Careers and Guidance Development Lead

Cambourne Village College; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambourne Village College is seeking a enthusiastic Careers Guidance and Development Lead to inspire and guide students across the school and sixth form. You will coordinate careers education, work experience, and liaise with employers, universities and agencies to raise aspirations and support progression pathways.

The role covers organising careers events, establishing industry links, and ensuring high standards in provision, including Gatsby Benchmarks guidance. Start asap.

Qualifications

• Experience in careers guidance, education, employability, or a related field would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate careers education and work experience programmes across the school.
• Develop strong links with local businesses and industry and organise events.
• Ensure provision meets Gatsby Benchmarks and Department for Education guidance.
• Support Sixth Form students with university, apprenticeship and employment pathways.

Job description

CAREERS GUIDANCE AND DEVELOPMENT LEAD

Salary: NJC Scale 6, points 18 to 22 (£31,537 to £33,699 per annum FTE). Actual salary £27,055.11 per annum on point 18 and based on 37 hours per week.

Contract: Permanent, 37 hours per week - Monday to Thursday 08.00 to 16.00 and Friday 08.00 to 15.30. Term time plus 5 training days and 1 weeks to be worked in the school closure periods as agreed (40 weeks per year). Part time job shares also considered.

Start date: As soon as possible

Place of work: Cambourne Village College, Cambourne

Are you passionate about inspiring young people and helping them achieve their ambitions? We are seeking an enthusiastic, organised and forward-thinking Careers Guidance and Development Lead to join our successful and vibrant school community.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead and develop our careers education, information, advice and guidance programme across Cambourne Village College and Cambourne Sixth Form. Working closely with students, staff, employers, universities, apprenticeship providers and external agencies, you will play a key role in raising aspirations, supporting progression pathways and preparing students for their futures.

The successful candidate will coordinate careers education and work experience programmes, develop strong links with local businesses and industry, organise careers and employability events, and ensure our provision meets the highest standards, including the Gatsby Benchmarks and Department for Education guidance. You will also support Sixth Form students with university, apprenticeship and employment pathways, helping them make informed decisions about their next steps.

We are looking for someone with excellent organisational and communication skills, a passion for working with young people, and the ability to build strong relationships with a wide range of stakeholders. Experience in careers guidance, education, employability, or a related field would be advantageous.

In return, we offer the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on students' lives within a supportive, ambitious and welcoming school environment.

Join us and help shape the futures of our young people.

Cambourne Village College is an Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ rated, over-subscribed secondary school, eight miles from Cambridge. We opened as an academy of the Cam Academy Trust in September 2013. Our ethos is aspirational and inclusive, our staff is highly motivated, our pupils courteous and hard-working, and we have excellent facilities. A 350 place sixth form opened in September 2024, with 175 students in each of Years 12 and 13. Joining Cambourne Village College represents a unique opportunity to work in a newly-established school within a wider, high-quality Academy Trust that gives excellent possibilities for professional and career development.

For further details on Cambourne Village College, please visit the website Homepage - Cambourne Village College