Work Placement Co-ordinator
| Posting date: | 19 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £18,732.44 to £18,732.45 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 18 October 2025 |
| Location: | Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 2AR |
| Company: | Nelson and Colne College |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 1138476 |
Summary
Work Placement Co-ordinator
Salary: Up to £18,732.45 per annum (£26,542.56 full time equivalent), depending on experience
Hours: 29.6 per week
Working Weeks: 40 per year
Contract Type: Permanent
Site: Accrington & Rossendale College
Closing Date: Wednesday 15 October 2025
Interview Date: Friday 24 October 2025
‘Together, Let’s Be Extraordinary’
Our Organisation
This role is advertised by ELLG Professional Services. Part of East Lancashire Learning Group, ELLG Professional Services provides expert business support services to the wider Group.
East Lancashire Learning Group is made up of three merged colleges: Nelson and Colne College, Accrington and Rossendale College and Lancashire Adult Learning. The Group is a beacon for teaching and learning excellence. It is an innovative provider; a research hub for teaching and learning, with a clear ambition to deliver the best possible experience and outcomes for learners.
Accrington and Rossendale College has a proud history of delivering high quality vocational courses and technical training, apprenticeships and higher education provision to the communities that we serve. We excel in providing people with a platform to progress into fantastic employment opportunities with rewarding career prospects.
The Exciting Role:
A new and exciting opportunity has become available for a highly motivated and dedicated Work Placement Co-ordinator to join our Work Placement team on a part-time, permanent basis.
The successful candidate will be responsible for co-ordinating placements and communicating and liaising with College staff, students and external stakeholders. You will be able to use your initiative to obtain the best opportunities for our students and enable them to enter the workplace successfully following their time with us. Good written and verbal communication and time management is essential to this role.
You will work closely with the Sales, Partnership Engagement Team and Work Experience Team to ensure central collation of data and that all placement activities are carried out in line with College guidelines. The role requires good attention to detail, strong administration skills, and the ability to use a variety of IT packages.
The successful candidate will be primarily based at the Accrington & Rossendale College campus but may be required to travel across sites.
What You Will Be Doing:
• Co-ordinate work placement opportunities for learners across the College in conjunction with learners and tutors
• Utilise a variety of systems to co-ordinate work placements across the wider team
• Communicate with tutors and other curriculum staff about work placement processes, and assist them with any queries they may have in respect of processes and procedures
• Deal with enquiries from employers, taking messages and follow-up action, as appropriate
• Deal with confidential correspondence in a professional and discreet manner
What We Are Looking For:
• 4 GCSEs or equivalent including Maths and English at Grade C/4 or above
• GCE A Level or equivalent (desirable)
• Successful experience of working with people of all ages, skills and abilities on a 1:1 basis and in a group setting
• Experience of working within a dynamic role, demonstrating excellent attention to detail
• Experience of processing information and utilising systems to monitor and track data
What We Offer in Return:
- Access to a workplace pension scheme – with employer contributions of 5%
- Generous annual leave allowance including a two-week closure over the Christmas period
- Enhanced occupational sick pay scheme and access to family friendly policies and benefits
- A range of health and wellbeing benefits and support
- Staff recognition scheme, including long service awards
- Free on-site parking on all College sites
Please visit our ‘working for us’ section of our website for a full list of our benefits https://careers.nelson.ac.uk/working-for-us/benefits/
Further Questions?
Please contact our friendly HR Team h.resources@nelsongroup.ac.uk
*Please note we only accept applications submitted via our website*
All of our posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check due to working with vulnerable adults and children. Should you wish to discuss this further, please get in touch with the HR team
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