Veterinary - Industry Placement Coordinator

Description

Industry Placement Coordinator — Animal Welfare

Permanent | Northamptonshire (County) | £25,000‑£27,500 per annum

About the Role Are you passionate about animal welfare and skilled in building relationships? We are recruiting an Industry Placement Coordinator to work with staff, students, and local employers to secure high‑quality work placements for T‑level students specialising in animal welfare and the veterinary sector.

You will play a pivotal role in ensuring learners have safe, meaningful, relevant placements, developing relationships with employers locally, and supporting student preparation, induction, and monitoring of placements.

Key Responsibilities

Build and maintain strong relationships with employers (especially in animal welfare / veterinary sectors) to create placement opportunities.

Liaise with curriculum teams and students to match placements to learning objectives.

Ensure health, safety, and safeguarding standards are met in placement settings.

Prepare students (risk assessments, inductions, documentation) for placement.

Monitor student progress, conduct site visits, review diaries/workbooks.

Act as a point of contact for students, employers, and staff during placement.

Support with administration, record‑keeping, and reporting. Person Specification

Proven experience in outbound B2B sales, account management or employer engagement.

Comfortable liaising with varied stakeholders (students, businesses, academic teams).

Basic knowledge or willingness to learn health & safety and safeguarding requirements for workplaces.

Confident communicator and relationship builder.

Strong organisational, administrative, and record‑keeping skills.

A full driving licence and willingness to travel locally is desirable.

Educated to degree or equivalent (or demonstrable experience). What We Offer

Salary: £25,000‑£27,500 per annum (plus 12.07% holiday pay)

Leave & Holidays: 33 days (including bank holidays, plus Christmas closure)

Pension: Attractive employer contributory pension scheme (20% employer contribution)

Professional Development: Access to CPD, training, and sector networking

Support & Culture: Collaborative environment within a successful further education setting

Safe, student‑centred culture with robust safeguarding and health & safety practices

(If temporary or hourly, you could include additional benefits — but as a permanent role, the above apply.) Why This Role Is Unique

You’ll be working in a niche and rewarding sector (animal welfare / veterinary)

Opportunity to shape the placement experience for students and make real impact

Autonomy to engage with local businesses and grow employer networks

Interesting and varied day‑to‑day work: relationship building, student support, quality assurance How to Apply

Please submit your CV and a cover letter outlining relevant experience and your approach to employer engagement. Deadline: 15 October 2025.

Once you've applied, one of our friendly further education consultants will give you a call to discuss this opportunity. The college will move quickly for the right applicant, and they have a simple and concise interview process. Think FE Ltd. are acting as an employment business for this position. Working for/with Think FE Ltd. is subject to agreement to our Terms and Conditions.

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