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Work Placement Engagement Officer (37 hours per week, permanent)
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Work Placement Engagement Officer
The role of Work Placement Engagement Officer sits within the Creative and Digital department. The ideal candidate will have a good understanding of the creative industries.
A key part of this role will be to ensure students complete work placements and extended or industry placements. It is a mandatory requirement for all full-time students to complete a meaningful work placement as part of their course. This role will support students in specific subject areas within the Creative and Digital curriculum area.
Key Responsibilities
- Engage existing employers to maintain their support and, if feasible, increase the number of students for each employer.
- Build links with new employers and match students to the appropriate employer and role.
- Increase the number of employers supporting our students with work placements and develop strong working relationships.
- Arrange Employer Advisory Boards to enable employers to positively influence our curriculum.
- Work individually as well as alongside the work placement team and other college departments to generate and upscale placement opportunities achieving the college’s work placement targets for study programme and industry placements.
- Support learners in conducting work placement.
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Health and Safety
- Complete health and safety training to enable you to complete risk assessment paperwork or ensure employers complete the online forms, prior to placements starting.
- Ensure that students are protected against health and safety risks arising from work activities.
- Use the opportunity to develop strong links with employers and generate confidence in the college’s professional approach to health and safety.
Curriculum Alignment
- Develop good relationships with curriculum to ensure there is an alignment between curriculum planning and industry and study placement provision.
- Collaboratively match students to placements and upscale to industry placements.
- Contribute to students’ preparation for work placement through projects, developing and delivering resources, being passionate about students’ achievement.
- Monitor completion of relevant and meaningful work placement objectives.
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Systems and Engagement
- Use a range of college systems including the college central work placement management system.
- Ensure key employer and student engagement information is captured.
Personal Attributes
- Be a self-starter and have a high level of resilience, as the role will involve encouraging students to see the benefits of work placement and engage employers to offer opportunities.
Travel and Engagement
- Travel to conduct risk assessments and attend employer appointments, open evenings, employer networking events, and other college sites.
College Values
- Embed the college’s values: Respect, Integrity, Collaboration, Ambition, and Compassion.
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