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Health and Social Care Placement Coordinator and assessor (on-site)

Job details
Posting date: 13 November 2025
Salary: £27,465 to £29,841 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 27 November 2025
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk
Remote working: On-site only
Company: Suffolk New College
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: Health and Social Care Placement Coordinator and assessor (on-site)

Summary

Health and Social Care Placement Coordinator and assessor (on-site)
Within the range of £27,465 to £29,841 per annum *Starting salary subject to College salary assessment process
35 hours per week, 52 weeks per year

This is an excellent career opportunity to join the Health and Social Care team at Suffolk New College. This role will require you to coach and assess the skills development of the Health and Social Care learners in a range of settings including placements offsite and in industry, and 1-1’s and workshops onsite at Suffolk New College.

Working closely with the Health and Social Care team, you will pro-actively support and develop the skills of the learners to become the workforce of the future, through an exceptional learner experience.

You will therefore need to be able to demonstrate:

• Excellent coaching and development skills;
• Expertise and experience in the Health and Social sector
• Ability to build and develop sustainable relationships with young people, employers and external agencies;
• Creative and innovative approaches, which deliver an exceptional student experience and student outcomes.

As part of this role, you will also be required to work with health and social care employers to arrange placements for our students studying across our health and social care provision. Therefore, networking and organisational skills alongside a knowledge of the vocational area are a must.

This post is based at Suffolk New College Ipswich Campus, However Suffolk New College is a multi campus site and staff may be required to work at and travel between campuses.

At Suffolk New College, we promote the culture of BeSNC. Implementing BeSNC is not just a choice; it's a commitment to providing the best possible environment for our learners to thrive. It's a commitment to nurturing an inclusive and supportive community where each student, staff and community member can reach their full potential.

For further information, please visit www.suffolk.ac.uk

Closing date: Thursday 27th November 2025 at Midnight

Interview date: Friday 5th December 2025

This College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. As part of our on-going commitment to Equality and Diversity, Suffolk New College guarantee to short list all applicants from a black or ethnic minority group who meet the essential criteria and all applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria. All appointments are subject to Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.

We do not recognise any agencies or search agencies acting on our behalf unless they have been officially engaged. Applicants should apply to us directly and not be persuaded to go via an agency. The college will not recognise any agency fees for recruitment activities unless an active engagement linked to a specific role has been agreed.

The college will not pay fees associated with CVs or applicants who are sent to the college via agencies on a speculative basis or in response to college adverts.

Agencies should refrain from sending CVs to anyone working for the college on a speculative basis. The college will make approaches to agencies via our HR team if we feel that we need assistance with a post.

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