Work Placement Coordinator Full Time NEW

We are looking for a proactive and organised Work Placement Coordinator to join our team at Doncaster College. You will play a key role in supporting learners to gain meaningful, high-quality work placement experiences that enhance their studies, develop employability skills and prepare them for their next steps.

Working closely with curriculum teams, employers and students, you will help plan, coordinate and monitor work placements across a wide range of subject areas, ensuring all activity meets safeguarding, health and safety and funding requirements. This is a varied role that suits someone who enjoys building relationships, managing multiple priorities and making a real difference to learners’ outcomes.

This is a Term Time 38 weeks per year role, working 35.5 hours per week.

Salary will be £23,201 – £24,360

Key Responsibilities

• Support the planning, organisation and delivery of work placements across the College curriculum
• Liaise with curriculum teams, students and employers to ensure placements are well-matched and effectively supported
• Organise and attend placement visits to monitor progress and resolve any issues promptly
• Carry out and maintain health and safety checks and risk assessments for placement settings
• Support students to prepare for placements, including briefings, documentation and DBS processes
• Maintain accurate records and databases of employer contacts and placement activity
• Provide clear and professional communication with internal teams and external partners

Essential Criteria

• Experience of working with young people, ideally within an education or training setting
• Strong organisational and planning skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with confidence working with students, staff and employers
• A good standard of IT skills, including word processing and spreadsheets
• Flexibility, initiative and the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team

Why Join Us?

• Competitive salary
• 30 Bookable annual leave days, bank holidays, and 2 weeks off at Christmas.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Access to same-day GP appointments, high street discounts, discounted hair and beauty treatments, electric car scheme.
• On-site gym & florist (site dependent).
• Access to our In-house Food Hall & Coffee Shops.

Additional Information

• Safer Recruitment: As part of the recruitment process and in line with keeping children safe in education, we will conduct social media checks on shortlisted candidates. Additionally, before commencing employment, all employees undergo safer recruitment checks, including an enhanced DBS.
• Right to Work: Applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
• Please note all applicants are scored anonymously via application process only, we do not accept CV’s. To apply enter your email address and click on “Apply Now”

Vacancy Timeline

• Closing Date – 26/04
• Shortlisting – From 27/04
• Interviews – From 05/05

For any further details contact us at staff.recruitment@dncolleges.ac.uk

About Us

Here at Doncaster College and University Centre we understand that choosing what to do next can be a huge decision. It’s not just about the course you choose to study, it is about the tutors, the experiences and the friends you meet along the way.

We have over 120 courses at full and part-time, from entry level right up to university level. As well as the vast amount of courses on offer, we ensure all our students get the right support and guidance whether it is through our careers service, our additional learning support, counselling, student finance and many other services all tailored to each individual.

Our exciting and modern campus is in a central location, packed with workspaces designed to industry standard. We work directly with employers allowing you real work experience and industry insight that you will not get from sitting behind a desk.

The Benefits

All employees at DN Colleges Group enjoy a generous annual leave allowance, as well as an additional 2 weeks closure over the Christmas period. We encourage all our teams to take regular breaks, no longer than 3 weeks, to enjoy a healthy work life balance.

DN Colleges Group are committed to Health and Wellbeing of all our employees. We have an increasing number of provisions exclusive to our employees, designed to help you stay at your best or to assist and provide support when you need it.

Health and fitness suite

Generous annual leave

2 weeks off at Christmas

Electric car scheme

• Vivup – Employee Wellbeing and Benefits platform
• Wellness initiatives, onsite during your working week. This could include health visitors, financial advisers, or physio specialists.
• Onsite fitness classes, at lunchtime or after work in conjunction with our Sports colleagues.
• Cycle to Work and Electric car scheme
• Free Eye Care Vouchers
• Discounted Hair and Beauty services
• On site nursery
• Online access to Remploy which is our 24/7 confidential mental health and counselling resource.
• In house counselling/safeguarding specialists to assist in Wellbeing

Lets Teach Programme

Let’s Teach The LET’s teach programme supports new members of teaching staff in terms of college systems and key teaching and learning areas including new staff lesson visits and postcard peeps. Each new member of staff has an allocated Lead Practitioner who works closely with them throughout the programme.

Let’s Bloom

The LET’s Bloom Programme aims to connect our experienced and qualified teachers to share best practice and support continued risk-taking as we continue to add depth to our teaching craft. Teachers volunteer on this one year programme, working closely with the Learning Enhancement Team, capturing their experimentation in a journal.

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