Placement Coordinator

Confidential; Leeds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

West Yorkshire Pension Fund

Free parking

Flexible working

Training and development

Retailer discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to work scheme

Public transport discounts

Job summary

Leeds College of Building in Leeds is seeking a Placement Coordinator to manage industry placements for full-time and T‑Level students. You will identify opportunities, engage employers and act as the main point of contact to ensure placements meet funding and safeguarding requirements.

The role emphasizes strong organisation, relationship building with industry partners and collaboration with internal teams to match learners to placements, while supporting student development and safety.

Qualifications

• Experience in construction or education sectors preferred.
• Ability to identify and secure industry placements for students.
• Ensure compliance with funding, health & safety and safeguarding requirements.

Responsibilities

• Generate placements for full-time and T-Level students.
• Liaise with internal teams to match placements to learners.
• Build and maintain relationships with employers.
• Ensure placements comply with funding and safeguarding requirements.

Skills

Employer liaison

Relationship building

Placement coordination

Health & Safety awareness

Job description

Placement Coordinator

Salary £30,246 - £32,006 per annum

HOURS: 37 hours per week

• Are you an experienced Construction Professional looking to step into a rewarding role, where you can shape the next generation of skilled tradespeople?
• Are you organised and take pride in your work?

As an award-winning college, we are looking for exceptional people like you to join our team. We truly value our staff who have a key role in supporting and developing our students to achieve their goals. .

This role involves identifying and securing Industry Placement opportunities for students, matching learners to employers as an employer and learner-facing point of contact. You will be working within the Construction Industry Placement and T Level Placement funded provision, ensuring full compliance with funding requirements, Health & Safety protocols and safeguarding responsibilities throughout the placement process.

You will be required to:

• Work with existing and new employers to generate placements for full time and T-Level students.
• Liaise with internal teams to ensure placements are matched to placement ready learners.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with employers

Experience within a similar background is invaluable, however, all relevant educational experience will be considered.

.In return, we offer a warm and welcoming college with an excellent benefits package that includes:

• A 25-day annual leave entitlement, plus 8 Bank Holidays and 10 college closure days (Plus an additional 5 days of annual leave after 5 years of service with us)
• A well-respected pension scheme (West Yorkshire Pension Fund with an above average employer contribution)
• Free parking at all our college sites (on a first come first served basis)
• Family friendly policies and opportunities for flexible working
• Superb opportunities for training and development
• Discounted travel on public transport and a Cycle to work scheme
• Discounts and offers at major High Street and Online retailers
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme.

So, if you d like to make a difference and be part of a unique organisation that supports one of the largest and most exciting employment sectors in the UK, we d love to hear from you.

Closing date:

19/10/2026

The College reserves the right to close this vacancy early if a sufficient number of applications are received. We therefore encourage early applications.

Please note this position is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and in line with KCSIE (2025) an online check will be conducted on information available in the public domain.

Leeds College of Building is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. It is also committed to the Prevent programme and the requirement to prevent people being drawn into terrorism and expects all staff to share these commitments.

Leeds College of Building is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse community. We value the unique perspectives and experiences of individuals from all backgrounds and actively encourage applications from individuals from an ethnic minority and the LGBTQIA+ community, as they are under-represented at our college. Join us in creating a workplace where everyone can thrive to provide the best construction and the built environment education in England.

This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.

RECRUITMENT AGENCIES:

We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not forward any unsolicited CVs in relation to any of our advertised roles or speculatively. If we require support with any of our vacancies we will get in touch with agencies directly.

• We do not recognise submissions of unsolicited or speculative CV applications from recruitment agencies.
• We shall not be liable for any fee / commission in the event we employ a candidate that may have been submitted as an unsolicited/speculative application from an uninstructed recruitment agency.