National Careers Service Advisor

Standguide Group; Cheadle; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A career services organization in Cheadle is seeking a National Careers Service Advisor. The role involves providing guidance on education and career paths, creating tailored action plans, and encouraging participants to achieve personal goals. Candidates should have a Level 4 qualification in Careers advice and be capable of working autonomously. This position offers diverse training opportunities and a generous benefits package, including health plans and annual leave.

Benefits

CPD training opportunities

Generous pension scheme

Company health plan

25 days annual leave

5-10 paid sick days per year

Qualifications

• Minimum Level 2 English and Maths required.
• Experience successfully achieving deadlines and working independently.
• Full UK driving license required.

Responsibilities

• Provide Information Advice and Guidance on progression routes.
• Create detailed individualised SMART action plans.
• Help participants overcome barriers to achieve their goals.

Skills

Level 2 English and Maths

Experience delivering one-to-one career advice

Ability to achieve performance targets

Autonomous work management

Education

Level 4 qualification in Careers, Information, Advice and Guidance

Job description

Overview

Role: National Careers Service Advisor. For over three decades, we have supported individuals and employers across the UK. As a nationwide market leader, we have assisted over 13,000 people in the past year to retrain, embark on new career paths, or establish their own businesses. Join us as a National Careers Service Advisor to support and inspire individuals in making informed choices about their education, training, and career paths. You\'ll build strong relationships with customers, help them identify their skills and strengths, and guide them in setting realistic, achievable goals. A key part of the role is boosting self-confidence and self-awareness, empowering people to recognise their potential and take positive steps towards their future.

What you\'ll do

• Provide participants with Information Advice and Guidance on progression routes relating to individual participant needs
• Ensure that participants are advised of appropriate progression opportunities within the local area
• Proactively work with participants to ensure positive outcomes and contractual targets are achieved and that the programme is a success
• Produce a detailed individualised SMART action plan for each participant on the programme, adhering to all contract quality and compliance guidelines whilst always maintaining 100% accuracy
• Ensure relevant and accurate signposting of services to overcome specific barriers faced by participants
• Assist participants to produce a realistic action plan leading back to work, including considering obstacles to the successful achievement of the plan and how to overcome them
• Improve life skills of participants by encouraging and valuing their contribution and establishing an atmosphere of trust and understanding

Qualifications and requirements

• Level 2 English and Maths as a minimum
• Minimum of Level 4 qualification in Careers, Information, Advice and Guidance
• Experience of successfully achieving deadlines and working without close supervision
• Experience delivering one-to-one careers advice including information advice and guidance
• Ability to achieve performance targets
• The ability to work autonomously and manage your own caseload
• Full UK driving license. Overseas equivalent qualifications will be accepted

We welcome applicants with lived experience and encourage applications that reflect the relevance to the post. Disability Confident: We are a Disability Confident Leader and may offer an interview to applicants who declare a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. Details may vary in recruitment situations such as high-volume times.

Benefits

• CPD - Broad range of internal training to enhance your knowledge and skills
• Generous pension scheme, with the option to opt out
• Company health plan subject to successful completion of probation period
• 25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays
• 5-10 sick days per year paid

Join us at Standguide and be part of a team dedicated to making a meaningful impact on individuals\' lives and businesses nationwide. Standguide is an Equal Opportunities Employer and a Disability Confident Leader. We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity and value the diversity of our staff and customers. We thrive on creating positive working relationships, free from discrimination. Successful candidates will be subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS check.