop links between FE sector and business, you will be capable of managing multiple projects and ideally have knowledge of the employment sectors within the local area.

What you'll need:

Enthusiasm, resilience and motivation, with a Minimum of a level 3 qualification in a relevant subject, with an IT qualification or equivalent experience couple with GCSE in English and mathematics minimum grade C or equivalent, administrative support and should be a strong team player with excellent communication skills.

About us:

Tameside College has an excellent reputation and this is a real opportunity for you to make a difference in people’s lives. We're based in Ashton-Under-Lyne, Greater Manchester in a diverse and vibrant further education college that offers a wide range of course including A level and advanced level vocational study programmes, Apprenticeships and adult courses up to degree Level. We aim to give all our students an exceptional experience.

Tameside College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners and expects all staff to share this commitment. Employment at Tameside College is subject to an Enhanced DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) Check via the Disclosure and Barring Service and any post in regulated activity will also be subject to an additional barred list check. Tameside College will meet the costs associated with this.

Please note Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024 guidance requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This is to enables us to identify any incidents or issues which we might want to explore at interview with you. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who are invited to attend an interview.

Please note that due to the volume of applications we receive we are unfortunately not able to respond to each applicant. If you have not been called for interview within 3 weeks of the closing date, you should assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.

Subject to volume of applications, we may decide to close the vacancy early.

Come join us on our journey to outstanding!