Work Experience Officer (Temporary)

Dovetail & Slate Ltd; West Midlands; Sur place; GBP 28 000 - 40 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

Dovetail & Slate Ltd is seeking a Work Experience Officer to arrange placements for learners at a further education provider, helping them gain real-world experience tied to their courses.

You will build relationships with employers across the West Midlands, ensure proper supervision and safe working environments, and collaborate with teaching teams to place learners in suitable opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience in a professional setting with strong customer service skills
• Confident contacting employers and building working relationships
• Good understanding of health and safety requirements for work placements
• Organised with the ability to manage records, solve problems and support learners
• Willing to complete a new Enhanced DBS check as required

Responsabilités

• Contacting employers to source suitable work experience and industry placement opportunities
• Carrying out health and safety and suitability checks on employers before placements begin
• Working with curriculum teams to match learners with relevant placements
• Preparing learners for placement, including paperwork and pre-placement training
• Keeping accurate records of placement hours, employer activity and compliance checks

Connaissances

Customer service

Employer relations

Health and safety

Record keeping

DBS check

Description du poste

Work Experience Officer

Temporary | Contract

Location: the West Midlands

Salary: £25 per hour

Start date: 16 November 2026

About the Role

As a Work Experience Officer, you'll source and arrange work placements for learners at a further education provider, helping them gain real-world experience linked to their course and future career.

You'll build and maintain relationships with employers across the area, check that placements offer proper supervision and a safe working environment, and work alongside teaching teams to match learners to the right opportunities.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Contacting employers to source suitable work experience and industry placement opportunities.
• Carrying out health and safety and suitability checks on employers before placements begin.
• Working with curriculum teams to match learners with relevant placements.
• Preparing learners for placement, including paperwork and pre-placement training.
• Keeping accurate records of placement hours, employer activity and compliance checks.

What We're Looking For

Essential:

• Experience in a professional setting with strong customer service skills
• Confident contacting employers and building working relationships
• A good understanding of health and safety requirements for work placements
• Organised, with the ability to manage records, solve problems and support learners professionally
• Willing to complete a new Enhanced DBS check as required

If you enjoy connecting employers with learners and want to help young people take their first step into the workplace, we'd love to hear from you.