Careers & Placement Co-Ordinator in Bournemouth

BCP Salary Band 7 (£26,318-£29,852) - appointments will be made at the starting point of the salary range. The salary shown is pro-rated based on a 35-hour working week from the full-time equivalent. 35 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term time only + inset days), fixed term initially for 12 months, on-site working.

Linwood School is an Ofsted graded Outstanding SEND school. We are an outward facing centre of excellence in the area. Our values speak of respect, support, inclusivity, positivity, harmony, excellence and responsibility, all underpinned by our actions and personal accountability.

We are seeking to appoint a Careers & Placement Co-ordinator to work within our careers team. The successful candidate will provide advice and guidance on future careers, employment and education opportunities and assist students in finding and maintaining established work placements, as well as setting up new placement opportunities in the local area. Applicants will need to liaise with students, parents and local businesses to ensure that placements are purposeful and develop students’ employability skills, alongside their Education, Health and Care plan.

A genuine occupational requirement exists for the successful applicant to hold a full driving licence and hold business insurance for this purpose.

• Provide information, advice and guidance about careers, employment, volunteering, and educational opportunities to support individuals to identify their education and career goals, and understand the requirements to achieve them.
• This includes targeting specific students to offer considered and bespoke support around future pathways and employability, to ensure the whole student body can benefit from careers support.
• Produce careers toolkits and resources that will help individuals understand what options are available and suitable for them. This will be informed by the child’s support needs, outlined in their Education, Health and Care Plan.
• Utilise defined frameworks, such as Employability Framework, to contribute to assessment of pupil development and progress against their Personal Learning Plan.
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with teachers and staff members to ensure a coordinated approach to support that maximises outcomes for individuals.
• Contact local employers and arrange meetings to promote the work placement programme, develop positive relationships, and identify opportunities for workplace activities and placements.
• Communicate and co‑ordinate with staff in a work placement setting to ensure they understand emergency escalation procedures, objectives for student outcomes and how to access assistance to ensure they are effective and develop student skills in a managed way.
• Maintain and monitor databases of work and voluntary placements to ensure all information is accurate and available in‑line with BCP Council policies and processes.

• Understanding of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities and their impact on learning and behaviour.
• Knowledge of employability skills in the context of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.
• Experience of working with children or young people with Special Educational Needs and their EHCPs.
• Experience of advocating a programme and building relationships with external partners.
• Ability to establish positive, productive working relationships with pupils, parents, colleagues, businesses, and other professionals.
• Ability to motivate and engage pupils through their strengths and interests.
• Ability to plan and organise own workload and respond to reactive issues.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and strive for our staff to be from diverse backgrounds. We positively encourage applications from individuals within under‑represented groups and welcome applications from individuals regardless of their protected characteristics.

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and the successful applicant will be required to have an enhanced DBS check as well as an overseas criminal records check if worked or lived outside the UK within the past 10 years. Offers of employment are also subject to satisfactory references, health, and right to work checks.

All Linwood School staff are expected to adhere to our policies and procedures in respect of safeguarding and child protection, including Keeping Children Safe in Education and Guidance for adults working with children and young people in an education setting.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. If the role is exempt, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed, and if they are disclosed, we cannot take them into account.