Careers Officer

Church of England; Clyst Heath; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

St Peter's is seeking a Careers Officer to work with our Careers Lead, strengthening the school's careers programme and linking with our vision and safeguarding commitments.

We have maintained Gatsby Benchmarks for six years and have a strong focus on wellbeing, personal development and character education. This full-time role is based in Exeter, EX2 5AP, and involves coordinating activities with students across the school.

Responsibilities

• Work alongside our Careers Lead to deliver the school's careers programme.
• Contribute to Gatsby Benchmarks progress and safeguarding commitments.
• Engage with students to promote pathways, enterprise and wellbeing activities.

Job description

Careers Officer

CAPTION:

• Company: Teaching Vacancies
• Salary: Not specified
• Hours: Full-time
• Location: Exeter, EX2 5AP
• Job type: Permanent
• Posting date: 11 Sept 2026
• Closing date: 20 Sept 2026

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint a Careers Officer to work alongside our Careers Lead.

Careers is a strength at St. Peter's and links cohesively with our vision and mission statements. We have maintained 100% Gatsby Benchmarks for the last six years. We regularly achieve 0% NEETS as a result of our intentional relational approaches with skilled, wise staff.

St Peter's is an oversubscribed school, known as a high performing school and nationally recognised for our approaches to character education. Our most recent Ofsted inspection ('Good' April 2025) and SIAMS inspection ('Excellent' May 2019) indicate the significant progress we have made in developing well-rounded students who 'live life to the full'. As a Beacon School, Relational and Restorative Approaches are key to how we educate for a wise, courageous, and compassionate community.

What the school offers its staff

We offer:

• a welcoming and friendly team of excellent staff
• a supportive working environment
• students with a drive to succeed

A willingness and ability to offer time and energy to our wellbeing programme &/or extra-curricular provision (which we believe adds significant value to our character-based approaches to education, including our Duke of Edinburgh and Ten Tors), will be taken into consideration for applications.

Commitment to safeguarding

As a Church of England Aided School, in cases of equal merit preference will be given to candidates who are in sympathy with the foundation. The school is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of its students, please refer to our child protection policy on the St. Peter's website using the following link https://www.spexe.org/593/key-information-policies/key_information/3/safeguarding-esafety. This role is subject to enhanced DBS clearance.

A willingness and ability to offer time and energy to our wellbeing programme &/or extra-curricular provision (which we believe adds significant value to our character based approaches to education, including our Duke of Edinburgh and Ten Tors), will be taken into consideration for applications.

Careers is a strength at St. Peter's and links cohesively with our vision and mission statements. We have maintained 100% Gatsby Benchmarks for the last six years. We regularly achieve 0% NEETS as a result of our intentional relational approaches with skilled, wise staff.

St Peter's is an oversubscribed school, known as a high performing school and nationally recognised for our approaches to character education. Our most recent Ofsted inspection ('Good' April 2025 and SIAMS inspection ('Excellent' May 2019) indicate the significant progress we have made in developing well rounded students who 'live life to the full'. As a Beacon School, Relational and Restorative Approaches are key to how we educate for a wise, courageous and compassionate community.

What the school offers its staff, As a Church of England Aided School, in cases of equal merit preference will be given to candidates who are in sympathy with the foundation. The school is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of its students, please refer to our child protection policy on the St. Peter's website using the following link https://www.spexe.org/593/key-information-policies/key_information/3/safeguarding-esafety. This role is subject to enhanced DBS clearance.