Employability Officer

EMPLOYABILITY OFFICER

Salary: £26,539 - £28,083 per annum

Hours: 37 per week

As an award-winning college, we are looking for exceptional staff to join our team. We truly value our support staff who have a key role in supporting and developing our students. You will be responsible for organising and delivering engaging presentations and employability workshops to our students and employers. Duties also include attending internal and external careers events to ensure the college maintains its strong working relationships. Therefore, you will need to have excellent communication skills, a clean driving licence and access to your own vehicle. In addition to this you will be required to secure work placements/employment for College learners and carry out Health & Safety checks where appropriate. This means you must have an excellent knowledge of Health & Safety and a qualification in this would be a distinct advantage.Experience in an educational or training environment and a good understanding of the Construction industry is desirable.In return, we offer a warm and welcoming college with an excellent benefits package that includes: A 25-day annual leave entitlement, plus 8 Bank Holidays and 10 college closure days (plus an additional 5 days of leave after 5 years of service with us)A well-respected pension scheme (West Yorkshire Pension Fund with an employer contribution of 18.4%)Free parking at all our College sites (on a first come first served basis)Family friendly policies and opportunities for flexible workingSuperb opportunities for training and developmentDiscounted travel on public transport and a Cycle to work schemeDiscounts and offers at major Street and Online retailersAccess to an Employee Assistance Programme So, if you’d like to be part of a unique organisation that supports one of the largest and most diverse employment sectors in the UK, we’d love to hear from you. Closing date for applications: Sunday 7th April 2024Please note this position is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and in line with KCSIE (2023) an online check will be conducted on information available in the public domain.The College is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. It is also committed to the Prevent programme and the requirement to prevent people being drawn into terrorism and expects all staff to share these commitments.