Employability Coordinator

South Thames College; Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 32,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

27 days annual leave + 8 days at year‑

Wellbeing leave (5 days)

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Kingston College is seeking an Employability Coordinator to join the Employability team. The role focuses on building external employer partnerships, coordinating work placements and employability activities for full-time learners, and monitoring placements in college systems.

You will work with the Head of Employability to ensure learners gain meaningful work experience while adhering to health and safety policies and deadlines.

Qualifications

• Degree or relevant professional qualifications in an appropriate subject.
• Active and experienced in generating employer links across a wide range of industries.
• Confident and engaging with the ability to develop pro-active relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience in coordinating Work Placements and Employability activities.

Responsibilities

• Build on existing 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/industry placements.
• Monitor and record work experience/placements on college systems and ensure health and safety compliance.

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 22nd November 2026

The benefits package includes 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 and 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.