Early Years Work Placement Assessor
Eastern Education Group Trust, Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 3RL5 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
1 September 2026 at 8am
Date listed
27 August 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other support role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year - Permanent
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £26,703 - £29,058 per annum (Dependent on qualifications and experience)
What skills and experience we're looking for
- West Suffolk College, Bury St Edmunds
- 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year - Permanent
- Salary: £26,703 - £29,058 per annum (Dependent on qualifications and experience)
We are seeking an organised and proactive professional to coordinate a caseload of students, sourcing, planning and monitoring meaningful industry and work placements. You will work closely with students, employers and curriculum teams to ensure placements are well matched, effectively planned and provide valuable opportunities for students to develop their skills and workplace experience.
You will prepare students for placements through learning activities, project work and skills development, match learners with suitable employers, and regularly visit and assess students in the workplace against relevant course and occupational standards. You will monitor attendance and progress, maintain accurate records and ensure evidence meets assessment and funding requirements, while responding to enquiries from students, employers and parents/guardians.
Working collaboratively with Curriculum, Business Development and Careers Teams, you will build strong employer relationships and contribute to wider employer engagement activities, team meetings and staff development. You will also be expected to comply with College policies, including confidentiality, data protection, health and safety and risk management requirements.
What the school offers its staff
- Membership into Local Government Pension Scheme
- Family friendly policies and flexible working
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee wellbeing initiatives
- Free parking
- Canteen
- Company events
- Access to various memberships and discount schemes
- Learning and development opportunities, including staff development days
- Funded subject course development for your role
- Range of staff communities, including EDI and neurodiverse communities
- Career progression opportunities
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)About Eastern Education Group Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- recruitment@easterneducationgroup.ac.uk
Arranging a visit to Eastern Education Group Trust
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@easterneducationgroup.ac.uk.
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