Work Experience Coordinator

TN United Kingdom; Reading; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

An innovative education group is seeking a Work Experience Coordinator to empower students in developing their employability skills. This part-time role involves delivering engaging sessions, tracking student progress, and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. Join a supportive team that values individual growth and offers a range of benefits, including generous annual leave and professional development opportunities. If you are organized, empathetic, and passionate about helping students succeed, this role is an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

Benefits

Generous pensions schemes

Generous annual leave entitlement

Free onsite parking

On-site refectory facilities

Access to qualified coaches

Leadership and Management development programmes

Flexible working opportunities

Comprehensive wellbeing programme

Mental Health support

Qualifications

• Strong administrative and IT skills to manage multiple tasks.
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills to engage learners.

Responsibilities

• Deliver preparation for placement sessions to students.
• Support students and employers throughout work placements.

Skills

Organizational Skills

Administrative Skills

IT Skills

Communication Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Job description

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Activate Learning is a pioneering education group with a global reach, committed to transforming lives through our approach to learning.

We see our employees as individuals, empowering them to make the right choices for their ambitions and careers. We value our people as vital to our continued success and aspire to a diverse, open and inclusive environment that provides the motivation for everyone to pursue their career goals and flourish.

When you work for Activate Learning, you’re working for an organisation that provides you with the advantages of a large employer, a trusted partner in your career development, and a transformational way of working whilst also investing in building a community environment for everyone.

Together, we will bring out the best version of yourself.

About the role:

Activate Learning are recruiting for a Work Experience Coordinators to join our team in Blackbird Leys supporting a caseload of students to develop their employability skills and prepare for a work experience placement relevant to their career plans.

Working alongside our teams of learning professionals, you will to deliver ‘Preparation for Placement’ sessions to students, as well as progress tracking sessions throughout the academic year to ensure all students are given the appropriate guidance and support to complete each stage of the Work Experience process.

You will ensure that all placements are accurately recorded on our work experience placement system and proactively support students and employers throughout the placements, ensuring excellent outcomes for all stakeholders. You will record leaners progress and compete the necessary health and safety paperwork to ensure the workplace is compliant in meeting the Colleges’ minimum standard and is a safe environment for the learner.

This is a permanent, part-time role working 18 hours per week (0.49 FTE) based at our Blackbird Leys Technology College.

What do you need to be successful in this role?

We are looking for a highly organised and attentive individual, with strong administrative and IT skills, and experience in managing multiple tasks, tracking progress and reprioritising to achieve deadlines.

Your communication and interpersonal skills will be outstanding and support your ability to deliver inspirational individual or group sessions to learners. You will be empathetic and confident in supporting students to develop their work readiness/employability skills.

Why work with the Activate Learning Group?

Here are some of our benefits:

• Enrolment into generous pensions schemes
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Excellent on-site facilities including free onsite parking, refectory facilities, Hair and Beauty salons
• An extensive Learning and Development programme with a range of CPD opportunities
• Access to qualified coaches for all staff
• Leadership and Management development programmes
• Flexible working opportunities, where appropriate
• A comprehensive wellbeing programme including access to the Fika and Everymind app
• Mental Health support including access to Mental Health First Aiders