Work Placement Engagement Officer

Job Summary

The role of Work Placement Engagement Officer sits within the Creative and Digital department. The ideal candidate will have a good understanding of the creative industries.

A key part of this role will be to ensure students complete work placements and extended or industry placements. It is a mandatory requirement for all full-time students to complete a meaningful work placement as part of their course. This role will support students in specific subject areas within the Creative and Digital curriculum area.

Responsibilities

• Engage existing employers to maintain their support and, if feasible, increase the number of students for each employer.
• Build links with new employers and match students to the appropriate employer and role.
• Increase the number of employers supporting our students with work placements and develop strong working relationships.
• Arrange Employer Advisory Boards to enable employers to positively influence our curriculum.
• Work individually as well as alongside the work placement team and other college departments to generate and upscale placement opportunities, achieving the college’s work placement targets for study programme and industry placements.
• Support learners in conducting work placements.
• Complete health and safety training to enable risk assessments or ensure employers complete online forms, prior to placements starting.
• Develop strong links with employers and generate confidence in the college’s professional approach to health and safety.
• Develop good relationships with curriculum to ensure alignment between curriculum planning and industry and study placement provision.
• Collaboratively match students to placements and upscale to industry placements.

Additional Responsibilities

• Contribute to students’ preparation for work placement through projects, developing and delivering resources.
• Be passionate about students’ achievement and monitor the completion of relevant and meaningful work placement objectives.
• Use a range of college systems including the college central work placement management system and ensure key employer and student engagement information is captured.
• Be a self-starter and have a high level of resilience, as the role involves encouraging students to see the benefits of work placement and engage employers to offer opportunities.

Travel Requirements

• You will be required to travel to conduct risk assessments and attend employer appointments, open evenings, employer networking events, and other college sites.

Values

• The role will require you to embed the college’s values: Respect, Integrity, Collaboration, Ambition, and Compassion.