Student Placement Advisor / Industry Placement Liaison Officer
•Salary: Up to £29,163 (dependent on qualifications and experience) pro-rated if part-time
•Working Pattern: Full-time (37 hours per week / 52 weeks per year)
•Location: Cross-campus (Sparsholt and Andover)
•Closing date: 10th July 2025
Working as part of the Industry Placement team, the purpose of the role is to support students, who undertake full-time vocational and technical study programmes, to participate in high quality work placements. These placements enable students to develop practical and technical skills, substantive occupational work experience and an awareness of working life in the sector which links to their study programme.
The role will support securing of placements with employers, preparing students for their placements and monitoring of the students’ skills development while on placement.
The successful applicant will:
•Enjoy working and interacting with young people
•Possess strong IT, organisational and administrative skills
•Enjoy and be use to working to targets
•Have a good standard of education including English and Maths at Grade C/4 or above
•Have an engaging personality to quickly build relationships with both placement representatives and students
•Have a valid driving licence and be able to use their own vehicle, as required, to undertake employment visits. Approved mileage is reimbursed
•Previous experience of liaising with employers would be useful
The Industry Placement team have an office based at the Sparsholt Campus, however, the post is cross-campus between Andover College campus and Sparsholt.
If you would like to discuss any aspect of this role further, then please contact Human Resources team to arrange an informal conversation.
Benefits include:
•Eligibility to join a contribution benefit pension scheme
•Free on-site parking
•Occupational Sick Pay Scheme
•Occupational Maternity Pay Scheme
•Flexible Working arrangements
•Pro-rated holiday entitlement of 24 days plus Public and Bank Holidays along with college closure days at Xmas.
•Ability to Purchase Additional Annual Leave via a salary sacrifice arrangement
•Access to an employee assistance scheme
•Free Access to the Library and Learning Resources Centre
•On-site gym at the Sparsholt campus
•Facility to purchase Sparsholt produce including: plants, fruit & vegetables, fish and game
•Access to discounted hair treatments at the Andover campus
•Ability to access a range of CPD events and support with undertaking professional qualifications
•Various food outlets and eateries offering good value food and drink at competitive prices
There is a nursery on the Sparsholt campus operated by a commercial provider
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.