Work Experience Advisor
- Recruiter
- Confidential
- Location
- London
- Salary
- Plus statutory holiday pay
- Posted
- 09 Aug 2022
- Closes
- 06 Sep 2022
- Sectors
- Travel & Tourism
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time
Capital Talent Box is recruiting for a Work Experience Advisor on a fixed term contract until March 2023 (maternity cover).
This is a full time, term-time only role offering GBP12.90 per hour plus statutory holiday pay and will be based at Hammersmith with cross site travel required.
About the role
As a Work Experience Advisor, you will be responsible for organising mandatory Work Experience Placements for all learners aged 16-19 enrolled onto a Study Programme. You will be working across all of our sites (Hammersmith and Fulham College, Ealing Green College, Southall Community College and Park Royal Construction College) and will be working with up to 1,500 students per academic year.
Being an effective communicator is essential in this fast-paced role as you will be effectively engaging with local and regional employers, and act as an advocate for learners to ensure that the preparation, delivery and evaluation of placements are meaningful, relevant and sustained to a high quality.
The successful candidate will be approachable, friendly, understanding and adaptable as you assist our learners into work experience placements. You will be supported by an experienced Student Services Manager and be able to assist in organising sector specific career events as well as other projects that will be beneficial to our students.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
To develop and maintain a broad base of employers with whom the department can work with to secure suitable work placements for the students in the departments.
To work directly with curriculum to ensure students are being allocated meaningful placements.
To develop and sustain good working relations with existing employers and new employers.
To prepare students for placements by delivering employability workshops and working with learners on a 1:1 basis.
To support students in developing soft skills and behaviours in preparation for placement.
Administrative tasks such as reporting and ensuring evidence of placements is submitted.
The person & qualifications
Educated to Grade C or above or equivalent in Maths and English.
Previous experience working within an Educational or Business Development setting or similar.
Experience working with Study Programme learners is desirable but not essential.
A DBS on the update service or willingness to obtain one.
About Capital Talent Box
Capital Talent Box are the specialist full-service recruiter dedicated to education, training and skills. People are at the heart of everything we do. We place people first.
We're more than a recruitment agency - we pride ourselves on our ongoing support and aftercare delivered by our expert team, and all our candidates benefit from free access to our exclusive online CPD portal, Learning Zone.
Whatever your career goals, we've got the right role for you. With a wide range of temporary and permanent positions available, from lecturing and training jobs.
The legal bit
CTB promotes equal rights and is an employment business under The Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003. Work is undertaken on a self-employed basis under contract with CTB. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is required for all CTB assignments. All positions advertised by CTB comply with the Agency Workers Regulations 2010.
As a result of the volume of applications we receive, we regret that we might not be able to respond to every candidate with individual feedback. If we have not contacted you within two weeks of your application being received then regretfully your application will not be taken forward on this occasion
This is a full time, term-time only role offering GBP12.90 per hour plus statutory holiday pay and will be based at Hammersmith with cross site travel required.
About the role
As a Work Experience Advisor, you will be responsible for organising mandatory Work Experience Placements for all learners aged 16-19 enrolled onto a Study Programme. You will be working across all of our sites (Hammersmith and Fulham College, Ealing Green College, Southall Community College and Park Royal Construction College) and will be working with up to 1,500 students per academic year.
Being an effective communicator is essential in this fast-paced role as you will be effectively engaging with local and regional employers, and act as an advocate for learners to ensure that the preparation, delivery and evaluation of placements are meaningful, relevant and sustained to a high quality.
The successful candidate will be approachable, friendly, understanding and adaptable as you assist our learners into work experience placements. You will be supported by an experienced Student Services Manager and be able to assist in organising sector specific career events as well as other projects that will be beneficial to our students.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
To develop and maintain a broad base of employers with whom the department can work with to secure suitable work placements for the students in the departments.
To work directly with curriculum to ensure students are being allocated meaningful placements.
To develop and sustain good working relations with existing employers and new employers.
To prepare students for placements by delivering employability workshops and working with learners on a 1:1 basis.
To support students in developing soft skills and behaviours in preparation for placement.
Administrative tasks such as reporting and ensuring evidence of placements is submitted.
The person & qualifications
Educated to Grade C or above or equivalent in Maths and English.
Previous experience working within an Educational or Business Development setting or similar.
Experience working with Study Programme learners is desirable but not essential.
A DBS on the update service or willingness to obtain one.
About Capital Talent Box
Capital Talent Box are the specialist full-service recruiter dedicated to education, training and skills. People are at the heart of everything we do. We place people first.
We're more than a recruitment agency - we pride ourselves on our ongoing support and aftercare delivered by our expert team, and all our candidates benefit from free access to our exclusive online CPD portal, Learning Zone.
Whatever your career goals, we've got the right role for you. With a wide range of temporary and permanent positions available, from lecturing and training jobs.
The legal bit
CTB promotes equal rights and is an employment business under The Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003. Work is undertaken on a self-employed basis under contract with CTB. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is required for all CTB assignments. All positions advertised by CTB comply with the Agency Workers Regulations 2010.
As a result of the volume of applications we receive, we regret that we might not be able to respond to every candidate with individual feedback. If we have not contacted you within two weeks of your application being received then regretfully your application will not be taken forward on this occasion