Industry Placement Advisor - Slough, United Kingdom - Protocol

Protocol

Verified Company

Slough, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Protocol is delighted to be recruiting for an Industry Placement Advisor in the Slough area.

Salary:
£24,728 - £27,224pa

This role will require an Enhanced DBS

To support young people in the development of their employability skills and to help them access and complete outstanding and meaningful industry placements as per the requirements of the college and course awarding bodies.

To establish and maintain long-term, mutually beneficial relationships with local businesses, The Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and other key stakeholders.

To support the college's careers programme and implementation of our high-quality career's strategy.

Duties:

To ensure high quality placements, careers, and employability programmes for all students across college.
To oversee processes in place to keep students, staff, and employers safe whilst ensuring compliance with national guidance relating to health and safety and safeguarding in the workplace.
Keeping up to date and current with new government initiatives and policies relating to careers and industry placements to ensure compliance across all levels.
To deliver industry placement and careers presentations to students independently and with colleagues.
To effectively track allocation of student placements, liaising with curriculum teams where student placement has not been successful.
Conducting visits to employers in settings around the UK, during and after placements to assess their suitability and value for students.

Person Specification:

Level 2 Qualification in English (GCSE Grade A
C or grades 94 or equivalent)
Experience of working in a customerfocused environment and providing high quality customer service.
Demonstrable IT skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Internet, and ability to work with complex databases.