Job Title: Student Placement Officer (part-time, term-time only)
Hours of work:
20 hours per week, 9.30 am until 1.30 pm (4 hours per day), term-time only, excluding Project and Work Placement Scheme (PaWS) week (38 weeks in total)
37 hours per week during PaWS week which takes place in June each year (1 week in total)
An additional floating 30 hours per year to be worked during peak times (to be agreed with the successful applicant)
Contract type: Permanent
Start date: Monday 20th April 2020
Salary: The salary for this post will be within the range 21-25 of the pay spine for Support Staff, which is currently £18,400.00 – £20,765.00 per annum (reduced pro rata to £9,038.79 – £10,200.56 pa in accordance with the term time only contract)
The College is an outstandingly successful Sixth Form College with 2,500 16-19 year old students following advanced level courses. They have a long history of exceptional examination results and sits near the top of the national sixth-form college performance tables, meaning it is one of the very best in the country.
The College has a fantastic opportunity for a Student Placement Officer to join the support staff team. Supporting the Placement Manager, the role will be interesting and varied, covering a wide range of duties focused on the planning of the student project and work placement week (which takes place in June each year) and the coordination and administration of the College’s successful student volunteering scheme. The role will involve a significant amount of general administration and the maintenance of College databases.
Applications are sought from individuals with strong organisational and administrative skills. Due to the high level of interaction with College staff, students and external project and placement providers that this role requires, excellent telephone and face-to-face people skills and the ability to use Social Media Platforms effectively are also essential. The full list of criteria required for this role can be found within the person specification. Please indicate how you meet this criteria when completing your application.
If you are interested in this vacancy, please click apply to go through to the College website and complete and submit the following documents:
- A supporting letter of application indicating how you meet the criteria within the job description and person specification
- College application form
- Equality and Diversity form
- Criminal Convictions form
The closing date for applications is noon on Thursday 12th March 2020 and interviews will be held during week commencing Monday 23rd March 2020.
If you apply and are unsuccessful in being called to interview, the college would like to thank you in advance for your time and trouble in making this application. Due to time constraints it would be impossible to respond to everyone individually – they hope that you will understand.
The College is committed to safeguarding the welfare of all of its students and staff. The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post and will be subject to recruitment checks, including an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. The College is also committed to Equality and Diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
The College is a fantastic place to work, with a warm, friendly atmosphere between all staff and students. The staff are recognised for their hard work and the College offer a wide range of employee benefits such as; free onsite staff carpark, generous holiday entitlement, a significantly enhanced occupational pension scheme, free use of the College gym, cycle to work scheme, plus many more.
