Inspire careers. Build employer partnerships. Change lives.
Are you passionate about helping people achieve their potential? Do you enjoy building relationships, delivering engaging advice and creating opportunities that make a lasting difference?
Yeovil College is looking for a Careers & Employability Co-ordinator to join our successful Employer Engagement team. This is an exciting opportunity to support students with their career ambitions while coordinating meaningful work experience and industry placements that prepare them for future success.
We're keen to hear from applicants with experience in careers advice, employability, recruitment, apprenticeships, education, training, employer engagement, work experience, placements or student support.
You'll be responsible for:
- Delivering careers information, advice and guidance to learners.
- Coordinating work experience and industry placements.
- Building strong relationships with employers and curriculum teams.
- Delivering careers, employability and progression workshops.
- Supporting learners into employment, apprenticeships and higher education.
We're looking for someone who has:
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
- Experience working with young people, employers or customers.
- Confidence delivering presentations or group sessions.
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
- GCSE Grade 4 (or equivalent) in English and Maths.
- A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.
Why join Yeovil College?
- £27,594 annual salary
- Local Government Pension Scheme with 16.1% employer contribution
- Excellent professional development opportunities
- Free onsite gym and parking
- Staff discounts and Employee Assistance Programme
- Subsidised catering and Cycle to Work scheme
If you're looking for a rewarding role where you can help shape the future of young people while working with employers across the region, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today – vacancies may close early if sufficient applications are received.
Yeovil College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. An enhanced DBS check will be required.
Safeguarding Statement:
Yeovil College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
Potential applicants should be aware that all successful applicants will need to agree to an enhanced DBS check including child and if required adult barred list checks. Yeovil College uses a third party registered body called uCheck (www.ucheck.co.uk) to complete DBS checks on our behalf. Your data is handled according to the DBS Code of Practice which is available from the DBS website (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-code-of-practice). DBS checks are only one of several methods used to assess candidates suitability to work with children and young adults.