Relationships and communications officer

Overview

• ID

  318259

• Salary

  £34,671

• Type

  Permanent - Full Time

• Location

  Loughborough

• Hours

  37.5

• Closing Date

  27/07/2026

• Interview Date

  3rd and 4th August

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About the Role

Sense College Loughborough is a specialist Further Education (FE) college for young people with a wide range of disabilities. Our aim is to support students to become as independent as possible, empowering them to achieve their long-term goals.

We're looking for an organised, enthusiastic and personable Relationships and Communications Officer to join our dedicated team.

This is an exciting and varied role where you'll maintain and strengthen relationships with schools, families and colleagues, helping to promote the college's specialist provision and support student recruitment. You'll lead on communications, events and engagement activities, building positive connections with stakeholders and guiding prospective students and their families from their initial enquiry through to their first day at college.

Key responsibilities

• Building and maintaining strong relationships with local schools, referral agencies and families.
• Planning and delivering college events, open days, tours and information sessions.
• Creating engaging communications across our website, social media, newsletters and promotional materials.
• Supporting prospective students throughout the admissions journey, providing a welcoming and professional experience.
• Championing the college's specialist provision and ensuring our communications reflect the values and impact of Sense College.

About you

You'll be an excellent communicator with strong organisational skills and a passion for building meaningful relationships. Whether you're coordinating events, creating engaging content or supporting families through the admissions process, you'll thrive in a role where no two days are the same.

Experience in communications, marketing, customer service, stakeholder engagement or education would be beneficial, along with the ability to manage multiple priorities while delivering a high-quality experience for everyone you work with.

Interview dates

1st interview date (Telescreen): 23rd, 24th and 29th July.

2nd interview date (face to face): 3rd and 4th August at Loughborough college.

About Sense

Sense is here to break down barriers alongside disabled people with complex needs. That's why we're committed to increasing the number of disabled people working across our organisation and creating an environment where everyone can thrive.

We actively encourage disabled people to apply for our vacancies and believe that a diverse range of perspectives, experiences and talents makes us stronger.

We know there's always more we can do to become a truly inclusive employer, and we're working together to achieve that. Join us and help create the change thousands of disabled people with complex needs and families told us they want to see: a world without limits.

If you need us to adjust our recruitment process to help you access our vacancies, then please get in touch with a member of the talent acquisition team. We are a Disability Confident Leader and commit to interviewing disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for a role. More information on this can be found here Our commitment as an employer | Sense Careers

Our Values

Our values shape the way we behave and work alongside disabled people with complex needs to break down barriers:

• We’re creating change
• We’re always learning
• We’re better together

To apply:

Please use the link below to complete your application. Managers will use your application to shortlist candidates for interview; in relation to the Personal Specification. Therefore, it is very important you complete this section thoroughly. We would recommend that you read the candidate guidelines, job description and person specification (found at the base of this advert) before applying.

Please note to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time.

If you require any further assistance, please contact the Recruitment Team on 0121 393 4529 or recruitment@sense.org.uk

Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to a DBS check; level dependent on the nature of the role.

No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.

Closing Date

27/07/2026