Work Placement Coordinator

New College Durham; Framwellgate Moor; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Framwellgate Moor is seeking a Work Placement Coordinator to source work placements for students across various programs. This role involves working closely with local employers and managing a caseload of students. The position offers a hybrid working model, family-friendly policies, and opportunities for professional development. A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students is essential.

Benefits

Hybrid working for greater work/life balance

Family friendly policies

Generous annual leave

Free car parking

Reduced price for gym and beauty treatments

Responsibilities

• Source work placement opportunities across schools.
• Work with local employers to secure placements.
• Manage a caseload of students.

Job description

Overview

If you are looking to further your career at a groundbreaking and award-winning College, we'd love to hear from you!

The post holder will be part of a team of Work Placement Coordinators to source a range of work placement and Industry Work Placement opportunities across the Schools. This will include working with a range of local employers to secure work placements for students on Study Programmes and T Level programmes. The post will have a caseload of students.

Benefits

• Hybrid working for greater work/life balance
• Family friendly policies including Flexible Working, Maternity, Adoption, Shared Parental Leave, and Special Leave
• Generous annual leave package and option to purchase additional annual leave
• Training, support and the opportunity to develop your professional skills, including three full days each year exclusively to staff development
• Free car parking
• Reduced price for gym and beauty treatments

About us

New College Durham is a great place to work. It is a high performing and financially outstanding college. We are continually investing in new facilities and resources to benefit our students, such as our new development, T.H.E HUB.

New College Durham is one of the leading Further Education colleges in the North East and continues to be at the forefront of new initiatives, being one of the few colleges in the North East to offer all the new T-Level programmes.

We focus on providing training and education that creates the best outcomes for our students, giving them the edge in their chosen industry.

New College Durham is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, as well as vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to be suitable to work with these groups and share this commitment.

We are committed to being a fully inclusive and diverse community. Applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups.

As an inclusive employer awarded the following recognitions demonstrate our commitment to our workforce/the community we serve:

• Disability Confident Status
• Mindful Employer
• Dying to Work
• Better Health at Work – maintaining excellence

New College Durham have further signed up to the AOC Mental Health and Wellbeing charter, as well as the AOC EDI Charter.

We pride ourselves on our dedication to safeguarding all students; to do so we follow a strict vetting process whereby any offer of employment will be subject to the appropriate checks.

Before applying for a role with New College Durham it is important to note that it is an offence to do so if you believe you are a person whom is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

To read more information in relation to the DBS Code of Practice please see below; DBS code of practice - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Please note that Curriculum Vitae (CVs) will not be accepted.

Safeguarding and equal opportunity

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, as well as vulnerable adults, and we expect all staff and volunteers to be suitable to work with these groups and share this commitment.