Employability Skills and Placement Officer

Position: Employment Services Placement Officer           

Salary: £31,098 - £34,968 (pro-rated for part time​)

Contract: Permanent

Location: Sheffield

Hours: 18.5 hours X 52 weeks

The Sheffield College is a further and higher education institution dedicated to providing academic, vocational, and professional qualifications to approximately 13,000 young people and adults annually. Our mission is to transform lives through learning, advocating for inclusivity and diversity at every step.

About the Role

The Sheffield College is a large, vibrant, and diverse further education college and we are proud of how the college contributes to meeting local skills needs and transforms lives through learning. We have high aspirations and standards for ourselves, and our learners and this role will be a key one in supporting the college’s mission to be consistently great and ensure our students get the qualifications and skills they need to go further in employment, careers, apprenticeships, further training, and university level courses. The Employability Skills & Placement Officer role is fundamental to achieving this. The service Industry academy are looking for a part time autonomous and dynamic individual to work across the Hillsborough and City campuses. Ideal candidates will have experience in animal care and land based studies or hair and beauty or early years and childcare to enable them to support the work readiness of our learn

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for ensuring that learners gain high quality placements, experiences of work and placement tasters.
• Engage with learners to identify challenges and collaboratively find solutions for successful placements.
• Collaborate with curriculum teams, employers, and support staff to set and review employability targets and support learners in monitoring their progress. 
• Manage a case load of vacancies and candidates including shortlisting student applications, and liaise with employers to set up student interviews.
• Visit students in the workplace to provide training, support, and assessment. 

Skills & Knowledge

We strive to be an inclusive employer and welcome applications from individuals who believe they can contribute effectively to this role. While not mandatory, we are particularly interested in candidates who embody the following qualities:

• Good communication and team work skills to support and guide curriculum teams and learners.
• Ability to effectively plan and coordinate employability development opportunities.
• Deliver engaging Work-related activity sessions to groups of learners.
• Accurately assess students’ readiness for the industry placement, Flexibility to work across two campuses with the knowledge to support a variety of service industries.

• What We Offer 

• Pension contribution of 17.1% 
• Work-Life Balance – Enhanced Holiday Entitlement  
• A Supportive Environment – 2 Week December closure for all employees 
• Sustainability – Cycle to Work Scheme   
• Supporting employees at all stages of life – enhanced Maternity & Paternity Policies  

& Many More!

Reach out for assistance with your application or inquiries about working with us:

Email: Jobs@sheffcol.ac.uk   

We appreciate your interest and look forward to getting to know you!   

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. 

Next Steps: 

Closing Date: 08/12/2024

Interview Date: 16/12/2024

As a Leaders in Diversity employer, we encourage applications from everyone and value diversity in our workforce.  

Also, as a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to removing barriers for applicants with a disability during our recruitment process, upon appointment and as an employee. If you require any reasonable adjustments or any support at any point throughout the process, please contact us via the details above. 

We are an employer who is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students. Successful applicants will be required to have an enhanced DBS check and will be subject to safer recruiting procedures.  

Further details on the employment of ex-offenders can be found in the documents attached to this advert. 

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