Placement and Progression Officer

Placement & Progression Officer (PPO)

Location:  Birmingham (Stechford) Hours:  Full-Time, Perm Salary: £25,000 - £28,000 pa, (depending on experience & qualifications)

Are you looking for a new role?

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as a Placement Progression Officer (PPO) based in our Wolverhampton centre.

As a PPO you will be required to support the identified centre(s) to deliver a high-quality service to learners.  Support with the development of referral and employer partnerships.  To ensure learners and employees receive high quality IAG that leads to positive outcomes.  The key measure of success in the role will be against the achievement of company and contractual KPIs.

Key Responsibilities

Support learners with the transition from centre to work placements. Undertake the initial vetting and any update of work experience/apprenticeship placements. Undertake periodic reviews of learners in work experience placements ensuring full learner and employer engagement. Where placements progress positively, encourage the employer to employ the learner and engage them on an Apprenticeship or Traineeship programme. Create strong relationships with colleagues and other organisations that act as key progression routes. Undertake localised marketing and outreach activities to ensure an outgoing flow of referrals to the learner recruitment service. Coordinate local marketing and careers events. Support learners to source suitable progression routes and assist with a smooth transition into the learners chosen destination. Requirements:

Relevant, successful experience within a sales/IAG orientated business to customer environment. Minimum level 2 literacy, numeracy & ICT Highly proficient in Google, Gmail and Google Meets. Experience of successfully managing own performance targets against stringent and challenging targets IAG qualification would be desirable. Full clean driving licence and own car Employee Benefits:

25 days holiday entitlement increasing to 30 with length of service Day off for your Birthday Optional early finish on a Friday at 2.30pm Holiday Purchase Scheme, allowing you to purchase an additional 2 weeks holiday per year. Employee Assistance Programme, 24/7 support for you, direct family members and dependents over the age of 16. Employee Referral Scheme, potential to earn up to £500 if you refer somebody we employ. Cycle to Work Scheme. Employee Discount Scheme Significant savings on essential and everyday purchases through instant vouchers, reloadable cards and cashback. Nova Training places the highest priority on safeguarding all of our learners and staff. We are a Safer Recruitment employer, job applications will be subject to detailed scrutiny. Applicants for all jobs will undergo appropriate screening including identity checks with past employers, Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check and entitlement to work in the UK will be verified as part of our further recruitment process, following a face-to-face interview.

All relevant employment documents will be seen and verified. NB: Only original or certified documents are acceptable. Applications for employment must be made on the NTS1d Employment Application Form which you will be sent if you are called for an interview.

Nova Training receives a high number of applications for each role advertised and although we would like to, we are not always able to deliver feedback to unsuccessful candidates. If you have not been contacted within 7 days then unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful. Thank you for your interest and please do take a look at our website and Indeed for future opportunities