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Placement Officer

Employer
ST MARYS UNIVERSITY, TWICKENHAM
Location
Twickenham, United Kingdom
Salary
£26,715
Closing date
30 Jan 2020

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Department: Employability Services
Starting Salary: £26,715
Hours: Full time
Term: Permanent

Since 1850, St Mary’s mission has been to provide a high quality professional environment, inspired by its distinctive ethos and values. The University is an inclusive academic community, where everybody is welcomed.

St Mary’s is on an exciting journey of transformation and growth, to benefit students, staff and the wider St Mary’s community. As the University builds on its proud heritage, it will be looking for exceptional people to help shape its progressive future.

Employability Services’ comprises the careers service and the Centre for Workplace Learning (CWL) who are responsible for delivering a wide range of accredited work placement modules at both undergraduate and post graduate level. Our specialised modules include those focussing on a range of subjects including Education, Business, Sport, Entrepreneurship and Leadership. These modules are designed to enable students to develop their employability skills, to enhance professional practice as well as to build an understanding of the workplace.

We are looking to recruit a student-focused and efficient placement officer to play an integral in the delivery of student placements for CWL placement modules and other placement options as they become operational. Candidates should be able to be able to support students to arrange their placements and throughout the placement process. They will need to demonstrate excellent relationship management skills and be in constant communication with a variety of stakeholders, particularly CWL lecturers and placement providers. They will need to be able to prioritise a high volume of work with accuracy and good attention to detail. Above all, we are seeking a real team player with experience of supporting students and the ability to adapt quickly and perform well in the role.

Successful applicants will have:  

  • A good honours degree
  • Experience in the workplace and an understanding of employability and workplace expectations
  • Proven experience of working successfully in a professional, multi-functioning team
  • Excellent written skills
  • Ability to build relationships with individuals and groups within and outside the University
  • Excellent IT skills, confidence in working with databases, spreadsheets and MS Word
  • Ability to work on own without close supervision
  • Possession of a high level of communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to prioritise and organise own workload
  • Ability to work flexibly, respond quickly to changing demands and to meet deadlines
  • Attention to detail and ability to process information and data quickly and accurately
  • Understanding of good practice with respect to diversity and inclusion

 For further information about the role, please click on the link here

Closing Date: 30 January 2020 at 23.59

Interviews are likely to be held on 5 February 2020 

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Established in 1850 and with a deep heritage in education, St Mary’s University, Twickenham has a strong reputation for teaching excellence and a student-centred approach.

St Mary’s University is a modern, friendly and welcoming university situated in the leafy borough of Richmond upon Thames and a short train journey away from the hustle and bustle of central London. St Mary’s is on an exciting journey of transformation and growth, to benefit students, staff and the wider St Mary’s community. As the University builds on its proud heritage, it is looking for exceptional people to help shape its progressive future.  Our current strategy, Vision 2025, is focused on people and place, with the aim of creating a positive learning environment centred on our campus.  

We are a strong and welcoming community of students and staff and are committed to the highest standards in teaching across our wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses. In 2019, we were again awarded Outstanding status by Ofsted and in the 2018 National Student Survey, St Mary’s ranked first in London for Teaching Excellence and Student Experience, contributing to our jump of 56 places in the NSS league table. 

We have also seen our second successive significant rise in the Sunday Times Good University Guide. Our rise of 39 places since 2017 positions us as 12th in London and 77th nationality. Other significant league table changes include a rise of 25 places in the 2019 Guardian University Guide league table, to 80th in the UK, and 17 places in the Complete University Guide as a notable climber.

In addition, we have a vibrant culture and environment.

Our core values; inclusiveness, generosity of spirit, respect and excellence underpin all we do as a University and we are actively working to embed these into our daily behaviours.  We want to create the best possible conditions for our students and staff to develop into independent problem solvers and ethical leaders, enthusiastic about knowledge and learning, and able to get things done.  

You will find further information on the web pages about our University. If you are excited by the opportunity to join St Mary’s and help us to realise our ambitious plans, then we look forward to hearing from you. 

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Location
WALDEGRAVE ROAD
TWICKENHAM
SURREY
TW1 4SX
United Kingdom

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