Placement Officer

Placement Officer

• Closing date: Thursday, 31 October 2024
• Location: Blackburn
• Salary: Up to £24,176 per annum
• Contract type: Permanent
• Department: Apprenticeship Preparation
• Hours: 37.5 hours
• Interview date: TBC

Vacancy Description

Our client is a large, independent training provider, based in Blackburn, Lancashire and is owned by the University of Central Lancashire. They have a heritage of over 50 years in Lancashire, delivering learning and development solutions and pride themselves on delivery excellence in learning and creating outstanding talent.

They are seeking to appoint a Placement Officer to join their Apprenticeship Preparation Programme.

The main purpose of the role is to recruit and retain employers who can provide high quality opportunities for work experience and apprenticeship vacancies, in line with their Apprenticeship Preparation programme requirements. You will work closely with these aspiring Apprentices to match them to suitable work placement opportunities, in line with their career aspirations and needs.

This role will include regular face to face meetings at employer sites, therefore a full, clean driving licence would be preferred.

Why work for our client?

They believe they are a great place to work. They genuinely care about their employees and offer a highly competitive benefits package, including:

• 27 days holiday (increasing to 32 days in accordance with service) plus Bank Holidays
• Birthday leave
• Opportunity to purchase up to an additional 5 days holiday per year
• Contributory pension scheme (after a qualifying period)
• Life insurance based on 4 x annual salary
• Annual CPD days and opportunities for career development and progression
• Family friendly policies
• Modern facilities
• Scope for hybrid working
• Free parking (on and off-site)
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme

Equality of Opportunity

Our client is committed to equality, diversity and access for all.

Safeguarding Statement

Our client is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, learners, sub-contractors, employers and visitors to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to the receipt of enhanced clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) or a check via the Update Service as well as other recruitment checks.

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance, they conduct social media checks for all candidates shortlisted for an interview in order to ascertain their suitability to work with children and young people.

They reserve the right to close this job vacancy early, should they find a suitable candidate prior to the closing date specified.