Work Experience Co-ordinator

Location:
Kettering Campus

Role: Work Experience Coordinator

Location:
Kettering Campus

Salary/Benefits: Salary is between £25,585 and £30,915 per annum DOE and Qualifications, 27 days annual leave plus Bank holidays,People’s Pension, Retail and Leisure Discounts, excellent professional and personal development opportunities, accessing college courses.

22 Hours per week | 44 Weeks per year:

Contract Type

This is a UK based contract
, and you are required to have the Right to Work in the UK
. Unfortunately, we’re unable to offer sponsorship and any offer of employment will be subject to evidence of your Right to Work in the UK.

We are currently seeking a Work Experience Coordinator to join our Student Services department at The Bedford College Group.

As a Work Experience Coordinator, you play an important role in the success of our students through:

• Work Placement Coordination
  - Source and secure high-quality work experience, industry placements, and T-Level opportunities that support students' learning and career development.
• Student & Employer Engagement
  - Build strong relationships with students, employers, curriculum teams, and stakeholders, providing guidance, handling enquiries, and ensuring positive placement experiences.
• Compliance, Safeguarding & Health & Safety
  - Ensure all placements meet safeguarding, health and safety, funding, and awarding body requirements, taking prompt action to address any concerns.
• Monitoring & Record Management
  - Track student progress on placement, maintain accurate records and databases, provide feedback to curriculum teams, and prepare documentation for audits and inspections.
• Collaboration & Continuous Improvement
  - Work closely with colleagues across the College to develop placement opportunities, promote consistency in communication, support quality standards, and contribute to training and development activities.

• Qualifications & Technical Knowledge- GCSE English and Maths (or equivalent), Level 2 qualification, health and safety, safeguarding and equality training, with strong IT skills including Microsoft Word, Excel and database systems.
• Work Placement & Employer Engagement Experience
  - Experience working with employers, handling enquiries, securing work placements, managing high-volume workloads, and delivering excellent customer service within education, training, or work-based learning environments.
• Compliance, Safeguarding & Health and Safety
  - Sound knowledge of safeguarding, equality and diversity, health and safety legislation, and the ability to conduct placement checks, manage compliance requirements, and promote student welfare.
• Communication & Organisational Skills
  - Excellent communication, problem-solving and relationship-building skills, with the ability to manage caseloads, prioritise workloads, maintain accurate records, produce reports, and present information to a range of audiences.
• Professionalism & Flexibility
  - Demonstrates a proactive, customer-focused approach, works in line with organisational values, contributes positively to teams, commits to continuous development, and holds a full clean driving licence with access to a vehicle for business travel.

For a more detailed breakdown of the job role and the requirements, please see the Job Description attached to this vacancy.

Successful candidates must also be able to demonstrate alignment to our organisational VISION values:

• Valuing Teamwork
  - We are one team who by working together can achieve great things, respecting the opinion and valuing the contribution each of us makes.
• Improving Continuously
  - We challenge ourselves to always do better by trying new things, sharing knowledge, reflecting on practice and learning from others.
• Student Centred
  - At our heart is always doing what is best for our students. We consider students in all of our decision making to create positive outcomes and memorable experiences for every student.
• Inclusive
  - We celebrate differences and diversity, recognising that we can learn from each other.
• Open and Caring
  - We care about the wellbeing of our staff, our students, our community and wider society, creating an environment built on…