Health and Care Work Placement Officer

To find and place students with suitable work placements for their courses, providing support throughout the process.,

• To provide one to one student support and skills assessment at placements and settings through pre-arranged visits.
• To continually review and update procedure and systems for placement tracking and monitoring.
• To undertake monitoring, vetting and risk assessments as required.
• Keeping abreast of and contributing to curriculum development and innovations affecting work placement and skills development.
  
  Level 3 qualification in the area of Health and Social Care/Childcare
• 5 GCSE passes (grades A-C) including Maths and English or equivalent
• Knowledge of work placement monitoring and vetting or prepared to undertake training in this area
• Ability to work well under own initiative, working confidently with the team and independently
  
  Gower College Swansea is one of the largest colleges in Wales with a strong reputation for high quality teaching and learning. We have six campuses across the city with over 4,500 full time learners and 10,000 part time learners. We currently have a turnover of over £50 million making us a major employer in the region with approximately 1,000 staff.
At Gower College Swansea we are passionate about investing in our staff and looking after their wellbeing to ensure they feel supported in work and also at home.


• 28 days pro rata annual leave, plus bank holidays, and the college is closed for two weeks over the Christmas period
• A Local Government Pension Scheme with an average employer contribution of 21% (2023)
• 2 staff well-being days
• Discounted study opportunities on College programmes