Employability Coordinator

Kingston College; Kingston upon Thames; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

Up to 8 additional days at Christmas

5 days Wellbeing leave

Pension scheme

Subsidised sports facilities

Professional development

Cycle to work salary sacrifice

Job summary

Kingston College is seeking an Employability Coordinator to join the Employability team. You will build and manage external employer partnerships, oversee work placements and employability activities for full-time learners, and ensure learners gain meaningful industry experience while complying with safety policies.

Reporting to the Head of Employability, you will develop relationships with stakeholders, work under pressure to deadlines, and contribute to continuous improvement of placement

Qualifications

• Experience building employer links across industries.
• Experience coordinating work placements and employability activities.
• Awareness of health and safety policies and record-keeping.

Responsibilities

• Build on external employer partnerships and develop new ones.
• Oversee monitoring and organisation of work placements and employability activities for full-time learners.
• Ensure learners gain meaningful work experience and record placements on college systems.
• Develop pro-active relationships with internal and external stakeholders and meet deadlines.

Skills

Employer relationships

Work placements

Stakeholder engagement

Health and safety

Education

Degree or professional qualifications

Job description

28.8 hour a week over 52 weeks a year (0.8 FTE)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Employability Coordinator to join our Employability team at at Kingston College!

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.

We’re looking for someone who is confident and engaging – someone who can develop pro-active relationships with both internal and external stakeholders. With high personal standards and expectations, you will work well under pressure and to agreed deadlines, and be receptive to new ideas and initiatives, with a creative approach to problem solving.

You will ideally hold a degree or relevant professional qualifications in an appropriate subject and be active and experienced in generating employer links across a wide range of industries.

Closing date for the return of completed applications is 16th October 2026

• generous annual leave of 27 days
• plus up to 8 additional days over Christmas/New Year
• as well as an additional 5 days Wellbeing leave to enhance employees’ physical and mental health.
• There is an excellent pension scheme that receives a significant financial contribution from the employer (Teachers Pensions or Local Government Pension Scheme)
• subsidised sports facilities
• professional development and training
• plus a salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme.
• The benefits package will be pro-rated for part time staff.

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.

As outlined in the Public Sector Equality Duty of 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