Under the direction of the Work Placement Manager, and ultimately the Director of Quality and Learning, as Work Placement Officer, you will be developing and co-ordinating high-quality work placement opportunities for learners on 16-19 study programmes. You will be generating new placement opportunities, as well as being the key point of contact for employers, whilst they host a student on work placement. This role requires liaison with learners, employers, and curriculum staff to ensure that students following T levels and Further Education programmes participate in high-quality and productive work experience programmes, ranging from 5 to 60 days.
This is an exciting time to join Weston College. The College is Ofsted 'Outstanding', its Higher Education provision is graded 'Gold' by the Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework (TEF), and Weston College has recently won the Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education, one of only two Further Education colleges in the country to be awarded this prestigious honour. Furthermore, the College is an Investors in People 'Champion' and has been awarded 'Platinum' by Investors in People, which demonstrates Weston College's commitment to invest in our staff to improve performance.
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Weston College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Please be aware that Weston College reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.
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