Placement Officer - Health and Social Care and Childcare
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Aylesbury
13/10/2025
Placement Officer - Health and Social Care and Childcare
The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.
Job details
Salary
£22,614.53 per annum pro rata (FTE - £29, Range 5a on the College Pay
Scales
Contractual hours
28
Basis
Part time
Region
South
Package
LGPS Pension Scheme, Free Parking, Discounted Childcare in the Aylesbury Day Nursery, Discounted treatments in the Aylesbury Salon HAB, Cycle to Work Scheme, Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
Job category/type
Non Academic / Support
Date posted
12/09/2025
Job reference
REQ1935
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JD - Placement Officer - Ayl - Sep
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T&C - Placement Officer - Ayl - Sep
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Buckinghamshire College Group Recruitment
Job description
We are looking for a Part-time, 28 hours per week for three months sickness cover Placement Officer to join our passionate, dynamic and friendly team of Health, Health and Social Care, Education and Childcare professionals based at our Aylesbury Campus.
At Bucks College Group you will find a collaborative environment that values creativity, encourages professional development and a passion for making a difference to the lives of all the students that come to study with us. In your role as a Placement Officer, you will be working with students in the Health and Life Sciences department preparing them for their work placements, sourcing suitable placements, completing DBS requirements, ensuring that placements are safe and appropriate, and monitoring student progress. A large part of the role will be carrying out work-based assessments for T Level Education students in line with awarding body deadlines and requirements.
This is a varied role that requires flexibility, excellent organisational and communication skills and a passion for working with young people to inspire them to progress onto further study or careers in the Health and Social Care sectors.
The successful candidate will:
* Liaise with and support lecturers in delivering practical training and preparing students for their work placement in a variety of childcare settings.
* Support curriculum staff by liaising on work experience placement issues and work to resolve them.
* Keep accurate records of placement locations, health and safety, assessment and support visits and student attendance.
* To monitor student development in the setting ensuring regular reviews of students' progress and achievement.
* To complete paperwork for DBS checks
* To carry out work-based observations to make judgements on students' performance against awarding body criteria
We will encourage you to develop new skills and expand your opportunities within the college. We are also flexible and accommodating, allowing you to be as productive as possible.
While working at Buckinghamshire College Group you can also take advantage of a host of employee benefits including:
* Pension scheme - LGPS (21% employer contribution)
* 30 days holiday entitlement plus Bank Holidays & Additional annual leave purchase scheme
* A wide range of learning - access to free training & continuous professional development
* A bespoke package of intensive induction and probation support
* Flexible working policy and a commitment to employee wellbeing
* Discounts in the Aylesbury Day Nursery & Aylesbury Hair & Beauty (HAB) Salon
* 24hrs/7days a week access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
* Cycle to work and local business employee corporate discount schemes
Buckinghamshire College Group is a Further Education college with three campuses located in Aylesbury, Amersham and Wycombe. We are proud to be a skills-based college supporting over 5000 learners each year to achieve their study and career goals and play a pivotal role in the Buckinghamshire community working with a wide range of employers for example, Pinewood Studios, NHS Trusts and Flannery Plant Hire to name but a few.
You will have an unwavering passion for learning and for supporting learners and staff to achieve more than they ever thought possible – we call this the Bucks College Factor
If you have the Bucks College Factor, this sounds like a role for you and Buckinghamshire College Group sounds like a place you'd like to be part of, then we'd love to hear from you.
Commitment to Safeguarding
BCG is committed to equal opportunities for all, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and staff alike; all posts are subject to enhanced DBS checks.
For more information about the role, please refer to the Job Description and Terms and Conditions located in the job details above.
Only completed applications will be considered for this role.
Closing date for applications is the 13/10/2025, with interviews taking place shortly after.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive sufficient applications or source a suitable candidate. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Placement Officer - Health and Social Care and Childcare