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Vacancy details
Salary: £50,236
Reference No.: SR22237
Campus: Cross Campus
Hours: 37 hrs / week|52 weeks / year
Contract: Permanent
Job Details
USP College is seeking an experienced and proactiveHead of Work Experience & Employer Engagementto lead the delivery of high-quality work experience, industry placements, employer engagement and employability opportunities across the College.
This is a key manager role responsible for managing the Work Experience, Industry Placement and Employer Engagement teams, ensuring learners benefit from meaningful employer-led experiences that support their achievement, progression and future career ambitions.
We are looking for a motivated leader with experience in employer engagement, work-based learning, education or skills provision. You will have excellent relationship-building skills, strong operational management experience and a passion for creating opportunities that help learners succeed.
Interviews for this role will be held on Tuesday 11th August.
Duties and responsibilities
- Lead and manage the operational delivery of work experience, industry placements and employer engagement activities across the College.
- Develop and maintain strong partnerships with employers, businesses and external stakeholders.
- Oversee the delivery of T Level Industry Placements, ensuring compliance with funding and quality requirements.
- Drive learner participation, placement quality and positive progression outcomes.
- Manage performance against KPIs, budgets and service targets.
- Ensure all activity complies with safeguarding, health and safety, GDPR and funding requirements.
- Use data and reporting to monitor impact, support continuous improvement and demonstrate learner outcomes.
- Work collaboratively with curriculum and support teams to embed employer engagement and employability across the student experience.
The right candidate will have:
Essential:
- Degree or relevant professional qualification
- Significant experience within FE, employability, work experience, careers or vocational provision
- Experience of managing or coordinating work experience, industry placements or employer engagement activity
- Experience of leading or managing teams
- Experience of building effective relationships with employers and external stakeholders
Desirable:
- Management or Leadership qualification
- Experience of T Levels and Industry Placements
- Experience of Gatsby Benchmarks and careers education frameworks
- Experience of using placement management systems such as Grofar
- Experience of contributing to Ofsted preparation and quality improvement activity
Why choose us?
Our strategy is to create a Career Focused, Digital Learning environment, ensuring that the learner experience and our relationship within our community, local and regional employers, are at the heart of everything we do. We are proud to be selected as finalists for the AoC Beacon awards for effective use of digital Technology in FE. Providing a high achieving, focused learning environment allowing our students to achieve the grades they need for higher educations, or the skills and aptitude required to secure a suitable role in their chosen career. Our college is set in the leafy suburbs of Essex, with easy access to surrounding areas and amenities, we are based in a well-connected location both by road and rail.
What we offer:
- A dedicated and friendly team of professionals who are keen to develop and learn
- Excellent pension provision
- Annual Staff Awards
- CPD days - opportunities to grow and development through mentorship and coaching
- Free onsite parking
- Staff appreciation days
- Eye care vouchers
- Onsite Starbucks & Restaurant
- Well-being days & activities
- Electric Vehicle Scheme*
- Discounted gym membership
- Hybrid Working available
- Fully immersive teaching rooms allow simultaneous online teaching at multiple locations
- Free Employee Assistance Programme available 24/7, 365 days offering legal & financial advice, as well as general support & guidance
* subject to terms & conditions