Work Placement Support Officer Part Time

Ashington, Northumberland
Outcomes First Group

Role: Work Placement Support Office

Location: Buzz Learning, Ashington, Northumberland

Salary: £17,937.50 per annum per annum (full time salary) (based on 35 hours per week over 41 weeks, pro rata for part-time.)

Contract: Temporary – Fixed Term until 21st July 2025

Essential: Full UK Driving Licence required

Buzz Learning Limited is an independent specialist school and college based in the Ashington, Northumberland. Established in 2004, we are firmly rooted in our local community and committed to providing education and further education to equip our learners with the skills, experience and qualifications they need to progress into successful adulthood. Our nurturing learning environments cater for students aged 11-16 years at our school and 16-24 years at our Post-16 Provision.

Our ethos is centred around empowering individuals to “be all you can,” fostering a culture of growth, inclusivity, and achievement. With a strong commitment to excellence, we pride ourselves on maintaining a Good Ofsted rating, ensuring high-quality education and support for our students.

We are proud of the reputation we have in our community and have been described as ‘A small, friendly School and College’

• focussed and committed to making a positive impact on those we work with
• a valued partner in the delivery of high-quality education and training in the northeast
• an established provider of high quality developmental, employability and vocational training to individuals and businesses across the northeast.

Buzz Learning’s main customers are school children aged 11 to 16, and young people aged 16 to 24, all of whom have special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Buzz works to equip them with the skills, experience and qualifications that they need to progress successfully into adult life.

The Role:

The focus of this post is to supervise and support learners undertaking work experience placements with employers.

Duties include:

• effective supervision of learners on work placement, utilising techniques such as systematic instruction
• coaching learners to improve their employability skills and enhance their job prospects
• coaching learners to develop their independent travel skills
• development and maintenance of excellent working relationships with employers and other stakeholders
• completion of all relevant documentation in a timely manner and to required standards
• collaborative working with colleagues and employers, including to agree and review learners’ targets
• reporting on learners’ progress to colleague and other stakeholders.

Requirements:

The post holder will be required to:

1. Contribute to Buzz’s overall ethos, values and behaviours.
2. Contribute to Buzz’s overall work and aims.
3. Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people.
4. Work collaboratively with colleagues, Ofsted inspectors, and other professionals.
5. Promote and maintain effective communications within Buzz and with relevant outside agencies and individuals where appropriate.
6. Be a productive team member, helping colleagues at all times and standing in for other staff when required.
7. Receive and understand targets that must be met in order to achieve the financial and quality requirements of Buzz.
8. Carry out all Company instructions, follow work instructions regarding all areas of work and adhere to all Company procedures.
9. Comply with all regulations regarding premises and equipment and adhere to the presentation and general housekeeping requirements of training areas, ensuring a friendly, business-like environment.
10. Maintain effective administration records that meet the requirements of Buzz, funders, awarding bodies and others.
11. Assist in actively promoting a positive image of Buzz.
12. Complete any other duties that may reasonably be required for Buzz’s smooth and effective development and operation.

Why join The Outcomes First Group?

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support – inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.