Merton College
Employability Coordinator
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Job Description
Role Overview
18 hours a week over 52 weeks a year
Skills, Qualities, and Qualifications
The following information provides an overview of the skills, qualities, and qualifications needed for this role.
Job Opportunity
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Employability Coordinator to join our Employability team at Carshalton and Merton Colleges!
Responsibilities
As Employability Coordinator, you will:
- Build on our existing external employer partnerships
- Build new employer partnerships
- Oversee the monitoring and organisation of Work Placements and Employability activities for our full-time learners
Working with the Head of Employability, you will ensure all our Study Programme/T-Level learners gain meaningful work experience/industry placements, adhere to health and safety policies and practices and monitor and record work experience/placements on college systems.
Qualifications and Skills
We’re looking for someone who is:
- Confident and engaging
- Able to develop pro-active relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
- Someone with high personal standards and expectations
- Able to work well under pressure and to agreed deadlines
- Receptive to new ideas and initiatives
- Creative approach to problem solving
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Ideally, you will hold a degree or relevant professional qualifications in an appropriate subject and be active and experienced in generating employer links across a wide range of industries.
Application Deadline
Closing date for the return of completed applications is 6th October 2026
Benefits
The benefits package includes:
- Generous annual leave of 27 days plus up to 8 additional days over Christmas/New Year
- An additional 5 days Wellbeing leave
- An excellent pension scheme that receives a significant financial contribution from the employer (Teachers Pensions or Local Government Pension Scheme)
- Subsidised sports facilities and professional development and training
- Plus a salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme
The benefits package will be pro-rated for part time staff.
Due Diligence Checks
As part of our due diligence checks on prospective employees, successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, an online search and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.
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Equality and Diversity
As outlined in the Public Sector Equality Duty of the Equality Act 2010, we are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
About Us
The South Thames Colleges Group is made up of Carshalton College, Kingston College, Merton College and South Thames College, which merged on 1 August 2017. South Thames Colleges Group is one of London’s largest providers of post-16 education and training and is an ongoing and significant contributor to its local communities. We aim to put students’ success at the heart of everything we do.
We are looking for hard-working and collaborative people who can join our team and help challenge our students to achieve and progress.
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