Industry Placement Coach

The successful candidate will support our full-time Sports students find relevant industry placements and help them develop the necessary skills needed for employment.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• Promote the benefits of industry placements to Sports learners and employers


• Work with learners on a 1:1 basis and in groups


• Visiting students on placement at employer premises


• Promoting progression on to an apprenticeship


• Complete a Health & Safety checklist of employer


• Track, monitor and feedback on learner progress


• Develop and maintain links with employers


• Administration and keeping up-to-date records
  
  Confident & enthusiastic, with excellent organisation & communication skills


• A passion for developing learners' employability skills, being supportive & inspiring


• Able to show initiative, mediate, be persuasive, & deal with sensitive situation


• Ability to travel & good IT skills


• Driving licence and use of own vehicle is essential
  
  Term-Time Only Contracts will incur a salary adjustment if the start date is after 1^st September.


Financial Rewards and Benefits:

• Opportunity to make a positive impact within the community and on learners' lives


• Competitive Pension Scheme- Corporate and support roles have access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), a flexible and pension accessible from the age of 55, with generous employer contributions of 16%.


• Generous Annual leave entitlement plus the 8 bank holidays- 25 days corporate and support functions, increasing to 30 days after 5 academic years' service (Full-Time Equivalent).


• Two weeks leave during the Christmas closedown period largely supported by the discretionary closure days provided by the College.


• Extensive professional development with ongoing support for your personal & professional development, including 25% tuition discount for immediate family of SGS employees.


• Family friendly policies and a proven commitment to supporting flexible working practices


• Access to 'My Lifestyle' discounted shopping benefits, cycle to work scheme and a Technology Salary Sacrifice Scheme


• Free Annual Eye test


• All staff members can buy a TOTUM card(formerly known as NUS Extra cards), as part of being an affiliate member of the Students' Union


• Staff have access and supported to be part of inclusive or sustainable staff networks and communities


• Free car parking at all campuses (Except Queens Road Art School)


• Access to a wide variety of external health and wellbeing resources


• Subsidised onsite catering services including Starbucks Coffee


South Gloucestershire & Stroud College has an excellent reputation for delivering further education and work-based programmes in a range of subjects - from business to sport, construction to media, GCSE's and A Levels to Honour Degree level programmes.