National Careers Service Adviser

Shaw Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Shaw Trust is seeking a qualified individual to provide essential careers information and guidance to clients across Coventry. This role requires a Level 4 Diploma in Careers Information or willingness to train, with experience delivering advice to diverse audiences. As part of a supportive team, you will facilitate personal growth and advocate for social mobility through impactful services.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Paid volunteering leave

Enhanced pension scheme

Life Assurance

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Hold a Level 4 Diploma or NVQ 4, or willing to train.
• Experience in providing careers advice to adults.
• High competency in ICT including social media.

Responsibilities

• Provide impartial information, advice and guidance to National Careers Service customers.
• Deliver services through various modes including face-to-face and digital.
• Support customers in achieving their career management goals.

Skills

Effective operation of ICT

Experience in careers advice

Education

Level 4 Diploma in Careers Information and Advice

NVQ 4 in Advice & Guidance

Job description

“Shaw Trust promotes team spirit, inclusiveness and it is an organisation where everybody is somebody. I am proud to be part of this great organisation.”

At Shaw Trust we believe everyone has the right to live a decent and dignified life and an opportunity for rewarding work. We are a social purpose organisation challenging inequality and breaking down barriers to enable social mobility.

For us being part of the solution is about creating the conditions for this to happen, advocating and delivering services that make a real difference. Working in partnership not competition, we are part of an eco-system of purpose-led organisations, striving for a fairer, more equal society centred on opportunity for all.

Purpose

To provide impartial information, advice and guidance to National Careers Service customers using various modes of delivery, empowering customers to achieve their career management goals, whilst evidencing all job and learning outcomes and support given. Working towards The National Careers Service provides free careers information, advice, and guidance to both young people (from the age of 13) and adults predominately through face-to-face delivery within the community, website, webchat, and telephone helpline. The Service vision is for individuals to enjoy more rewarding working lives and to create a culture where career development and acquiring new skills are the norm.

Essential:
You will have:
Hold, as a minimum, Level 4 Diploma in Careers Information and Advice or NVQ 4 in Advice & Guidance or willing to undertake and complete training within 12 months of starting

Experience in delivery of careers advice to adults, individually or in groups, employed and unemployed

High level of competency, effective operation and use of ICT including its wider application e.g. use of social media

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Location:
You will be based at venues across Coventry, but may be required to cover venues in Warwickshire.

Employee Benefits

As an employee of Shaw Trust as well as positively impacting people’s lives, you will have access to the following benefits:

25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays), with incremental increases post 3 years’ service up to 28 days, and the option to purchase additional holiday

2 days paid volunteering leave each year

An enhanced pension scheme after 6 months

Life Assurance at 3 times your annual salary rate

Access to a suite of learning and development opportunities including paid for apprenticeship and masters’ levels qualifications, and management development programmes

Opportunities to connect with our employee diversity networks (LGBTQ+ Support Network, Racial Equality Network, Disability Equality Network, Women’s Network)

Health and Wellbeing initiatives including internal support, employee assistance programme and health cash plan

Our Strategy

To find out more about Shaw Trusts aims in our 2030 Strategic Directive available here: https://www.shawtrust.org.uk/content/uploads/2020/09/Vision-2030-Strategic-Directive-5-9.pdf

Join a diverse and inclusive organisation

Shaw Trust is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment, where every employee, regardless of their background or lived experience, feels that they belong and can progress in their career.

In addition;

We are proud to be certified as an employer who meets the National Equality Standard, the accepted standard for inclusiveness in business across the UK.

We are Disability Confident Leaders, support the guaranteed interview scheme and use of the government’s Access to Work scheme.

Living our values, we are keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within our organisation.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community including from people with lived experience and/or knowledge of disability or social exclusion.

If you have accessibility requirements and/or would like further information about the role, please contact: [e-mail]

Shaw Trust reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.