Work Placement and Employability Officer

About the role:

The purpose of this role is to provide support to the Work Placement and Careers and Employability teams to enable students to undertake Work Experience, Industry Placement, and work-related activities by engaging with local and regional employers, managing external stakeholder relationships and acting as an advocate for learners to ensure preparation, delivery and evaluation of work-related activities are meaningful, relevant and sustained to a high quality.

About you:

You will have a Level 3 qualification or equivalent, strong general office skills and experience of working in a busy customer focused organisation. 

You will have excellent organisation skills, with a strong attention to detail and have the ability to communicate effectively with a diverse range of people at all ages and levels.

About us:

We are the largest college group in London.  Our colleges include City and Islington College, Westminster Kingsway College, and The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London.  We are committed to success through equality and diversity.

About Westminster Kingsway College:

Westminster Kingsway College is a further education college in central London with centres in Camden and Westminster. It offers a huge array of academic and vocational courses for 16-18 year olds and adult learners, such as A-Levels, BTECs, Apprenticeships, Foundation Degrees, Access to Higher Education, employability training and short courses. It also offers bespoke training for employers and specialist programmes delivered in conjunction with the Peter Jones Enterprise Academy.

Westminster Kingsway is an award-winning provider of hospitality and culinary arts courses. For over a century it has been at the forefront of culinary arts education in the UK, providing UK restaurants with highly-skilled chefs, front-of-house staff and management. The college can count among its alumni Jamie Oliver, Ainsley Harriot and Selin Kiazim. 

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CLOSING DATE: 1st December 2022

INTERVIEW DATE: TBC

For further information about the role including job description and application form please visit the vacancies section of our website via the apply link.