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Work Placement / Experience Officer Foundation Studies – Supported Employment
Job Description
Main Purpose of Job
The appointee will be responsible for the supervision and organisation of work placements for all identified students in specialist provision.
The role will involve working with young people with Inclusion needs (SEN) and local employers to develop links and create opportunities to provide meaningful work experience opportunities.
The role will help students to:
Identify suitable work placement opportunities,
Understand their skills and abilities and work readiness.
Develop relevant employability skills,
Know how to use relevant equipment,
Know how to dress and prepare uniforms,
Deliver travel training etc.
The role will help employers to:
Build relationships with Foundation Studies Learners
See potential in some of our complex students.
Offer advice and training on inclusion needs to mentors and other staff
Explain job coaching and job carving to meet individual's needs
Support the development of reasonable adjustments to help prepare for inclusive employment opportunities.
You must be passionate, committed, creative and have strong values about employment opportunities for young people with Inclusion Needs (SEN). This role is essential in helping the individuals to maximise their potential to be a competent and high performing employee. The key aim of the role is that ultimately young people with SEN will acquire the skillset to gain paid employment.
Key accountabilities
Support
Support is provided for each student in line with their individual needs, this could vary from intensive 1:1 support from home to placement and return, for a prolonged period of time or monitoring checks in the workplace to ensure progression is being made.
All support will be provided on site with an employer, in the community or on occasion assisting in the classroom.
To have full knowledge of the student and their support needs.
To support the students on the job to learn the tasks/duties and core skills that are required for each role.
To create resources/materials to assist in the learner's progress.
To collate evidence from placements to support the tutor and the students in achieving their qualifications and tracking their holistic progress over time.
To monitor and record student progression.
To set and review individual targets for students, feeding back regularly to both the employer and the student about progress made.
To assist in the creation of CV's, vocational profiles, and developing inclusive interview techniques for employers and preparing students.
To be creative in problem solving and use initiative to overcome any issues the student or employer may encounter while on work placement.
To support students with travel training and route training.
To support the student to achieve permanent employment outcomes.
To support departmental leadership team with managing the work placement budget.
Administrative Duties
To create Placement Profiles to define the requirements of the work placement opportunity.
To be fluent in the use of Training and Systematic Instruction (TSI) to be used where applicable for student training purposes.
To develop risk assessments for each student on placement in collaboration with the employer and the college Health & Safety Officer.
Adhere to college processes and systems.
To manage personal and student schedules.
Communication
To regularly report to departmental leadership team on progress of all students on the work placement and internship programmes.
Communicate with students and circles of support to understand their goals and aspirations.
Communicate with employers to understand their requirements and to ensure that they are fully always informed.
Communicate with parents/carers to ensure that they are fully informed at all times.
To ensure that personal and student schedules are shared with relevant staff.
Personal Development
To undertake continuous professional development as required and requested.
To keep up to date with local, regional and national priorities.
To keep abreast of any legislation in relation to the role.
Additional Duties
To positively promote the college at events as required.
To promote and safeguard the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults at the college.
To accept flexible redeployment and reallocation of duties commensurate with the level of the post.
To attend internal and external meetings commensurate with the requirements of the role.
To work closely with the local authority and other relevant stakeholders commensurate with the requirements of the role.
To keep-up to date with the local labour market information and trends.
Post Information
This post is for 37 hours per week, term time only plus 2 weeks.
Salary: £26,097 - £27,564 pro rata (actual salary £22,822 - £24,105)
The post holder will undertake all duties and responsibilities in compliance with regulatory, legislative and college procedural requirements.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Relevant qualification to minimum of Level 3 or significant relevant experience
High level of literacy skills
Ability to work with Excel & Word
Desirable
Evidence of continuing professional development
Supported employment practitioner and or employment/PCET qualification
Information Advice and Guidance qualifications (Level 2 or Level 3) would be advantage
Health and Safety qualification would be an advantage
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
Experience of working with young people with Inclusion Needs (SEN).
Knowledge of safeguarding and its impact on work placements and work experience
Experience of effective team working and promoting relationships between staff, students, and the community
Desirable
Experience of meeting targets and monitoring progress
Skills/Attributes
Essential
Excellent communication skills.
A high level of organisational, numeracy and literacy skills.
Flexible approach.
Customer focused.
Logical approach to problem solving.
Computer literate including use of Microsoft Office applications.
Additional Requirements
Essential
The successful applicant must hold a full, clean driving licence and their own transport.
Ability to travel as required.
Willingness to work flexible hours.
This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS Disclosure and online checks.
The deadline for applications for this post is Wednesday 1st October 2025 at 12 noon.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £26,097.00-£27,564.00 per year
Benefits:
* Company pension
* Free parking
* Health & wellbeing programme
* On-site parking
* Sick pay
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 01/10/2025
Reference ID: S241