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Work Experience Lead

Job details
Posting date: 17 July 2025
Salary: £27,974 to £30,317 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 31 July 2025
Location: Carlisle, Cumbria, CA1 1HS
Company: NCG
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: NCG0000694_1752747959

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Summary

Work Experience Lead

ROLE DESCRIPTION

Do you have a passion for helping young people prepare for the world of work?


We're looking for a Work Experience Lead to join our team and play a key role in enhancing our students' career readiness and employability skills.


In this role, you will:

  • Lead and manage a dedicated team supporting students with high-quality work experience opportunities.
  • Build strong partnerships with local employers and internal stakeholders.
  • Champion best practices in work placement planning, monitoring, and evaluation.
  • Deliver training and guidance to staff and students on work readiness.
  • Support learners individually and in groups to help overcome barriers to success.


What we're looking for:

  • A strong background in learner support, careers guidance, or employer engagement.
  • Excellent communication, organisational, and leadership skills.
  • Knowledge of current education and employment pathways, including T-Levels and apprenticeships.
  • A collaborative, proactive, and student-focused approach.


This is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact in students' lives by helping them gain the skills and experience they need to thrive beyond college.

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

NCG is a great place to work, with a whole host of benefits such as:

  • Generous Annual Leave
  • Flexible Working
  • Student Discount
  • Government Pension Schemes
  • Cycle to Work
  • Employee Assistance Programme


For more information, please see our website - Our Benefits

NCG VALUES

Our values are not just about what we do, but also how we do things. Shaped by our colleagues, customers and learners, they set the standard of how we should behave, how we work together and give us the opportunity to make the right decisions based on the values we all share.

  • Being both inclusive and diverse
  • Trusting and respecting our communities
  • Taking ownership whilst working collaboratively
  • Inspiring excellence and curiosity


For further detail about our Values and Strategy, please visit our website - Values and Strategy

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

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