Placements Officer

When you work for the University of Lancashire, you’ll be part of a thriving community of talent that’s united in a common commitment to transform lives. We do this by delivering an outstanding educational experience and creating prosperity and opportunity in the communities we serve. Whatever your role, you’ll be playing a vital part in helping us achieve our vision.

About the role:

The Placements Team are responsible for delivering a wide range of accredited Work Placement modules at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. These modules are designed to enable students to develop their employability skills, to enhance professional practice as well as to build an understanding of the workplace and gain practical experience within it.

We are looking to recruit a student-focused and efficient Placements Officer to play an integral role in the delivery of student placements for Workplace Learning and other placement modules offered across a range of courses. 

About you:

Applicants will have vast experience of working in a busy administrative environment together with experience of working with a record database system to maintain and extract complex data.

You will be required to support students to secure and arrange their placements and throughout the process, providing tailored support to help them achieve successful outcomes and therefore must be able to communicate effectively, plan and prioritise your own workload and work using your own initiative. 

A range of GCSEs, including English Language and Maths at Grade C/Grade 4 or above, or appropriate equivalent experiential learning are essential for this role. 

What we can offer you:

Our people are our most important asset. We’ll encourage you to make the most of your talents and continually develop your skills and knowledge. As well as realising your career ambitions, you’ll be making a positive difference to other people’s lives. We also offer a fantastic package of rewards and lifestyle benefits – from an attractive annual leave entitlement to access to a comprehensive employee benefits platform.

We are proud to be a diverse, multicultural university. We are committed to building a truly inclusive culture where diversity is championed. Applications are particularly welcomed from individuals who will support the diversification within the University and support its development of a culture that is inclusive and welcoming to all.

The University is committed to providing a safe environment to study, work and visit, protecting children, young people and adults at risk from harm and abuse. Our safeguarding policy and safer recruitment procedure outlines our approach, alongside other internal policies, procedures and guidance which can be found on our Safeguarding page.

Applicants applying for roles in regulated activity and that are listed as an exception under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 will be required to disclose any spent and unspent convictions and undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check at the appropriate level, the University will only ask an applicant to make an application for a DBS check if they are legally entitled to.