Work Placement Officer, South Yorkshire

£24,249 FTE (Pro-rata £21,451.04) per annum + benefits for full time hours.

Posted 2 weeks ago | ref: 277518

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Work Placement Officer 

Permanent Opportunity. 

South Yorkshire based college. 

£24,249 FTE (Pro-rata £21,451.04) per annum + benefits for full time hours. 

£24,249 FTE (Pro-rata £17,392.73) per annum + benefits for part-time hours. 

As a Work Placement Officer your role will be key in developing the student journey by sourcing high-quality placement experiences that complement learning and contribute to a central platform of information to support work experience opportunities across the Group.

You will work closely with curriculum colleagues to devise a schedule of placements and work with Business Development to build employer links. This role will work with students directly and indirectly, through a managed centralised platform that students can access for information and guidance on work placements, along with information relating to placements/opportunities available.

You’ll require:

• You will have experience of working within an educational environment and/or with young people. 

• You will have qualifications in English and Maths at Level 2 (GCSE) or equivalent.

• You will have good knowledge of the Health & Safety Act and HSE Standards.

• You will also be able to demonstrate good customer service skills and be able to work with respect and confidentiality.

• Hold a DBS on the update service (or be willing to apply for a new one). 

As a Disability Confident business, we warmly encourage applications from people with disabilities. Protocol is committed to offering opportunities to people from diverse communities. If you have specific requirements or adjustments please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application.

About Protocol

Protocol are the specialist full-service recruiter dedicated to education, training and skills. People are at the heart of everything we do. We place people first.

We’re more than a recruitment agency – we pride ourselves on our ongoing support and aftercare delivered by our expert team, and all our candidates benefit from free access to our exclusive online CPD portal, Learning Zone.

Whatever your career goals, we’ve got the right role for you. With a wide range of temporary and permanent positions available, from lecturing and training jobs to assessment and support staff roles, all with very competitive pay rates and benefits – your future is in good hands.

The Legal Bit

Protocol National ltd trading as Protocol are acting as an employment business for this position. If you are successful, Protocol is required to see evidence of your Right to Work in the UK; in addition to you applying for an enhanced DBS Certificate should you not already hold a suitable certificate registered on the DBS Update Service. The position is subject to agreement to Terms and Conditions and suitable application and reference process. As a result of the volume of applications we are currently receiving we regret that we may be unable to respond with individual feedback. If we have not contacted you within two weeks of your application being received then regretfully your application will not be taken forward on this occasion.