Work Experience Coordinator - Cambridge, United Kingdom - Cambridge Regional College

Cambridge Regional College

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Cambridge Regional College have an exciting opportunity for a Work Experience Coordinator (internally known as Professional Practice Assessor) to join our team.

About the role:

You will organise and monitor work experience placements for students on full time Health and Social Care study programmes within the Care, Health and Early Years Department.

You will have designated classroom time and responsibility to deliver and assess aspects of the Health and Social Care programmes to support students' timely achievement
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Key responsibilities of the Professional Practice Assessor role

Overall responsibility for sourcing and organising work experience placements in health and social care settings to support learners to develop sector related skills in preparation for further study or employment.

Liaise with course leaders and students within the Department to identify a suitable range of placements.

Contact training placements promoting the courses and the needs of the students for experience in the workplace, acting as an 'Ambassador' for Cambridge Regional College.

Act as main point of contact for employers and learners, creating positive relationships with employers to support in the training and development of learners.

Visit a cohort of students in the workplace to gather feedback on student progress and performance from employers

Plan, deliver and assess the BTEC L3 health and social care mandatory work experience unit and record achievement with guidance from the Lead Internal Quality Assurer

Agile working
We do offer agile working on a case by case bases depending on personal circumstances and business need.

What we are looking for in our role:
A self-motivated, creative and flexible individual with good interpersonal, administrative and communication skills

The ideal applicant will be experienced in working in health and social care, organised and able to meet deadlines showing attention to detail and have the ability to cultivate good working relationships with colleagues, students and employers

Applicants should hold a L3 qualification in health and social care, have good IT skills and current knowledge of the health and social care sector which is essential to this role.

Just some of the rewards you can benefit from joining our staff, include:

Generous pension scheme
Discounted rates on Apple products
Free gym membership option and discounted classes
Discounted rates on college courses
BUPA Health Expenses cash plan and Occupational Health services
Free onsite car parking
On site restaurants, retail and coffee outlets (Costa Coffee at Cambridge Campus and Starbucks at Huntingdon Campus)
Free independent telephone counselling service with our Employee Assistant Programme
Staff Development opportunities.

Safeguarding statement
Cambridge Regional College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Therefore, we expect all workers and employees to share this commitment.