Work Experience Coordinator

Leicester College; Leicester Forest East; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Leicester College is seeking a proactive Work Experience Coordinator to join the Work Experience Team in Leicester, Leicestershire. The role focuses on arranging work-related experiences for students and building sustainable external relationships.

The successful candidate will coordinate placements, monitor outcomes, and contribute to cross-college engagement activities, with CPD support to develop capabilities and achieve targets.

Qualifications

• A Level 2 minimum qualification in English and maths.
• Level 3 (or higher) qualification or equivalent experience.
• Excellent organisation, planning and communication skills (persuasion and negotiation).

Responsibilities

• Network and develop relationships with external agencies and employers to generate opportunities.
• Match, record and review work experience, placements and encounters for your caseload of students.
• Participate in development and implementation of cross college-enterprise and work skills engagement activities.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Multi-tasking

Negotiation

IT literacy

Education

Level 2 English and maths

Level 3 qualification or equivalent

Tools

Word

Excel

Job description

Work Experience Coordinator

Leicester, Leicestershire

£19,570 - £21,109 per annum

Permanent

Leicester College

About the Role

We are seeking an innovative and motivated individual to join our dynamic Work Experience Team. Our quest is to provide our students with the opportunities to gain outstanding work-related experiences in order to build the skills needed to access employment in the future.

If this sounds like your kind of job role, then please read on about the types of attributes our ideal candidate will demonstrate.

You have excellent organisation, planning and communication skills (particularly persuasion and negotiation), you are good at multi-tasking, able to adapt to change and work in different environments. You use SMART strategies to work efficiently and can competently use Microsoft applications such as Word and Excel.

The successful applicant will hold:

• A Level 2 minimum qualification in English and maths
• Level 3 (or higher) qualification or equivalent experience

You are confident working and liaising with people from all walks of life and able to demonstrate key emotional intelligence attributes including congruence and empathy. You are results driven and have a proven track record for achieving targets and deadlines. You are a critical yet creative thinker with the ability to generate lateral solutions, and your positive mindset ensures you calmly and effectively achieve the desired outcome.

You will employ your skills to network and develop strong sustainable relationships with external agencies and employers to generate new opportunities. You will match, record and review work experience, placements and encounters for your designated caseload of students. You will also participate in the development and implementation of cross college-enterprise and work skills engagement activities and events.

We will invest in your CPD to enhance your potential abilities to successfully execute the role's key responsibilities and support you to achieve your personal career goals.

Interview date: 15 October 2026