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Apprenticeships Placement Officer Full Time - Permanent Hours - 8:30 am - 16:30 (14:30 pm Friday Finish) Pay Rate: Competitive Walsall Our Client: Our client is a rated "Outstanding" OFSTED private training company who work within 10 sectors, across 250 different companies. Their simple yet effective approach to bridging the skills gap in the country focuses on building strong relationships with their clients and new employers. They aim to ensure employers get access to programmes that deliver them the right type of apprentices, the right upskilling, and the specialist assistants they need to improve quality or business systems. With various sites around Birmingham and beyond, they have established themselves as one of the best training providers in the Midlands. The students enrolled with the company are very engaged in their learning, and work hard in any placement they find themselves in. The role: Please note, that this position is not a typical recruitment role. Our client is looking for someone who has experience working within an Apprenticeship team, who has experience promoting and raising the profile of apprenticeship opportunities to Schools, Colleges or other external companies. Duties of the position: Establish working relationships with key personnel in schools and colleges across the West Midlands, Staffordshire and Shropshire Undertake activities that result in students being placed into apprenticeship programmes - including marketing, running event open days, attending career events, parents evenings, and supporting schools with career activities Market open days and school STEM project events Raise awareness of the apprenticeship programmes Generate and maintain a bank of candidates/students All social media and marketing, building on existing profiles Work alongside the recruitment team to source candidates in to company programmes Review and administrate recruitment platforms and websites - promoting apprenticeship vacancies Interviewing potential candidates for vacancies Up-to-date knowledge of all apprenticeship offerings What you need: To be confident using IT systems and processes like MS Office Package A minimum level 2 in English and Maths Must have a demonstrational understanding of apprenticeship recruitment - including the National Apprenticeship Service vacancy service Must be learner-focused Experience engaging with the public, and being able to represent the company at external events Driving License - to travel across sites when required Decision-making, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills Interpersonal skills and the ability to work part as a team Benefits: 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays and up to an extra week for long services award Mobile phone, laptop and expenses 10% Pension contribution - (3% employee 7% employer) Medical insurance - AXA PPP Medical Insurance No monthly targets Could this be your next challenge? This opportunity is permanent position. If you are interested in applying to this position, please send your CV through using the link on this advert and/or call PJ in the Bristol office for Dovetail & Slate on , or email Important Notice Dovetail and Slate is a market leading education recruitment company. We specialise in hiring across the entire spectrum of education, including positions in student support and support services. With our extensive range of roles, we are confident we can find the right match for you, so if the current vacancy does not seem relevant to your expertise, we welcome you to upload your CV or give us a call to discuss your ideal position, with our dedicated team. Dovetail and Slate is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, applicants, and clients to share this commitment. This role may involve work with under 18's or vulnerable adults. Any appointment will be made subject to strict vetting and screening checks and receipt of a satisfactory enhanced DBS check. Dovetail and Slate ltd acts as an Employment Agency (perm) and an Employment Business (temp/contract). Because education matters. Dovetail and Slate Limited (11351060) acts as an Employment Agency. Because education matters. Dovetail and Slate Limited (11351060) acts as an Employment Agency.
Local Education Sector are looking for a highly motivated student focused Employability Coach Pay: £13.00 per hour Location: Isleworth Part time 3 days per week The purpose of the post: To ensure that students have access to high quality, safe and appropriate work experience and placements within relevant and realistic work settings. This includes the delivery of proactive and inspiring preparation sessions, work related activities and engagement with employers to help students prepare for work experience and reflect meaningfully on their skills, experiences and future choices. Main responsibilities are to: Work with the Curriculum Management, Work Placement Coordinator and the Director of Student Experience to organise, monitor and administer work experience/placements to ensure that targets are timely and achieved Establish and develop strong links with local businesses and national employers to source and create opportunities for relevant, appropriate and meaningful work placements and work-related learning activities Collaborate with curriculum departments to understand students' needs and align work placement opportunities with their educational goals Develop and enhance students' employability skills through group or one to one sessions as appropriate and support them in sourcing and preparing for their work experience/placement Liaise with and visit employers in the workplace if required, to ensure all placements are suitable and meet the required standards in line with health and safety, safeguarding and meet other checks e.g. DBS, CSCS cards etc. prior to student undertaking work experience Ensure effective, appropriate and timely communication with students, curriculum, employers and parents (when appropriate) and be the first point of call for resolving any issues arising from students and placement supervisors Utilise College tracking systems (Grofar) and procedures in a timely manner with accurate information to monitor, track and record employer data, workplace assessments, attendance and progress of students in placements Monitor students in placement on an ongoing basis to ensure that appropriate standards around work placement are being met . Monitor and record completed placement hours, attendance levels, evaluations from placements and gather feedback to demonstrate impact and provide accurate and timely data and reports against targets Work collaboratively with curriculum areas and Careers to create, support and engage in the arrangement of employer focused events i.e. presentations, live projects, mock interviews sessions, fairs, trips, workplace visits, mentoring etc. to develop employability skills. Collaborate with Curriculum Management and the Work Placement Officer to continuously improve work placement initiatives, collecting and analysing data to measure success and identify areas for enhancement. Wider responsibilities are to: Keep up to date with current practice relating to relevant curriculum developments and work collaboratively with vocational teams to ensure seamless embedding of relevant skills and high levels of engagement from students