Location: Middlesbrough College Main Campus, TS2 1AD

Department: Childcare & Education

Reporting to: Work Experience & Industry Placement Team Leader

Contractual hours: 37 hours per week

Basis: Full time, Term time only 40 weeks, Permanent

Pension: NEST Pension

Join Our Team

We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for an Industry Placement Coordinator Assessor in Childcare to join our Childcare & Education department. You will contribute to the development and review of work placement opportunities while overseeing the organisation, coordination, assessment, and monitoring of learners throughout their placements. As a key member of our team, you will play an integral part in supporting students and enriching our thriving academic community.

What You’ll Be Doing:

As an Industry Placement Coordinator Assessor, you will:

• Be responsible for organising, coordinating, assessing, and monitoring learners during their placements.
• Liaise with the Work Experience & Industry Placement Team Leader to explore and develop placement opportunities.
• Ensure that all placement providers comply with health and safety regulations, conducting appropriate risk assessments to accommodate specific learner requirements.
• Maintain an up-to-date database of placement providers, recording available opportunities and evaluating their performance in relation to health, safety, and effective supervision through review procedures or other means.
• Meet with students prior to their placements to discuss their needs and the college’s expectations.
• Continuously maintain, review, develop, and expand work placement opportunities.

What We’re Looking For:

We seek candidates who:

• Hold a relevant Level 3 qualification in Childcare or Health & Care (essential).
• Have GCSEs at grade 4/C or above in Maths and English, or equivalent qualifications.
• Demonstrate a commitment to completing all mandatory training required for the role.
• Possess Assessor and/or Verifier awards.
• Hold a relevant Health & Safety qualification (desirable).
• Show a proven ability to work effectively as part of a team.

What’s in it for you?

The college offers an excellent benefits package which includes:

• Competitive Salaries
• Cycle to Work Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Excellent Training and Development Opportunities
• Dedicated Teaching & Learning Coaches for New Staff.
• On-site staff parking available
• Contributions to a variety of role-based pensions schemes including Teachers Pension, Local Government Pension Scheme and NEST Pension
• On site restaurant and food outlets including Costa Coffee
• Extensive wellbeing provision including, but not limited to:
  - 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme (free counselling support for staff and their immediate family)
  - Occupational Health
  - Free Flu jabs
  - Free Gym Membership for all staff.
  - Discounted hair and beauty salon treatments

To learn more about working at Middlesbrough College, please visit our Work For Us page.

For further details and to discuss the role in more detail, please contact Joanne Hewlett, Work Experience & Industry Placement Team Leader on J.Hewlett@mbro.ac.uk  

Ready to Make a Difference? Apply Early!

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we can appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closing date. We therefore encourage applicants to submit their applications as soon as possible.

SAFEGUARDING

At Middlesbrough College, we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff to share this commitment. We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements and best practice as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance.

All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, an online search and proof of eligibility to work in the UK. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.

Middlesbrough College is an equal opportunities employer, dedicated to ensuring equality of opportunity, eliminating discrimination, and fostering good relations among all members of its community, and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.

Please see attached job description - Industry Placement Coordinator Assessor - Childcare