Careers Coordinator

Deer Park School; Southampton; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent CPD opportunities

Career progression

Cycle-to-Work scheme

Pension scheme

Leisure Centre membership

Job summary

Deer Park School in Southampton is seeking a dedicated Careers Coordinator to support students in exploring opportunities and taking confident steps into their futures. The role blends event planning, organisation and administration to deliver an engaging careers programme.

You will design and run careers fairs, build relationships with employers and alumni, and coordinate behind-the-scenes admin while ensuring impartial guidance through an external provider.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and delivering careers programmes is advantageous.
• Ability to plan and run events and work with external providers.
• Strong organisational and administrative skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver an engaging careers programme.
• Plan and run careers fairs and mock interviews.
• Build relationships with employers, alumni and the community.
• Manage behind-the-scenes admin—tracking attendees, coordinating schedules.
• Use data and feedback to improve events and outcomes.
• Ensure high-quality, impartial careers guidance via an external provider.

Skills

Event planning

Organisation

Administration

Job description

Careers Coordinator - 37 hours per week, Monday to Thursday 8.00am to 4.00pm and Friday 8.00am to 3.30pm, term time only (38 weeks). Grade D Step 1 - Actual Annual Salary of £24,060.49 (which is the equivalent of a full-time salary of £28,696).

As part of our commitment to staff wellbeing RAISE Education Trust have trialled a two week half term break from 19th to 30th October 2026, this is now being evaluated. If the Trust reverts back to a one-week October half term break from 2027 the contractual working weeks would increase to 39 weeks and the salary would increase accordingly.

Deer Park School is a new state of the art seven-form secondary school which opened in September 2021. At present there are just under 1,000 students on roll across Year 7, 8, 9, 10 & 11. We are part of the RAISE Education Trust which comprises Deer Park Secondary School, Wildern Secondary School and Boorley Park Primary School. We will have a PAN of 1050 when full.

As we embark on our next phase of growth we are seeking to appoint new members to our team to support us on our journey to excellence. We strive to provide an exceptional educational experience for every student. Our values and culture of ambition, excellence, kindness, inclusion and community underpin this vision.

As our Careers Coordinator, you’ll play a pivotal role in helping students discover their passions, explore opportunities, and take confident steps into their futures. It’s a dynamic mix of event planning, organisation and administration. If you enjoy variety, creativity, and making things happen behind the scenes, this role offers the perfect blend.

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities

• Helping to design and deliver an engaging careers programme.
• Planning and running exciting events such as careers fairs and mock interviews.
• Building relationships with employers, alumni, and the wider community.
• Managing the behind-the-scenes admin that makes events successful—tracking attendees, coordinating schedules, and keeping everything organised.
• Using data and feedback to improve future events and student outcomes.
• Ensuring students receive high-quality, impartial careers guidance through an external provider.

We will ensure that the successful candidate has:

• Comprehensive induction including a dedicated mentor.
• Continuous professional learning, development and improvement.
• The opportunity to contribute to raising standards for all our students.

Benefits of working for our Trust include:

• Exceptional team environment where all staff are valued.
• Excellent Continuing Professional Development with high quality CPD programs.
• Many opportunities for career progression.
• RAISE a Hand day: One day per academic year — a fully paid day off to support personal events.
• Extensive department resources and facilities.
• A tax efficient Cycle-to-Work scheme through salary sacrifice.
• Staff membership rates to our modern Leisure Centre at Wildern School.
• Enrolment in one of the UK’s largest public sector pension schemes.

If you currently work in a school, please ensure one of your references is from your current Headteacher.

Closing Date: Midday, Tuesday 24th November 2026.

RAISE Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.