Work Experience Coordinator

Woodlands; Margate; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational organization in Margate is seeking a Work Experience Coordinator to develop and implement work experience programs for learners aged 16-25 with additional needs and disabilities. The role involves finding suitable placements, maintaining relationships with providers, and supporting learners throughout their journey. Candidates should have excellent people skills, a friendly attitude, and experience in similar roles. The position is full-time and requires availability for up to 200 days a year.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role is required.
• Good understanding of health and safety in the workplace is an advantage.
• Outgoing, friendly, and confident personality.

Responsibilities

• Develop and coordinate work placements for learners aged 16-25.
• Establish and maintain relationships with work placement providers.
• Support learners to access and maintain their placements.

Skills

Excellent people skills

Organizational skills

Verbal and written communication

Understanding of health and safety

Job description

The role of Work Experience Coordinator is to develop, implement and coordinate work experience for learners aged 16-25 with additional educational needs and disabilities. Also gather and record progression information.

You will be responsible for finding safe, suitable work placements to meet individual learner career aspirations, establishing and maintaining good working relationships with work placement providers, and supporting the learners to enable them to access and maintain their placements. This will involve liaising with families and other professionals to ensure learner needs are fully met. As learners progress from college into employment, education, training or volunteering, you will collect progression evidence and update our records.

As Work Experience Coordinator you will support the Liberty Training college team in ensuring work experience placements meet the individual needs of the learner by supporting learners in gaining the skills, knowledge and experience they need to support their learning journey at college and beyond.

You will support the team in ensuring directives and policies are reflected and implemented in everyday practice.

You will be accountable to your Line Manager.

Requirements

Full time Work Experience Coordinators are required to be available for work for up to 200 days per year, Monday to Friday, 8:30am - 16:30. You are entitled to a 30-minute unpaid lunch per day. but this may vary according to the needs of the company.

You must have an outgoing, friendly, and confident personality with a positive attitude and a passion for helping others. Our team are motivational speakers, inspirers, and energisers who broaden horizons and break down barriers to progression.

We are looking for someone professional and reliable with excellent people skills, who can establish excellent working relationships with both clients and employers. You will need to be highly organised and demonstrate good verbal and written communication skills, have an understanding of the need to maintain boundaries and the ability to work with sensitivity and humour. You should have experience in a similar role and a good understanding of health and safety in the workplace would be an advantage.

At Liberty, we have a “learner centred” approach and are looking for someone with the same philosophy. We have a holistic approach to training young people, helping them wherever possible with the challenges that life may throw at them, and to join our team, you would need that same outlook.

The Liberty Team have an ‘all hands on deck’ approach, so when you are not fulfilling the elements of your role, you may be asked to assist the team in other areas.