Work Experience Co-ordinator

36 hours per week, 39 weeks per year to cover term times This is an exciting opportunity to join our Employability team, a vital and dynamic part of HRUC (Harrow, Richmond and Uxbridge Colleges). You would be responsible for identifying new Work Experience opportunities for students. Working closely with the curriculum teams, you would maintain a database of Work Experience placements and organise the setting up and operation of Work Experience arrangements. Responsibilities will involve liaising with work providers, students and College staff and maintaining effective systems for the monitoring of placements. The role will involve visiting employers’ premises and carrying out risk assessment checks. You will be a pro-active, organised individual with strong administrative skills, including experience of working with databases/systems and Microsoft Office software. You will have excellent communication skills with good attention to detail and will be able to work flexibly and on your own initiative.     Further details:    Job Description     Equal Opportunities HRUC is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from all people, irrespective of disability, race, gender, age, sexual orientation, transsexual or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership, religion/faith or pregnancy and maternity leave. Disclosure and Barring Service checks  HRUC (Harrow, Richmond & Uxbridge Colleges) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults, and we expect all staff to share this commitment. To ensure that we meet our safeguarding commitments we will carry out all necessary pre-employment checks, including undertaking an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check for all successful candidates.   Where references are taken up by the College, it is our policy not to disclose references to candidates.