Work Placement Officer
Southwark College is seeking an enthusiastic and proactive Work Placement Officer to play a vital role in supporting our 16-19 Study Programme students to gain meaningful and impactful work experience. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference by helping young people develop the skills, confidence and insight they need to take their next steps.
In this role, you will work closely with curriculum teams, employers and support staff to source, plan and co‑ordinate high‑quality work placements and industry experiences. You'll match students to suitable employers, deliver engaging preparation sessions, complete essential health and safety checks, and monitor progress to ensure every learner achieves their required placement hours.
We are looking for someone who is highly organised, a strong communicator and confident working with both young people and external partners. Experience in work placements, employability or related areas is desirable, along with good IT skills and the ability to build positive relationships.
If you're passionate about supporting young people and thrive in a collaborative, fast‑paced environment, we'd love to hear from you.
About Southwark College
Southwark College is a large further education college in London, offering an exciting range of work-focused courses that give our students the skills and experience they need to develop their employment potential. We provide a friendly, supportive learning environment where talent is nurtured.
We're proud of our success in achieving excellent results and producing knowledgeable and successful students, but we're built on our staff and our success is down to recruiting and retaining the best possible talent. Helping our young people and adults to fulfil their potential and often transform their lives through education requires dedication, patience and the ability to think differently. That's why we set out to recruit staff with a genuine passion for further education and a commitment to ensuring all students achieve their potential, whatever barriers they need to overcome.
We'd love you to join the team if you want to make a real difference to the lives of students, local employers and the wider Southwark community. In return, we'll provide you with a range of development opportunities, benefits and support to help you fulfil your role.
Southwark College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff to share this commitment.
At Southwark College, our values are not just about what we do, but also about how we do things. Our values underpin the culture and beliefs of our organisation, we expect all our staff to demonstrate behaviours in line with our core values.
1. Being both inclusive and diverse
2. Trusting and respecting our communities
3. Taking ownership whilst working collaboratively
4. Inspiring excellence and curiosity.
As part of the NCG Group, Southwark College offers an excellent benefits package, including generous holiday entitlement, access to the Teachers' pension scheme (for teaching posts) or Local Government pension scheme (non-teaching posts), company sick pay, a cycle to work scheme and much more.
NCG seeks to promote and maintain an equal, diverse, inclusive and supportive environment for work and study that assists all members of our communities to reach their full potential. We are committed to achieving a truly representative workforce and therefore welcome applications from across the national and regional communities that we work with and serve.
To view Job Description, Person Specification and NCG Values Pack please click the document attachment at the bottom of this advert. No agency applications will be accepted.
NCG reserve the right to close the vacancy early.
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
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