Work Placement Officer - Health and Applied Science

Company: Teaching Vacancies

Salary: Not specified

Hours: Part-time

Location: Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 3RL

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 25 Aug 2026

Closing date: 28 Aug 2026

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

West Suffolk College, Bury St Edmunds
13.5 hours per week, 52 weeks per year - Permanent
Salary: £26,703- £29,058 per annum (Dependent on qualifications and experience)
Actual Salary: £9,742 - £10,602 per annum
This role can be appointed in conjunction with our Technical Demonstrator - Healthcare (ATR001981) post. Please confirm if you'd also like to be considered for this post within your application.

We are seeking a positive and proactive individual to support our team in resourcing high-quality and relevant industry opportunities for students. This is a rewarding position, best suited to those with strong stakeholder engagement skills who enjoy developing business relationships and providing exceptional customer service to support business needs.

This student-facing role is responsible for engaging with and supporting students, assessing them on placements, and establishing excellent working relationships with students regardless of age, ability, or support needs. Experience or an understanding of the health sector is desirable but not essential.

If you are passionate about student success and ready to make a meaningful impact, we would love to hear from you.

What the school offers its staff

Membership into Local Government Pension Scheme
Family friendly policies and flexible working
Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
Employee wellbeing initiatives
Free parking
Canteen
Company events
Access to various memberships and discount schemes
Learning and development opportunities, including staff development days
Funded subject course development for your role
Range of staff communities, including EDI and neurodiverse communities
Career progression opportunities

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), medical, online and social media, prohibition from teaching, right to work, satisfactory references, suitability to work with children. You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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We are seeking a positive and proactive individual to support our team in resourcing high-quality and relevant industry opportunities for students. This is a rewarding position, best suited to those with strong stakeholder engagement skills who enjoy developing business relationships and providing exceptional customer service to support business needs. This student-facing roleis responsible forengaging with and supporting students, assessing them on placements, andestablishingexcellent working relationships with students regardless of age, ability, or support needs. Experience or an understanding of the health sector is desirable but not essential.

If you are passionate about student success and ready to make a meaningful impact, we would love to hear from you. What the school offers its staff

Membership into Local Government Pension Scheme
Family friendly policies and flexible working
Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
Employee wellbeing initiatives
Free parking
Canteen
Company events
Access to various memberships and discount schemes
Learning and development opportunities, including staff development days
Funded subject course development for your role
Range of staff communities, including EDI and neurodiverse communities
Career progression opportunities

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