Employment Services Officer

About Us

The Sheffield College is a further and higher education institution dedicated to providing academic, vocational, and professional qualifications to approximately 13,000 young people and adults annually. Our mission is to transform lives through learning, advocating for inclusivity and diversity at every stage.

The Sheffield College is a large, vibrant and diverse further education college and we are proud of how the college contributes to transforming lives through learning by meeting local skills needs.

We have high aspirations and standards for ourselves, and our learners and this role will be a key one in supporting the college’s mission to be consistently great and ensure our students get the qualifications and skills they need to go further in employment, careers, apprenticeships, further training, and university level courses.

We believe in providing a holistic approach to supporting students to build their employability skills and increase their chances of progressing into a positive destination. The Employment Services Officer role is fundamental to achieving this.

• To work closely with curriculum colleagues to ensure student and employer compliance for student external opportunities e.g. paid, unpaid, and voluntary projects to support a student’s positive start in learning, the learning journey and employability skills development
• Writing and advertising of Employer opportunities on agreed platforms
• Allocation of vacancies to relevant Employability Skills & Placement Officers depending on placement type and sector, managing audience setting for vacancy to ensure correct student target audience per vacancy
• Ensure smooth administration of vacancy, candidate match and company details via the linked placement system (EBS/CRM/WRA)
• Complete the student and employer compliance checks and formally clear the placement
• Create and issue student online interactive workbook in line with T Level funding rules
• Liaise with Curriculum Employer Partnership team and CAS team quality check and ensure all placements and work-related activity opportunities comply with the college policy and funding rules for audit prior to start date
• Match successful applicants’ candidates to suitable opportunities on college systems
• Check compliance and quality of student and employer agreements and associated documents prior to the placement start date (DBS, parental consent, signed service level agreements)
• Ensure all students on placement are pulled through to WRA from EBS, matched to an official employer record and vacancy and can commence the logging of hours for the ILR feed
• Authorise first day in placement date
• Register employers and learners on WRA system (and CRM for employer) before handover to delivery once all compliance documentation is in place
• Organise and host relevant events as and when needed
• Build new partnerships with key stakeholders. Including at open evenings and external events within the South Yorkshire region
• Act as a college ambassador

From time-to-time these responsibilities may be reviewed so that they evolve as part of the college’s strategic growth and success. You may also be required to take on other tasks related to the job to support the College in the delivery of its strategic aims, without changing the role's main purpose.

You may be required to participate in cross-college teams and working groups on key projects.

You may need to attend relevant internal committees and groups. This could include preparing and presenting papers as required.

You will act as a role model to colleagues, ensuring that the responsibilities of the post are carried out in line with the College’s FREDIE+ values and behaviors.

• Anyone who has regular contact with children and young people in their day-to-day responsibilities must ensure they are safe. You will work with the Safeguarding Team, ensuring concerns regarding students/apprentices are shared in a timely, accurate manner
• You will be involved in supporting college open days, supporting during the exam season, student enrolment…