AddressWork Experience Coordinator. Full Time. 37 Hours per Week. Permanent.
We are seeking innovative and motivated individuals to join our dynamic Work Experience Team. Our quest is to provide our students with the opportunities to gain outstanding work-related experiences in order to build the skills needed to access employment in the future.
If this sounds like your kind of job role, then please read on about the types of attributes our ideal candidate will demonstrate.
You have excellent organisation, planning and communication skills (particularly persuasion and negotiation), you are good at multi-tasking, able to adapt to change and work in different environments. You use SMART strategies to work efficiently and can competently use Microsoft applications such as Word and Excel.
The successful applicant will hold:
- a Level 2 minimum qualification in English and maths
- Level 3 (or higher) qualification or equivalent experience in a relevant subject.
You are confident working and liaising with people from all walks of life and able to demonstrate key emotional intelligence attributes including congruence and empathy. You are results driven and have a proven track record for achieving targets and deadlines. You are a critical yet creative thinker with the ability to generate lateral solutions, and your positive mindset ensures you calmly and effectively achieve the desired outcome.
You will employ your skills to network and develop strong sustainable relationships with external agencies and employers to generate new opportunities. You will match, record and review Work Experience, placements and encounters for your designated caseload of students. You will also participate in the development and implementation of cross college-enterprise and work skills engagement activities and events.
We will invest in your CPD to enhance your potential abilities to successfully execute the role’s key responsibilities and support you to achieve your personal career goals.
We are not looking for someone that has necessarily worked in this type of role before, we are committed to training and developing the right people, with the underpinning experience and attributes to enable us to be successful.
Closing Date: 24 March 2024
Interview Date: 2 April 2024
Benefits we offer:
- 41 days holiday
- Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Discounted shopping and rewards
- Wellbeing services and support
- On-site nurseries
- Excellent training and development opportunities
We are one of the largest Further Education Colleges in the UK with more than 20,000 students studying with us on a wide range of courses. Our mission: Developing skills, supporting businesses, engaging communities, changing lives.
Leicester College is proud of its diverse workforce and welcomes applications from the whole community.
Leicester College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of our students, we expect all staff to share this commitment. Background checks including current and latest employer references and an enhanced DBS check will be required for this role.
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