Employability Coordinator

Blue Octopus Recruitment Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education provider is looking for an Employability Coordinator to enhance employer partnerships and oversee work placements for students. The role involves ensuring compliance with health and safety policies while supporting full-time learners in gaining meaningful work experience. Ideal candidates will hold a relevant degree and possess strong stakeholder engagement skills. This is a great opportunity to contribute to the local community and support student success.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Additional wellbeing leave

Excellent pension scheme

Subsidised sports facilities

Professional development and training

Qualifications

• Active experience in generating employer links across various industries.
• Strong engagement skills with a high standard of personal expectations.
• Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Build and develop external employer partnerships.
• Oversee Work Placements and Employability activities for learners.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety policies for placements.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Networking with employers

Creative problem-solving

Education

Degree in relevant subject

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Employability Coordinator to join our Employability team at Carshalton and Merton Colleges!

Overview

As Employability Coordinator, you will build on our existing external employer partnerships, build new ones, and oversee the monitoring and organisation of Work Placements and Employability activities for our full‑time learners.

Working with the Head of Employability, you will ensure all our Study Programme/T-Level learners gain meaningful work experience/industry placements, adhere to health and safety policies and practices and monitor and record work experience/placements on college systems.

Responsibilities

• Build on and develop new external employer partnerships.
• Oversee the monitoring and organisation of Work Placements and Employability activities for full‑time learners.
• Ensure learners gain meaningful industry placements and comply with health and safety policies.
• Record and report work experience/placements using college systems.
• Develop proactive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Work well under pressure, meet agreed deadlines and be receptive to new ideas and initiatives.
• Apply creative approaches to problem‑solving.

Qualifications

• Degree or relevant professional qualification in an appropriate subject.
• Active and experienced in generating employer links across a wide range of industries.
• Strong engagement skills and confidence in dealing with stakeholders.
• High personal standards and expectations with the ability to work under pressure.
• Receptive to new ideas and initiatives, with a creative approach to problem‑solving.

Benefits

• Generous annual leave: 27 days plus up to 8 additional days over Christmas/New Year.
• Additional 5 days Wellbeing leave to enhance physical and mental health.
• Excellent pension scheme with significant employer contribution (Teachers Pensions or Local Government Pension Scheme).
• Subsidised sports facilities, professional development and training.
• Salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme.

Additional Information

Closing date for the return of completed applications is 11th January 2026.

Interviews will be held week commencing 19th January 2026.

As part of our due diligence checks on prospective employees, successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, an online search and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

Public Sector Equality Duty – As outlined in the Equality Act 2010, we are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

The South Thames Colleges Group is made up of Carshalton College, Kingston College, Merton College and South Thames College, which merged on 1 August 2017. South Thames Colleges Group is one of London’s largest providers of post‑16 education and training and is an ongoing and significant contributor to its local communities. We aim to put students’ success at the heart of everything we do.

We are looking for hard‑working and collaborative people who can join our team and help challenge our students to achieve and progress.