Work Experience & Industry Placements Adviser

BRIDGWATER & TAUNTON COLLEGE; Taunton; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension scheme

Competitive holiday entitlement

Dedicated CPD days

2 wellbeing days

2-week Christmas closure

On-site discounted gym

Free parking

Discount platform

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

BRIDGWATER & TAUNTON COLLEGE is seeking a Work Experience & Industry Placement Adviser to coordinate work experience and industry placement activities across Taunton College, helping 16-18 year olds with clear career aims.

You will build strong employer relationships, manage placements, prioritise workload, and ensure all health and safety checks and administration are completed during scheduled work experience dates.

Qualifications

• Ability to coordinate work experience and industry placement activities.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills for employer engagement.
• Experience or confidence in working with 16–18-year-olds.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate work experience and industry placement activities across Taunton College.
• Establish and develop long-standing relationships with employers and ensure they remain engaged.
• Ensure health and safety checks and administration are completed during placements and work experience dates.
• Prioritise and manage workload to align with learners' career aims.

Job description

We are looking to appoint a Work Experience & Industry Placement Adviser to co-ordinate work experience and industry placement activities across our Taunton College. The successful candidate will be student focussed, with the students' interests at the heart of what they do to ensure all learners attain valuable work experience and / or industry placements to enhance their achievement and progression and support their career aspirations.

You will be able to establish and develop strong relationships with employers and have a clear commitment to ensuring these relationships remain long standing by demonstrating excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You will equally be confident with working with 16-18-year-olds, helping them to locate a suitable placement.

As a Work Experience & Industry Placement Adviser you will be organised and have the ability to effectively prioritise and manage your workload. You will ensure that all students are placed in an environment appropriate to their career aims, and during their scheduled work experience dates, ensure that all administration, including health & safety checks are complete.

Candidates should tailor their personal statement to demonstrate how they meet the requirements of the job specification and criteria ensuring all points are addressed.

Employee Benefits

• Generous pension scheme
• Competitive holiday entitlement
• Dedicated CPD days
• 2 wellbeing days
• 2-week Christmas closure
• On-site discounted gym
• Free parking
• Discount platform
• Employee Assistance Programme

UCS College Group is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds and communities. We are also a disability confident employer and we'll do all we can to help with your application. Please let us know if you need to request reasonable adjustments.

If you would like an informal pre application discussion to find out more about the role, please contact Karen Traves [e-mail]