Careers Adviser (Part-time)

Chartereastdulwich; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Bike to work scheme

Eye test provision

Season ticket loan

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Job summary

The Charter Schools Educational Trust is seeking a committed Part-time Career Adviser to join its team in London. The role involves delivering professional career guidance services, including personal guidance interviews, to help pupils develop skills and planning for future careers.

The successful candidate will work within an inclusive 11–18 school, supporting students from diverse backgrounds and contributing to high aspirations and strong outcomes.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years’ experience working with children (paid or unpaid).
• Interest in Careers Education in a school setting is preferred.
• Understanding of strategies to raise aspirations and maintain high standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional career guidance services to pupils, including personal guidance interviews.
• Support pupils to improve skills, knowledge and understanding for careers planning and management.
• Contribute to a positive, inclusive school environment through effective guidance.

Skills

Experience with children

Careers education interest

Aspiration standards

High expectations

Student relationships

Job description

We seek to appoint a committed and enthusiastic Part-time Career Adviser to join our team. To provide professional career guidance services, including personal guidance interviews, in order to improve pupils ‘skills, knowledge and understanding for careers planning and management.

What skills and experience we're looking for

• A minimum of two years’ experience of working with children (either paid or unpaid capacity) preferably in a secondary education setting
• A recognised interest in the importance of Careers Education in a school
• Understanding of strategies needed to establish consistently high aspirations and standards of results and behaviour
• Demonstrates high expectations which inspire, enthuse, motivate and challenge students to achieve their best
• Ability to form strong relationships with students, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds and those with additional needs

What the school offers its staff

• Bike to work scheme
• Eye test provision
• Season ticket loan
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Further details about the role

Our School:

• The school is a genuinely inclusive mixed 11–18 comprehensive school adjacent to North Dulwich station and serving a diverse local inner-city community
• We are proud to be recognised as one of the top schools in the country for our achievement.
• We were judged ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted in 2022 again, and have been awarded “World Class School” status again in 2019
• Our GCSE students perform exceptionally well across all EBACC subjects at GCSE. We are consistently in the top 10% of schools nationally for our A-Level performance.
• The education students receive enables life-changing educational chances for everyone serving the whole community
• In the 2022 Staff Survey 88% of staff said they are proud to work at our school and 90% agreed that the school is well led and managed
• We receive 1,200 Year 7 applications, every year, for 192 places

The Charter Schools Educational Trust is committed to equality and diversity, and to being a family where everyone can be themselves. We are committed to continuous improvement in how representative we are of our local communities, including gender, ethnicity, religion, age, and all other aspects of diversity.

We offer family friendly, flexible working arrangements, and staff networks to provide a supportive environment in the workplace where members can receive peer to peer support.

The Charter Schools Educational Trust is committed to safeguarding the welfare of all children and young people and expects all its staff to share this commitment.

© The Charter Schools Educational Trust 2024
The Charter Schools Educational Trust, Red Post Hill, London SE24 9JH
The Charter Schools Educational Trust is a company limited by guarantee and registered in England and Wales.
Company No 07338707