Work Experience & Placement Officer

Work Experience & Placement Officer

37 hours per week - 52 weeks per year | Full Time | Permanent

At City College Plymouth, one of the country's largest providers of quality education and training, we are going through a period of transition to enable us to propel education into the future. We pride ourselves on delivering a learning environment and organisational culture that impacts positively on the health, wellbeing and sustainability of our community and enables all our students and staff to achieve their full potential.

City College Plymouth is home to thousands of bright and enthusiastic students and 650 talented and experienced staff. You will be joining a college that is proud of its culture, where our core values of Respect, Ownership and Integrity are there to nurture and support a passion for teaching and learning, enriching our community through knowledge, experience and skills enabling every student to be the best they can be.

As a College Work Placement Officer you will be responsible for sourcing, identifying and gaining suitable work experience and placement opportunities for students, to include coordination, monitoring, and evaluation of these work placements. Make excellent connections with employers to maximise the student's opportunity for sustainable employment or other progression opportunities.

We are looking for a qualified and well-motivated, enthusiastic, and experienced individual to help students achieve their goals and ambitions in their career. You will also be responsible for preparing record systems to monitor the implementation of the individual's student-centred plans within the working environment and actively seek work opportunities with employers and ensure that individuals are supported during work placement. This will include placing and monitoring students as part of the new T Level programmes. This is a full-time role supporting students and staff onsite 5 days a week and is not suitable for home working.

City College Plymouth is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The College is an equal opportunities employer.

If you want to be rewarded well for investing in people's futures - we want to hear from you! Apply now through the City College Plymouth recruitment portal at