Placement Administrator

The Placements Team are part of the wider Student Success and Learning Services Directorate, providing centralised support for professional placements, working closely with the Schools of Health and Education.

It is an exciting and challenging time for the Team as professional placements across the University are increasing both in terms of student numbers and the programmes being supported. This expansion offers a great opportunity not only to increase the size of the team but to also develop relationships and ways of working in new areas.

The Role

Helping to develop the next generation of Health & Education professionals, the role will support students undertaking professional placements as part of their course.

As part of the team the postholder will be required to perform a number of tasks and these include:

liaising with a wide variety of partners to develop and maintain relationships and to generate placement opportunities
working closely with academic colleagues on the delivery of placement opportunities
arranging logistics and communicating with students to ensure the smooth running of the placements
collating and generating a wide range of data for a variety of purposes.
As part of the team the postholder will have opportunities for:

improving existing systems and processes
working with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
developing a working knowledge of specialist software.
These lists are not exhaustive but are indicative of the type of work required/opportunities available. Further details are provided in the job description.

The successful candidate must be willing and able to create relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and be able to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Adaptability and problem solving are crucial to the role. The postholder must be computer literate in common Microsoft programmes and be able to develop competency in new technologies., Disability Confident
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Situated in the heart of the historic city of York, and with the addition of our London Campus, York St John University has a long and proud tradition as a distinguished higher education provider.

Our success is founded on the quality of academic teaching and research, our thriving campus environments, our professional and pastoral support, and our values of an inclusive, innovative and ambitious community with a strong sense of belonging.

Please note that CVs are not accepted in place of the application form. Within the application process you will be asked to answer a selection of work-related questions. Our aim is to get to know you, and understand your individual skills and experience, and how you would apply these within the role. We are aware that AI can assist you with this, but we would prefer you to share your answers in your own words.

Our benefits package

We offer a wide range of employee benefits including -

- Excellent annual leave entitlement, including five discretionary university closure days over the Christmas period

- Disability leave (applies to staff who have disclosed a disability and is also available to staff with disabled dependants)

- Pension scheme

- Health Cash Plan after six months service

- Employee Assistance Programme

- Paid leave for Armed Forces Reservists

- On-campus courses, one-to-one tutorials, and online resources to help you develop your digital skills and work with new software

- Relocation expenses package for certain roles

- Reimbursement of Skilled Worker Visa application fees and Visa loan scheme for additional costs (if applicable to the role)