Placement Officer
Job Type Fixed-Term Curriculum / Service Area Health, Education and Science Campus / Location Bispham Hours per week 18.5 Part-Year? No Post scale Scale 4 Post Scale Range (FTE) £27, - £27, Closing Date 13/04/ Documents
1.
(Word, 78.54kb)
Job Advert
The Role
Blackpool and The Fylde College (B&FC) is currently seeking a committed and proactive Placement Officer to join our Health, Education and Science team on a fixed-term contract. This is an exciting opportunity to play a crucial role in supporting high‑quality industry placements that help shape the future workforce across the health, education and early years sectors. Your work will directly support student success, employer engagement and the development of meaningful, impactful placement experiences.
Your Responsibilities Will Include
As a key member of the team, your role will encompass:
2. Securing high‑quality, meaningful industry placements across health, education and early years settings, building and maintaining strong employer relationships.
3. Supporting students throughout the full placement lifecycle, including pre-placement preparation, onboarding, DBS processes, progress reviews and attendance monitoring.
4. Working collaboratively across B&FC, particularly with the Careers Team and employer partners, to ensure students receive robust career development support and that placements meet required quality standards.
5. Maintaining accurate placement records and reporting, ensuring compliance with DfE requirements and supporting continuous quality improvement.
6. Facilitating mandatory placement training for students and helping to create positive, effective learning environments.
Why Join Us?
At B&FC, you’ll be part of a supportive, dynamic team committed to delivering exceptional student experiences and fostering strong employer partnerships. Whether you’re securing new placements, guiding students through their professional development, or enhancing placement quality, your contribution will play a vital role in developing the region’s future workforce in health, education and early years.
Interested? Apply Early!
We may close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. If this opportunity excites you, please apply as soon as possible!
How we support you
At Blackpool and The Fylde College, we’re committed to creating an inclusive and supportive recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to take part in our selection process, please let the hiring manager or People Team know before your interview so we can make sure you have the support you need to perform at your best.
Please note that a full application must be submitted in order to apply for this role, as CVs alone cannot be accepted
Rewards and Benefits
Blackpool and The Fylde College is proud to be Great Place To Work® Certified™
7. Enhanced leave allowance of 38 days (full-time equivalent), inclusive of bank holidays
8. Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
9. Competitive pension scheme:
10. Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) - 28.68% employer contribution
11. Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) - 15.4% employer contribution
12. Extensive professional development opportunities for all, with B&FC choosing to invest circa. £1.8m annually in colleague development and professional qualifications
13. Agile working opportunities
14. Internal Coaching Service
15. Enhanced Family friendly policies
16. Extensive wellbeing provision including, but not limited to:
17. Access to funded Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) available 24/7, days a year
18. Occupational Health
19. FREE Flu Vouchers for those not entitled through the NHS
20. FREE eye tests
21. Dedicated Wellbeing Hub available to all colleagues containing rich and varied content with resources relating to emotional, physical, financial and social wellbeing
22. FREE healthy breakfast
23. Sports facilities including fully equipped gym and discounted memberships
24. Health and beauty salon
25. Trim Trails on Campus (guided routes for walks)
26. Onsite food outlets and Starbucks at subsidised rates
27. FREE car parking
28. Car lease scheme
29. Cycle to work scheme
30. Onsite kids ‘Sports Camp’ 8am – 5pm during selected half-term breaks
Our Safeguarding Responsibilities
B&FC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners and expects all colleagues to share in this commitment. All colleagues are required to complete safeguarding training and uphold the College’s policies and procedures to ensure a safe and supportive environment for learners.
All roles at B&FC are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions) Order (as amended), and employment is subject to a range of pre-employment checks including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, verification of qualifications and references, and the right to work in the UK. The amendments to the Act ( and ) mean that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the
For further information on DBS, please click If you would like a copy of our Safeguarding Policy, please visit our