Job: Work Placement Officer - Early Years
Location: Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Pay: £150 to £300 per day
Duration: 1-year fixed term maternity cover
Overview
Empowering Learning have been retained by a large college in Wakefield to support them with recruiting a Work Placement Officer to work in Crae and Early Years business area of the College.
Responsibilities
- Plan and carry out visits to students on work placement. Liaison with the course tutor and placement provider is an essential part of this activity.
- Visit student groups and prepare them for work placement, in conjunction with Personal Tutors.
- Conduct health and safety checks for placements in line with Group policy.
- Co‑ordinate and undertake any necessary DBS paperwork at interview evenings and enrolment, including collecting and chasing proof of ID.
- Check student residence against placement location and travel routes to ensure students can get there within a reasonable time and means.
- Check with students any potential prior history or links with a setting that may hinder their professional progress (e.g. relatives in setting).
- Under appropriate direction, supervise, guide and support student learning activities on relevant programmes.
- Brief and prepare student groups for attendance to and performance in placement (punctuality, dress code, and all other professional expectations and behaviours etc.).
- Respond and reply to placements regarding queries, problems and complaints.
- Respond to/support students concerns, problems, support needs (arrange in‑college time across campuses to be available for drop in and scheduled appointments).
- Arrange placement moves/swaps if unresolvable issue (try to avoid this where possible).
- Liaise with and respond to Personal Tutor re issues and support needs regarding placed learners.
- Evaluation of work placement impact on student learning, progress and attendance using the Navigate system.
- Assist in administration, induction, marketing, recruitment and enrolment across the Employer Engagement department as appropriate.
Qualifications
- GCSE grade A*-C / 9-4 or equivalent in English and Maths
- Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement (CAVA) or equivalent
- Health and Safety qualification
- Experience of working with employers in an educational or training setting
- Experience of assessing within Early Years and Childcare, including on T-level Education & Early Years
- Experience of negotiating and setting up agreements with stakeholders
- Experience in the organisation of placements
