Placement Officer

The role

Post title: Placement Officer

Salary: Grade H £35,958 – £38,519 (prorated to £28,766 – £30,815) Placement on the grade is dependent on experience and qualifications

Hours: 28 hours per week (0.8 contract)

Location: 39-41 Upper Oldfield Park, Bath, BA2 3LB

Would you like to work for an organisation steeped in history but focused on the future and recognised worldwide as a centre of excellence? An organisation that promotes a healthy work/life balance and recognises and rewards achievements? If so, then Norland is the place for you.

Our TEF Gold-rated award-winning early years undergraduate degree and integrated diploma programme is world-renowned for delivering outstanding teaching, learning and outcomes for our students. We hold permanent taught degree awarding powers and offer our own BA (Hons) Early Childhood Education and Care degree alongside the prestigious Norland diploma. We have won multiple awards, including winning the UK’s top Small or Specialist Provider award on numerous occasions at the Whatuni Student Choice Awards. In 2021, Whatuni presented us with a special one-off award as the top UK university for Enhanced Graduate Outcomes.

We are looking to appoint a fixed term Placement Officer to join our busy and thriving placement team from 26 January 2026 to cover maternity leave within the department, this will be for approximately 14 months. You will work as part of the academic team to help provide a high standard of placement support for all students. You must hold an appropriate Early Years related qualification at Level 3 or above and have recent demonstrable experience working within the Early Years field.

The successful candidate will contribute to the assessment of students by monitoring placements, providing written risk assessments and preparing reports on student performance. This will involve visiting students on placement in London approximately five times a year. We are looking for someone who is committed and creative who can assist the Placement Manager and wider team in developing new initiatives.

You will need to be a self-starter, with the ability to get on well with people, be highly organised in order to meet deadlines and work to a high level of accuracy. A flexible approach to your work and a friendly, approachable nature are key to being successful in this role.

Norland employee benefits:

• Generous holiday entitlement, including an extra day off on your birthday and 4 closure days at Christmas
• Free onsite staff parking
• Free onsite tea and coffee
• Occasional staff lunches
• Staff and departmental away days
• Income support scheme with access to an employee assistance programme (EAP)
• Discounts with Sodexo
• Access to a corporate health cash plan
• Access to a digital mental health and wellbeing service
• Option to lease an electric vehicle