Placement Administrator

Department: Student Success and Learning Services

Location: York

Salary: £26,707 to £28,031 per annum, pro rata

Closing Date: Thursday 20 August 2026 at midnight

Interview Date: Thursday 10 September 2026

Reference: 115-26

There are two positions available:

• A maternity cover position which is full-time (37 hours a week) and offered on a Fixed Term Contract (FTC) basis of a maximum of 12 months.
• A substantive position which is part-time. It is envisaged this will be a term-time only position (32 weeks a year) and be 25 hours per week. Exact working patterns will be formalised with the successful candidate.

Location: York

Salary: £26,707 to £28,031 per annum (£13,058 to £13,705 pro rata)

Introduction to YSJ University

Situated in the heart of the historic city of York, and with the addition of our London Campus, York St John University has a long and proud tradition as a distinguished higher education provider.

Our success is founded on the quality of academic teaching and research, our thriving campus environments, our professional and pastoral support, and our values of an inclusive, innovative and ambitious community with a strong sense of belonging.

The Team

The Placements Team are part of the wider Student Success and Learning Services Directorate, providing centralised support for professional placements, working closely with the Schools of Health and Education.

It is an exciting and challenging time for the Team as professional placements across the University are increasing both in terms of student numbers and the programmes being supported. This expansion offers a great opportunity not only to increase the size of the team but to also develop relationships and ways of working in new areas.

The Role

Helping to develop the next generation of Health & Education professionals, the role will support students undertaking professional placements as part of their course.

Responsibilities include:

• Liaising with a wide variety of partners to develop and maintain relationships and to generate placement opportunities
• Working closely with academic colleagues on the delivery of placement opportunities
• Allocating students to placements exercising appropriate judgement and decision making
• Arranging logistics and communicating with students to ensure the smooth running of the placements
• Collating and generating a wide range of data for a variety of purposes.

Opportunities include:

• Improving existing systems and processes
• Working with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
• Developing a working knowledge of specialist software.

These lists are not exhaustive but are indicative of the type of work required/opportunities available.