Careers and Progression Adviser

Tameside College; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pensions scheme

Free on-site Gym at Beaufort Road

Beauty treatments and haircuts

Health care cash plan via SimplyHealth

Saving clubs via Manchester Credit Unu

Cycle to work

Costa Coffee on site

Onsite bakery products at Tameside One

The Restaurant at Tameside One

Retail discounts

Refectories on all sites

Job summary

Tameside College, located in Ashton-under-Lyne, seeks a Careers and Progression Adviser for Inclusion to guide students through information, advice, and careers development. You will lead a strong team, align with the college’s careers strategy, and collaborate with staff to enhance student progression and employability.

The role supports inclusion and progression, with powerful opportunities to impact students’ futures within a vibrant Greater Manchester FE college setting.

Qualifications

• Flexibility and a motivated approach to offering careers guidance and support.
• Up-to-date knowledge of careers frameworks and support.
• The successful candidate will hold a Level 6 or above qualification in Careers Guidance.
• Experience of issues facing young people with barriers to their learning and progression.

Responsibilities

• Lead a very strong team and play a pivotal role in implementing the careers strategy.
• Provide line management, motivate and inspire a team of Advisors to enable them thrive in their role.
• Design and deliver high-quality careers activities across the college.
• Work closely with teaching and support staff to develop students’ careers and progression.

Skills

Careers guidance

Team leadership

Line management

Inclusion

Education

Level 6 Careers Guidance qualification

Job description

Do you have experience of providing information, advice and guidance and careers development? Would you like to work for one of the best colleges in Greater Manchester? Are you passionate about inclusion? Would you enjoy working in a dynamic environment? If so, we would like to hear from you.

At Tameside College, our personal development is rated as outstanding and we have a comprehensive careers strategy that outlines how we effectively support students’ progression, enabling them to reach their full potential by developing their employability skills and preparing them for the workplace and the evolving world of work.

We are looking for a Careers and Progression Adviser for Inclusion to support our students with advice, guidance and careers development. This role offers an exciting opportunity for someone to make a valuable contribution and a real difference, inspiring students about their next steps and progression opportunities.

You will go into the Local Government Pensions scheme and enjoy some really great benefits as well:

• Local Government Pensions scheme
• Free on-site Gym at Beaufort Road
• Beauty treatments and haircuts
• Health care cash plan via Simply Health
• Saving clubs via Manchester Credit Union
• Cycle to work
• Costa Coffee on site
• Onsite bakery products at Tameside One
• The Restaurant at Tameside One
• Retail discounts
• Refectories on all sites

Here’s the standard bit:

You will lead a very strong team and play a pivotal role in implementing the careers strategy, design and deliver high quality careers activities across the college. You will be working closely with teaching and support staff to develop students’ careers and progression. You will provide line management, motivate and inspire a team of Advisors to enable them thrive in their role.

What you’ll need:

• Flexibility and a motivated approach to offering careers guidance and support, recent experience of providing information, advice and guidance.
• You will need up to date knowledge of careers frameworks and support.
• The successful candidate will hold a Level 6 or above qualification in Careers Guidance.
• You will also have experience of the issues facing young people with barriers to their learning and progression.

About us:

Tameside College has an excellent reputation and this is a real opportunity for you to make a difference in people’s lives. We’re based in Ashton-Under-Lyne Greater Manchester in a diverse and vibrant further education college, with a sixth form centre, that offers a wide range of course including A level and advanced level vocational study programmes, Apprenticeships and adult courses up to degree Level. We aim to give all our students an exceptional learning experience.

We believe in excellence and this is underpinned throughout the college with high expectations, a professional and inspirational working environment (as part of the Vision Tameside £100 million+ accommodation strategy) and outstanding teaching and learning. We also believe that attending college is about more than achieving a qualification, we aim to give learners every opportunity to develop their full potential in a motivated, inspirational, supportive and friendly environment. Come join us on our journey to outstanding!

Tameside College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners and expects all staff to share this commitment. Employment at Tameside College is subject to an Enhanced DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) Check via the Disclosure and Barring Service and any post in regulated activity will also be subject to an additional barred list check. Tameside College will meet the costs associated with this.

Please note Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024 guidance requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This is to enables us to identify any incidents or issues which we might want to explore at interview with you. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who are invited to attend an interview.

Please note that due to the volume of applications we receive we are unfortunately not able to respond to each applicant. If you have not been called for interview within 3 weeks of the closing date, you should assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.

Subject to volume of applications, we may decide to close the vacancy early.

Come join us on our journey to outstanding!

Recruitment Agencies:

We are not utilising the service of recruitment agencies for this vacancy and will accept direct applications only. Any CV’s forwarded for this vacancy will be treated as a gift and not subject to your terms and conditions.