Employability Skills Advisor Reading College

Salary: £17,150 - £18,746 p.a.

Ref: SS-ESA-027

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Berkshire's thriving further education establishment, Reading College.

In this engaging role, you will work within the Employability and Progression team to source and set up work experience placements for students, working in close liaison with curriculum teams so that students have access to work based opportunities to develop employability skills.

The overall purpose of this position is to contact local employers to negotiating work experience placements for Reading College students and overseeing the successful delivery of such experience. Dealing with the whole process which includes: promoting internally, handling applications, interviewing students, advising employers, carrying out risk assessments and debriefing. You'll need to have a sound understanding of what employers are looking for and how students can gain from such placements.

You'll need to develop excellent relationships with local employers so strong communication skills are essential. With drive and initiative you'll be able to solve practical problems without supervision and able to react quickly to change.

Excellent organisational skills are a prerequisite as you'll be setting up and co-ordinating multiple work placements in order to achieve performance targets delivering to strict deadlines. A full driving licence and access to a car will be needed as you'll be visiting students at the placements.

If you would like to apply for this position, please visit www.reading-college.ac.uk

Closing date: 10am on 8^th August 2011.