Careers Advisor

eTeach UK Limited; Middleton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational institution in Middleton is seeking a Level 6 Qualified Careers Advisor to provide high-quality, impartial careers advice and guidance. The successful candidate will champion the college’s careers service, plan and deliver various careers interventions, and ensure that students receive effective support in making informed career decisions. The role requires excellent communication and teamwork skills along with substantial experience in working with young people in a careers advisory capacity.

Qualifications

• Must have substantial experience in a careers advisory capacity.
• Experience in working with young people and empowering them in their career decisions.
• Knowledgeable about effective careers interventions in an FE environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality, impartial careers advice and guidance.
• Deliver a range of careers interventions throughout the learner journey.
• Maintain accurate records of careers interventions and action plans.

Skills

Outstanding time management

Excellent English writing skills

Outstanding customer service skills

Good knowledge of UCAS process

Knowledge of CEIAG interventions

Education

Level 6 Qualified in Careers Guidance

Level 2 English

Level 2 Maths

Desirable: Level 3 in Education and Training

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

ProMonitor

Job description

Are you passionate about supporting individuals to achieve their career goals? Hopwood Hall College is seeking a Level 6 Qualified Careers Advisor to join our team and provide high-quality, impartial careers advice and guidance.

Purpose

To work flexibly across the college and with internal and external stakeholders to provide a comprehensive, impartial careers education, information, advice, and guidance function for the College. Must be willing to work in a collaborative, partnership focused manner to ensure a student-centred approach to always delivering a range of CEIAG interventions including 1:1s, workshops, activities and events. Ensuring CEIAG sessions are aspirational, empowering and enable students to progress and achieve their goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Champion and promote the college’s careers service to staff, students and external agencies
• Plan and deliver a range of careers interventions throughout the learner journey from enrolment through to supporting progression, including 1:1 personal guidance, group work, workshops, and events
• Maintain accurate records of all careers interventions and ensure that aspirational, SMART action plans are developed in collaboration with individual learners
• Record all careers related activity using the appropriate systems including ProMonitor
• Ensure that all learners have ongoing access to their own careers action plans for self-directed career management purposes using the appropriate college systems
• Empower, support and enable students to make effective, well informed decisions regarding course options, progression pathways and career goals
• To maintain an effective link with curriculum, the wider student experience team, external agencies and other support services (internal and external) to ensure that the college careers provision is inclusive for all learners
• To provide high quality careers information, advice and guidance that raises learner awareness of progression routes into employment, training and HE
• To lead on delivering the college’s two-year UCAS programme and work with all staff involved to ensure the UCAS application process runs smoothly
• To ensure that College standards are worked to and maintained (e.g. OFSTED, Matrix, Quality in Careers, implementation and achievement of the Gatsby Benchmarks)
• To evaluate feedback for our careers provision and create reports for SLT
• Maintain relevant ongoing continuous professional development including knowledge and application of LMI
• Ensure all communication with learners and other stakeholders is followed up in a timely fashion and recorded according to college guidelines including the promotion of Careers through social media channels
• Attend relevant meetings and staff development activities, and contribute to staff training activities where required and contribute to the development of best practice networks
• To work within the scope of the college’s careers strategy to support and ensure that the Gatsby Benchmarks are embedded into the college’s CEIAG provision including being part of the Careers Coalition
• Any other duties of a similar level of responsibility may be required.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Qualifications

• Essential Criteria: Qualified to Level 6 in careers Guidance
• Essential Criteria: Level 2 Maths
• Essential Criteria: Level 2 English
• Desirable Criteria: Level 3 in Education and Training/ PTLLS
• Desirable Criteria: How Identified: Application/ Interview

Experience

• Essential Criteria: Substantial experience in working with young people in a careers advisory capacity
• Essential Criteria: Experience of delivering impartial CEIAG in a school / college environment
• Essential Criteria: Experience of writing SMART careers action plans collaboratively with learners / young people
• Essential Criteria: Experience of empowering and enabling young people to explore their career goals through a variety of formats including 1:1, group work and events
• Essential Criteria: Supporting young people to make careers related decisions that are informed, realistic and aspirational and lead to positive progression outcomes
• Essential Criteria: Developing and working within professional networks
• Essential Criteria: Experience of working with stakeholders including parents.
• Essential Criteria: Experience of working in a changing business environment requiring a flexible and responsive approach
• Essential Criteria: Experience of supporting young people through the application process for HE, FE, apprenticeships and work
• Essential Criteria: Experienced in implementing and administrating systems
• Desirable Criteria: Providing careers support to SEND learners
• Desirable Criteria: How Identified: Application/ Interview

Specialist Knowledge

• Essential Criteria: Outstanding time management and organisational skills with the ability to prioritise conflicting deadlines appropriately
• Essential Criteria: Knowledgeable of key transitional points for learners in an FE environment and the importance of delivering effective careers interventions
• Essential Criteria: Good working knowledge of the UCAS application process and how to support learners with making effective applications
• Essential Criteria: Outstanding teamwork and collaborative skills.
• Essential Criteria: Outstanding customer service skills, the ability to engage with people at varying levels of responsibility and adopt appropriate communication strategies.
• Essential Criteria: Excellent English writing skills with a close eye for detail and accuracy of spelling, grammar and able to adapt communication style to suit the audience
• Essential Criteria: Ability to work as a reflective practitioner to continuously develop skills, ability and knowledge in relation to the job role
• Essential Criteria: Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office packages, in particular Word, Excel and CRM databases.
• Essential Criteria: Good understanding of the Labour Market, how to maintain this knowledge, and how to incorporate it into careers sessions with young people
• Desirable Criteria: Proficient in the use of FE Software, e.g. Promonitor
• Desirable Criteria: Understanding of the importance of digital skills within CEIAG and how to support learners to develop their professional networking skills
• Desirable Criteria: How Identified: Application/ Interview

IT Skills

• Essential Criteria: An understanding of Safeguarding of Children & Vulnerable Adults within the workplace.
• Essential Criteria: Have a valid full driving license and vehicle with business insurance.
• Essential Criteria: Willingness to undertake travel in line with the needs of the role.
• Essential Criteria: Full commitment to Equal Opportunities and anti-discriminatory working practices.
• How Identified: Application/ Interview