Applications only accepted through the Askham Bryan College website
Job Title: Work Placement Co-ordinator
Location: York
Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £23,815 per annum
About the role:
The Work Placement Coordinator will play a crucial role in supporting students to secure and complete work placements as part of their study programme. This includes coordinating industry placements for T-Level students, ensuring all placements align with curriculum requirements and industry standards. The role involves working closely with students, staff, and employers to facilitate meaningful work-based learning opportunities that enhance employability skills and career progression.
Key Responsibilities:
* Inspire Student Futures Through Industry Partnerships
Forge and nurture impactful relationships with a wide range of employers to unlock high-quality work placements and career progression opportunities that truly transform students' futures.
* Champion Student Safety and Compliance Excellence
Lead on all aspects of safeguarding and health & safety by ensuring every placement is fully vetted and compliant; creating safe, supportive environments where students can thrive.
* Match Talent with Opportunity
Work closely with Course Managers to match students' skills, interests, and aspirations with the right employers, ensuring meaningful placement experiences that build confidence and real-world capabilities.
* Empower Learners Before, During & After Placement
Be a key source of support for students throughout their placement journey; delivering engaging inductions, resolving issues as they arise, and helping learners reflect and grow from each experience.
* Drive Quality and Impact in Every Placement
Collaborate with curriculum teams to deliver a gold-standard placement programme; monitoring progress, maintaining meticulous records, and ensuring every experience contributes to learners' long-term employability.
Interviews: TBC
Start Date: The College operates 2 starter/induction days per month to welcome and onboard new members. These are usually the first Monday and third Wednesday of each month (unless there is a bank holiday).
About the College:
Askham Bryan College is a specialist land-based college based across the North of England with centres in York, Middlesbrough, Saltaire, Wakefield and Gateshead.
We offer a wide-ranging curriculum to our Further Education students, including Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal Management, Countryside and the Environment, Engineering, Equine, Floristry, Motorsport, Outdoor Adventure Sport, Sports Development, Coaching and Fitness, Uniformed Public Services and Veterinary Nursing.
Benefits of working with Askham Bryan College:
* On-site facilities including a fully functional farm, equine centre, wildlife park and VR suite
* Beautiful grounds for outdoor learning, meetings and well-being walks
* Teacher pension scheme with generous employer contributions
* 35 days annual leave, plus 8 days bank holiday, plus Christmas shut down
* Options for flexible working arrangements (role dependent)
* On-site catering including a canteen and shop
* Highly discounted gym membership at the on-site gym
* Free car parking and cycle to work scheme
* Excellent career development opportunities via our on-site L&D Partner
* Continuous support from our Recruitment and Employee Lifecycle Partner
* Enhances sick pay and compassionate leave scheme
* Enhanced maternity/adoption pay
Safeguarding Statement
The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, volunteers and partners to share this commitment. The Governors and Staff at Askham Bryan College regard each learner as a unique individual and therefore seek to support learner development in ways, which will foster security, confidence and independence. We recognise that high self-esteem, peer support, a secure College environment and clear lines of communication with trusted adults helps all young people and adults particularly those at risk or suffering abuse. These are regarded as central to the wellbeing of the individual and are therefore seen to be an intrinsic part of all aspects of the curriculum and ethos.
Specific measures relating to pre-employment checks:
* We may undertake online searches on internet activity as part of our pre-recruitment checks.
* We ask applicants for details of any convictions and cautions, regardless of whether these have been deemed as "spent". It is a condition of employment that applicants provide these details.
* We undertake Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks for prospective employees. Please note that it is an offence to apply for a regulated role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity involving children or vulnerable adults.
Note on "regulated activity": You are engaging in a regulated activity if you:
* Will be responsible, on a regular basis in a school or college, for teaching, training instructing, caring for or supervising children or vulnerable adults;
* Will be working on a regular basis in a specified establishment, such as a school, or in connection with the purposes of the establishment, where the work gives opportunity for contact with children or vulnerable adults; or
* Engage in intimate or personal care or healthcare or any overnight activity, even if this happens only once
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £23,815.00 per year
Benefits:
* Canteen
* Company pension
* On-site gym
* On-site parking
Work Location: In person