Placement Officer - Health and Social Care and Childcare

Overview

In your role as a Placement Officer, you will work with students in the Health and Life Sciences department, preparing them for work placements, sourcing suitable opportunities, completing DBS requirements, ensuring placements are safe and appropriate, and visiting students to check on their progress.

• Assess childcare learners' progress in the workplace and write up observation and visit reports.
• Arrange work placements for health and social care learners and monitor progress.
• Liaise with and support lecturers in delivering practical training and preparing students for work placements in a variety of health, health and social care, education, and childcare settings.
• Source and coordinate suitable work placements, ensuring health and safety standards are met.
• Complete and manage DBS paperwork and compliance.
• Keep accurate records of placement locations, health and safety checks, assessment and support visits, and student attendance.
• Monitor student development in the workplace, ensuring regular reviews of progress and achievement.
• Support curriculum staff by liaising on work experience placement issues and working to resolve them.

We are looking for a Part-time (0.8) Placement Officer to join our passionate, dynamic and friendly team of Health, Health and Social Care, Education and Childcare professionals based at our Wycombe Campus. This is a varied role that requires flexibility, excellent organisational and communication skills, and a passion for working with young people to inspire them to progress onto further study or careers in the Health, Social Care, Education, and Childcare sectors.

Experience in early years or childcare settings is preferred.

At Bucks College Group, you will find a collaborative environment that values creativity, encourages professional development, and fosters a passion for making a difference in the lives of all our students. Buckinghamshire College Group is a Further Education college with three campuses located in Aylesbury, Amersham and Wycombe. We are proud to be a skills-based college supporting over 5000 learners each year to achieve their study and career goals and play a pivotal role in the Buckinghamshire community working with a wide range of employers for example, Pinewood Studios, NHS Trusts and Flannery Plant Hire to name but a few.

You will have an unwavering passion for learning and for supporting learners and staff to achieve more than they ever thought possible — we call this the Bucks College Factor. If you have the Bucks College Factor, this sounds like a role for you and Buckinghamshire College Group sounds like a place you’d like to be part of, then we’d love to hear from you.

Commitment to Safeguarding: BCG is committed to equal opportunities for all, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and staff alike; all posts are subject to enhanced DBS checks.

Support will be provided to achieve an assessing qualification if not already held.

If you’re ready to take on this challenging yet rewarding role, apply now and join us in our mission to empower every student to reach their full potential. We will encourage you to develop new skills and expand your opportunities within the College. We are also flexible and accommodating, allowing you to be as productive as possible.

• Pension scheme - LGPS (Local Government Pension Scheme)
• Generous annual leave entitlement plus Bank Holidays & additional leave purchase scheme
• Access to free training & continuous professional development
• A bespoke package of intensive induction and probation support
• Flexible working policy and a commitment to employee wellbeing
• Discounts in the Aylesbury Day Nursery & Aylesbury Hair & Beauty (HAB) Salon
• 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Cycle to work and local business employee corporate discount schemes