Careers Adviser

Career Connect; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading careers service provider in Manchester seeks a passionate Careers Adviser to deliver impartial career guidance to young people in schools and colleges. The ideal candidate will have a Level 6 or 7 qualification in Information, Advice and Guidance and experience in relationship-building with students and stakeholders. The role offers flexible working arrangements, significant opportunities for impact, and a commitment to safeguarding and equality in career development.

Benefits

Flexi time

Multiple benefits through Perkbox

Cyclescheme

Car Lease schemes

Holiday Purchase Scheme

Flu Jabs / Glasses

Employee Assistance Programme

Generous Sick Pay

Staff Development

Qualifications

• Relevant Level 6 or 7 qualification related to Information, Advice and Guidance.
• Experience in building relationships with students and stakeholders.
• Ability to work with evidence to create targeted career sessions.

Responsibilities

• Deliver one-to-one impartial career guidance to young people in schools.
• Provide motivational group work and arrange employer encounters.
• Collaborate with the school and colleges team to share best practices.

Skills

Building meaningful relationships

Impartial career guidance

Designing targeted sessions

Collaborating effectively

Education

Level 6 or 7 qualification related to IAG

Job description

Overview

Are you a Careers Adviser looking for your next opportunity to make a difference delivering IAG in schools / colleges? Career Connect is the education sector's leading careers service partner and we are looking for a qualified Career Adviser to join our school and colleges team. We work with more than 200 schools and colleges across the country creating inspiring tailored Careers Education Information Advice and Guidance packages to meet their needs. You will work across a number of schools delivering one-to-one impartial career guidance, motivational group work and employer encounters with young people. We encourage innovation and meaningful impact based on need, with opportunities to design targeted sessions for students in a range of year groups based on evidence for maximum impact. Digital careers, building resilience and challenging career stereotypes are among the sessions our advisers have delivered with impressive results.

You will have the full support of our school and colleges team and can draw on colleagues’ experience and shared best practice when planning in-school delivery. You will be experienced in building meaningful relationships with students, school leaders and employers to achieve the best outcomes for the young people you support. At Career Connect we are here to raise aspirations and provide impartial careers advice that changes lives.

We are dedicated to creating a society where everyone reaches their potential and we’re looking for enthusiastic Careers Advisers to help us achieve that. We offer flexibility for full-time / part-time / term-time working arrangements and believe that both part-time and full-time staff make a valuable contribution to our workforce.

View the job description at the bottom of this page.

Responsibilities

• Deliver one-to-one impartial career guidance to young people in schools/colleges.
• Provide motivational group work and arrange employer encounters.
• Design targeted sessions for students across different year groups based on evidence for maximum impact.
• Collaborate with the school and colleges team to plan in-school delivery and share best practices.
• Build meaningful relationships with students, school leaders and employers to achieve the best outcomes.

Qualifications

You will need a relevant Level 6 or 7 qualification related to Information, Advice and Guidance for this role.

Contract & Working Arrangements

We can offer flexibility for full-time, part-time or term-time working arrangements. We believe that both part-time and full-time staff make a valuable contribution to our workforce.

Application Details

Closing date for this vacancy: 29-Oct-2025

Interviews are expected to take place: 05-Nov-2025

The Company

Its an exciting time to join Career Connect. Over the last year we’ve made a positive impact to the lives of more than 90,000 people across the country. Our vision is for a society where every individual realises their full potential. Our mission is to drive social mobility by enabling more people to access and succeed in education, training and employment.

We work in schools, in the community and across the criminal justice sector delivering impartial, person-centred careers and transition support that changes lives. We also train those who work in advice and guidance roles helping them to help others. We’re continuing to increase our impact and reach, changing even more people’s futures for the better. We take an innovative approach to the services we provide and are passionate about using feedback from those we support to shape what we do. Our research amplifies the voices of those we support and helps inform positive change for all our futures.

Benefits

• Flexi time
• Perkbox (Multiple benefits)
• Cyclescheme and Car Lease schemes
• Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Flu Jabs / Glasses
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Generous Sick Pay
• Staff Development

Safeguarding & Equality

We are committed to safeguarding young people and vulnerable adults and expect our staff to share this commitment. All applicants are subject to DBS and staff who work in custody also have a prison clearance process. We promote equality and diversity across all that we do and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Part-time workers are always welcome. Inclusion and diversity are a significant feature of our charity’s values cutting across everything that we do. As a Disability Confident Leader we are keen to hear from applicants with disabilities. Around a quarter of our workforce have a disability. Please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments in the recruitment process. We are proud to be recognised as an Investor in Diversity and one of the Top 10 Most Inclusive Workplaces with the National Centre for Diversity.