Work Placement Co-ordinator

Work Placement Co-ordinator

Salary: Up to £17,820.27 (£25,250.06 FTE), depending on experience (pay award pending)

Hours: 29.6 per week

Weeks Per Year: 40 per year

Contract Type: Permanent 

Site: Accrington & Rossendale College

Closing Date: Sunday 5 January 2025

Interview Date: TBC

‘Would you like to be part of a team that aims to create the extraordinary?’

Our Organisation 

This role is advertised by NCC Professional Services. Part of Nelson and Colne College Group, NCC Professional Services provides expert business support services to the wider College Group. 

Accrington and Rossendale College has a proud history of delivering high quality vocational courses and technical training, apprenticeships and higher education provision to the communities that we serve. We excel in providing people with a platform to progress into fantastic employment opportunities with rewarding career prospects.

The Exciting Role 

A new and exciting opportunity has become available for a highly motivated and dedicated Work Placement Co-ordinator to join our Work Placement team on a part-time, permanent basis.

The successful candidate will be responsible for co-ordinating placements and communicating and liaising with College staff, students and external stakeholders. You will be able to use your initiative to gain the best opportunities for our students and enable them to enter the workplace successfully following their time with us. Good written and verbal communication and time management is essential to this role. 

You will work closely with the Sales, Partnership Engagement Team and Work Experience Team to ensure central collation of data and that all placement activities are carried out in line with College guidelines. The role requires good attention to detail, strong administration skills, and the ability to use a variety of IT packages.

The successful candidate will be primarily based at Nelson & Colne College but may be required to travel across sites

What You Will Be Doing:

• Co-ordinate work placement opportunities for learners across the College in conjunction with learners and tutors
• Utilise a variety of systems to co-ordinate work placements across the wider team
• Communicate with tutors and other curriculum staff about work placement processes, and assist them with any queries they may have in respect of processes and procedures 
• Deal with enquiries from employers, taking messages and follow-up action, as appropriate
• Deal with confidential correspondence in a professional and discreet manner

What We Are Looking For:

• 4 GCSEs or equivalent including Maths and English at Grade C/4 or above 
• GCE A Level or equivalent (desirable) 
• Successful experience of working with people of all ages, skills and abilities on a 1:1 basis and in a group setting 
• Experience of working within a dynamic role, demonstrating excellent attention to detail
• Experience of processing information and utilising systems to monitor and track data

What We Offer in Return:

• Generous annual leave entitlement increasing to a maximum of 28 days (with service), plus Bank Holidays and closure days – totalling 41 days per year
• Access to a workplace pension scheme – with employer contributions of 5% 
• Enhanced occupational sick pay scheme and access to family friendly policies and benefits
• A range of health and wellbeing benefits and support
• Staff recognition scheme, including long service awards
• Free on-site parking on all College sites

Further Questions? 

Please contact our friendly HR Team h.resources@nelsongroup.ac.uk

*Please note we only accept applications submitted via our website*

All of our posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check due to working with vulnerable adults and children. Should you wish to discuss this further, please get in touch with the HR team.

The Company

The Nelson and Colne College Group is an Ofsted Outstanding Further Education College with a high performance and ambitious culture.

The Group was born in November 2018 with the successful merger between Nelson and Colne College and Accrington and Rossendale College. Prior to that, pan-Lancashire adult community learning provider, Lancashire Adult Learning, became part of the family in 2016.

We are home to 2,400 16-18 year old A Level and vocational students, 16,500 adult learners, 1,300 Apprentices and 400 Higher Education students.

Expertly led by Principal and CEO Lisa O'Loughlin, the College Group delivers year on year improvement, growth and most importantly, highly successful students and Apprentices.

The success of our communities, employers, partners and economy is key to all that we do. We have forged valuable partnerships and a shared vision with like-minded organisations and individuals, creating a network of opportunity and excellence.

Our highly skilled staff are committed to raising and supporting aspirations, providing social mobility and an essential talent pool for the local, regional and national economy.