Job Introduction
Care Courses Work Placement Officer
Itchen Sixth Form College is looking to appoint an enthusiastic and dynamic Work Placement Officer to join our highly successful Sixth Form College. The successful candidate will contribute to the planning, development and administration of the Care courses work placements.
The Work Placement Officer will work as part of our highly successful Faculty for Science, Social Science and Care. The college offers a wide range of courses in this area including From Level 1 to Level 3 and including A levels and T levels. The faculty has dedicated teaching spaces including a hospital suite, a nursery and practical laboratories. The post holder will work together with the Early Years and Health and Social Care teaching teams to effectively sequence placements to match course delivery and ensure that our high levels of professional standards in placement locations are maintained.
Itchen College is a thriving Sixth Form College with a broad curriculum offer to meet the needs of the local community. The college is situated in pleasant surroundings to the east of Southampton with excellent local transport links. Ofsted inspected the college in December 2021, grading overall provision as Good with Outstanding Quality of Education, Outstanding Education Programmes for Young People and Outstanding Provision for Learners with High Needs.
The college is committed to supporting staff wellbeing and professional development. The college has an excellent in house CPD programme for all teaching and support staff including a dedicated programme for Early Career Teachers. The college also has close links with the Southampton Education Forum, the Wessex Group and the SFCA, including subject groups and CPD opportunities at all levels. The college offers a wide range of benefits for staff, including free parking, an onsite nursery, LGPS pensions, an Employee Assistance Programme and free use of the college gym.
Contract: Part-time, Term Time Only, 30 Hours per week over five days
Salary: £25,276-£26,927 pro rata (Scale Range 10-12 on Sixth Form Colleges Support Staff Payscale)
Closing date: Monday 18th November 2024, Midday
Interview date: TBC
Start date: January 2025
TO APPLY: Please complete an Itchen College Support application form which can be found on the vacancies page via the following link https://www.itchen.ac.uk/about/job-vacancies/support-staff-vacancies Please note that CVs will not be accepted as an alternative form of application.
Please submit your application as soon as possible as we may invite candidates to interview before the closing date.
Itchen Sixth Form College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
