Work Experience Officer

We currently have an excellent opportunity to join our Student Services team as a Work Experience Officer. As a Work Experience Officer at Bradford College, you will work directly with students to support, manage and monitor all work experience activity.

Responsibilities

• Engage Bradford College students in work experience to enhance their employability skills.
• Source and develop new work experience and industry placement opportunities in subject specialist areas.
• Build strong, robust business relationships through business development using available resources to support diverse placement activities.
• Develop a robust client database to fulfil the needs of departments and faculties to support students into work experience opportunities.
• Promote and maximise student involvement and engagement with work experience.
• Assess student skills and create personalised career development plans to support further development, monitoring progress at regular intervals.
• Liaise with curriculum teams and employers to set SMART objectives for work experience.
• Meet set targets for work experience in line with agreed performance indicators.
• Regularly conduct work experience visits and engage with a wide range of employers.
• Accurately record and produce reports on student engagement with work experience through our online Work Experience Management System.
• Participate in the evaluation process, reviewing the quality and impact of work experience and utilising this for future development.
• Produce case studies celebrating success and promote to internal and external audiences.
• Undertake tasks relating to the effective management and storage of documentation.
• Network internally with relevant staff to support the delivery of work experience.
• Attend and contribute to appropriate team meetings, staff development and marketing activities.
• Liaise with curriculum staff and support staff to ensure positive outcomes for students.

Ideal Candidate

Our ideal candidate will be a learner and quality‑focused with a commitment to our vision of working together to transform lives. You should be able to contribute to our journey to Outstanding, creating a positive working and study environment, and Equity, Diversity or be prepared to pass a test before the interview to demonstrate level 2 ability, and then, if appointed, achieve within an agreed timescale. GCSE 4 – 9 or equivalent level 2 qualification in English; or be prepared to pass a test before the interview to demonstrate level 2 ability, and then, if appointed, achieve within an agreed timescale.

Experience

• Experience of working in an education setting delivering work experience or industry placement opportunities.
• Experience of developing new local and regional contacts through proactive and innovative business development activity.
• Experience of working with a diverse range of people.

For an informal discussion about the role, please email recruit@bradfordcollege.ac.uk. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, depending on the level of interest and number of applications, so early application is advised. Please note that if you are successful and accept a role, any other ongoing applications for other roles with us will be withdrawn automatically.

Benefits of working at Bradford College

• Generous annual leave entitlement – equivalent to 30 days of holidays, plus bank holidays.
• Additional college closure days, including a 2‑week Christmas closure.
• West Yorkshire Pension Scheme, with a generous 18% employer contribution.
• Annual salary reviews.
• Career progression opportunities – 54% of all vacancies are filled internally.
• Free sports and gym facilities.
• Free wellbeing initiatives and access to our exclusive staff indoor and outdoor wellbeing space.
• Confidential employee assistance service and on‑site mental health first aiders.
• Access to Bradford College benefits hub, offering retail, travel, leisure and dining discounts and cashback.
• Discounts on greener travel – cycle to work scheme.