Work Placement Support Officer

About The Role

We’re looking for a Work Placement Officer to join our friendly Careers, Work Experience & Progression team within the Student Life Directorate. Our team plays a key role in shaping an outstanding student experience, connecting learning to real‑world opportunities and supporting the wider college and group strategy. If you’re passionate about helping students take their next steps, this could be the perfect role for you.

You’ll be based at our vibrant Quarry Hill campus
, a unique mix of green spaces and modern design, home to specialist childcare training facilities, digital tech labs, and industry‑standard studios and theatres. With strong employer links and cutting‑edge resources, it’s an inspiring place to work and just a five‑minute walk from the bus station.

In this role, you’ll work closely with T Level and other students, employers, and curriculum teams to make sure work placements are meaningful, well‑matched, and successfully completed. Collaborating with our Business Engagement and curriculum colleagues, you’ll help ensure every student is placed in the right setting to thrive and gain valuable industry experience.

• Support students prior to placements by identifying their skills, qualities, interests and aspirations and matching them to appropriate work placements sourced by the business engagement team.
• Deliver placement based sessions to students.
• Support students to arrange pre‑placement visits, agree expectations with students and employers.
• Be a point of contact for both students and employers during the placement.
• Manage your own caseload of students.
• Undertake a range of general administration duties relating to the role.
• Be willing to travel across the Leeds City Region to support placements.

• Understanding of employability skills needed for a work placement, and how to equip students with these skills.
• Experience of working with young people in a group and one‑to‑one basis.
• An ability to develop effective working relationships with young people, college staff, employers and other stakeholders.
• Enthusiastic, positive and understanding of students’ needs; initiative, self‑motivation and the ability to persuade, influence and motivate others.
• A willingness to work flexibly both independently and as part of a team.
• It would be desirable if you had an understanding of 16‑18 education and the T‑Level agenda.

The group offers a range of excellent benefits, including:

Annual Leave

Curriculum and Management: 44 days plus bank holidays. Curriculum support and business support: 39 days plus bank holidays.

Pension Schemes With Generous Employer Contributions

Teachers’ Pension Scheme, Local Government Pension Scheme, People’s Pension Scheme.

CPD Opportunities

Annual staff conference plus 2 additional staff development days, qualifications including PGCE, apprenticeships, leadership and management courses.

Employee wellbeing initiatives

Family Friendly Policies, discounted onsite spa (Printworks) and gym (Park Lane).

Travel and commuting

Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.

Flexible and hybrid working opportunities

Please speak to the recruiting manager regarding flexible opportunities as these differ between roles.

Luminate Education Group is a collective of education providers based in Yorkshire with one clear purpose: to make a positive difference to people’s lives through genuinely transformative education and training.

We offer a wide range of job vacancies across our business support functions - Finance, Human Resources, ITSS, Marketing, Communications, Executive Support, Estates and Food Services. Our large size and diverse range of member organisations means there are always exciting opportunities to progress.

As an education provider, we are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our workforce, and you’ll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow.

Luminate Education Group consists of Harrogate College, Keighley College, Leeds City College, Leeds Sixth Form College, Pudsey Sixth Form College,…