Careers Advisor

This is an exciting opportunity to join our team supporting students with careers advice:

Duties: Careers Coordination Careers Adviser

LGPS Band 3 to Midpoint

We are looking for a Careers Leader supporting our Students and liaising with parents, post-16 educational institutions, apprenticeship providers, businesses, employers, business mentors, and SLT To provide impartial information, advice and guidance to help people make realistic choices about education, training and work.

 Manage the provision of careers and labour market information.

 Manage the careers section of the school’s website.

 Liaise with tutorial managers, mentors and SENCO to identify students needing guidance.

 Plan a systematic and structured careers offer to ensure that no child is left behind.

 Provide impartial information, advice and guidance to individuals and to groups of students in relation to all aspects of their progression planning.

 Assist students with action planning following their careers interview.

 Work with the Personal Development & Well-being T & L lead to develop careers related activities across the school.

 Interview students either one to one or in small groups, Recording interviews and advice given on student action plan.

 Assist students to draw up action plans for employment through apprenticeships, education and training and supporting them to achieve their goals.

 The management and administration post-16 applications.

 Gather information on the labour market and employment trends in order to offer up to date accurate knowledge of opportunities to support effective career guidance.  Maintain the Careers Library and careers resources.

 Develop and promote the use of progression related IT/online systems and software across the school, intended destinations records and progression, alongside the PSHE Coordinator.  Contribute to the compilation of the school’s intended destinations data.

 Assist in the planning and organising of careers related activities in school.

 Collate evidence for maintenance of the Quality in Careers Standard Award.

 Deal with general careers related correspondence and enquiries both by telephone, letter and email.

 Word process letters and documents for internal and external use. 

Ideally we are looking for previous experience working with young adults in a similar role and someone who is passionate about delivering great outcomes.

If you would like to speak to us about the role before presenting an application please get in touch with our school.