Work Experience Placement and Supported Internship Coordinator - CS12457

Warwickshire College Group; Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous leave entitlement

Carer's Leave

Leadership & Management training

Wellbeing support

Health cash plan

Cycle to work

Free on-site gym

Free car parking

Job summary

Warwickshire College Group in Royal Leamington Spa is seeking a proactive Work Experience Placement and Supported Internship Coordinator to build employer relationships and place SEND students with suitable work opportunities.

You will work with students, parents and tutors to identify aims, arrange travel training, track progress, and ensure paperwork and safeguarding compliance across placements and internships.

Qualifications

• GCSE English and Maths at Grade C or above or Level 2 equivalent.
• Good Level 2 education or above.
• IT literacy with email and standard software.
• Excellent admin and organisational skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Knowledge of the commercial sector.
• Experience in a customer-focused role.
• Experience working with processes and systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a broad base of employers to secure placements.
• Work with students, parents, tutors to identify work aspirations.
• Arrange and deliver travel training for work placements.
• Ensure paperwork, safeguarding and Health & Safety for placements.
• Provide support to placement providers and coordinate opportunities.
• Set targets for placements and monitor progress with the Job Coach.
• Provide guidance interviews and support to students.
• Maintain a database of suitable providers and input into CRM.
• Attend team meetings and partner with employers for events.

Skills

IT Skills

Admin Skills

Knowledge of the commercial sector

Customer-focused experience

Process & systems experience

Education

GCSE English & Maths C or Above

Level 2 or above education

Job description

Work Experience Placement and Supported Internship Coordinator - CS12457

Warwickshire College Group, Warwick New Road, Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 5JE

Working pattern

Full time, term time: 37 hours / week38 weeks / year

Please note this role involves travel to other sites so you would need to have your own vehicle.

Contract type

Permanent

What skills and experience we're looking for

• IT Skills
• Admin Skills
• Knowledge of the commercial sector.
• Experience of working in a customer focused role.
• Experience of working effectively with processes and systems.

What the college offers its staff

When you join WCG we offer you a whole host of employee benefits, including:

• Generous leave entitlement plus up to four free College Closure days a year
• WCG offers all employees who are carers the option to request a period of Carer's Leave that is equal to their usual working week, paid at their normal pay.
• Leadership & Management training programme to develop our next generation of managers.
• Superb health and wellbeing support with Wellbeing@WCG.
• The opportunity to join our voluntary health cash plan run by Health Shield.
• Discounted Full Cost Recovery courses.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Free on-site gym
• Discounted hair and beauty treatments in our College salons.
• Free will writing service.
• Free car parking on-site.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

• To develop and maintain a broad base ofemployers with whom the department canwork with to secure suitable work placements and Supported Internships for SENDstudents.
• To work closely with the students,parents/carers/agency workers, tutors toidentify the work aspirations of the studentsand place students in their chosen area ofwork.
• To arrange and deliver travel training to thestudents as required for their work experienceplacement and Supported Internships.
• To comply with the College's policies for workexperience placements and SupportedInternships and Health & Safety and ensureall necessary paperwork is completed prior tothe placement.
• To provide support to the work placement andsupported Internship providers and facilitatethe opportunity for placements.
• To set targets for the work placement andwork with the Job Coach for the SupportedInternships to support the students to attaintheir outcomes and record this on their ILPand regularly review progress with thestudents.
• To provide students with guidance interviewsand support.
• To develop and sustain good workingrelations with existing employers and newemployers.
• To maintain and develop a database ofsuitable work experience providers and inputprovider names onto the College's CRMsystem.
• To be innovative and enterprising in arrangingwork placements to benefit the students.
• To support employer events and conferencesstaged by the college and department to thebenefit of students.
• To promote and market work experience in apositive and dynamic way.
• To attend team meetings and work as part of a team and attend external meetings asrequired.
• To work on one's own initiative and supportthe team's objectives including to facilitateand enable positive destinations for all thestudents.
• To be flexible particularly in dealing with busyemployers.
• To record contact hours with students to claimthe appropriate funding.
• To assist with any other support duties acrossthe Academy as may be required from time totime including preparation of opendays/career events.
• To undertake CPD as required by theAcademy and College
• To attend college delivered 'TeachingEssentials' training

Criteria:

• GCSE Grade C or above in English and Mathematics, or Level 2equivalent qualification.
• A good general education at Level 2 or above.
• Working knowledge of information technology such as e-mail, theinternet and other software applications.
• Excellent administrative and organisational skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Knowledge of the commercial sector.
• Experience of working in a customer focused role.
• Experience of working effectively with processes and systems.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):

• childcare disqualification
• Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
• medical
• online and social media
• prohibition from teaching
• right to work
• satisfactory references
• suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

As one of the leading further and higher education colleges in the UK, with unique colleges across two counties, we aim to deliver learning experiences which lead to the development of wider skill bases and improved destinations for all of our students.

Our recent Ofsted inspection highlights our success and strong focus both on students and on meeting industry needs. We are also the first college group in the UK to be granted Bachelor degree awarding powers alongside Foundation degree awarding powers by the Office for Students - meaning the academic quality and standards of our degrees are equal to any university.

We believe it's not just about the vital qualifications and knowledge you need to get ahead, but the essential transferable skills to help you on your next steps, whatever they may be.

WCG will help you develop an entrepreneurial mindset by instilling enterprising and innovative skills and behaviours, which will help you to become successful in an ever-competitive world.

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Warwick New Road, Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 5JE