Transition and Destination Leads

Education Impact Academy Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite parking

LGPS/TPS pension schemes

Professional development and induction

Staff training days and employee well‑

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Education Impact Academy Trust in Birmingham is seeking a Transition and Destination Leader to guide the placements team at The Hive College and shape student outcomes.

You will lead employer engagement, coordinate social destinations, and ensure safeguarding while delivering personalised study programmes for learners with SEND. This is a permanent role starting Spring Term 2027, requiring Level 5+ Careers Advice and Guidance.

Qualifications

• Level 5+ qualification in Careers Advice and Guidance.
• Experience leading placement and employer engagement.
• Excellent time management and ability to balance priorities.
• Excellent communicator and collaborative working style.
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting welfare of students.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of and support the Placement Team at The Hive College to identify student potential and tailor support.
• Recruit and maintain employer engagement from all sectors to provide work placements inspiring career choices.
• Liaise with external agencies to offer social destinations and wider community engagement.
• Ensure safeguarding and welfare considerations are integrated into placement activity.

Skills

Leadership

Employer engagement

Communication

Time management

Teamwork

Student outcomes

Education

Level 5+ Careers Advice & Guidance

Job description

Post: Transition and Destination Leader

Salary: Grade 5 - £44,253 - £53,051 FTE ( £41,594.87 to £49,864.40 actual)

Allowances: SEN Allowance - £1,779 pro rata

Hours of work: 36.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, term time only, plus three weeks

Contract type: Permanent

Start date of role: Spring Term 2027

Closing date: Monday 2 November 2026

Interview date: W/C 23 November 2026

Enhanced DBS Check Required: Yes

EIAT is a thriving Multi Academy Trust in North Birmingham incorporating The Hive College, Wilson Stuart School, Queensbury School Mayfield School, Lime Tree Nursery and Blue Sky Nursery. We strive to share best practice and work in cohesive, collaborative and innovative ways. Our ethos is 'Better Never Ends'.

The Hive College is based in Erdington, Birmingham and is a Specialist Further Education College for learners aged 19-25 years with Special Educational Needs and disabilities. In November 2023 we were graded Outstanding in every single aspect of an Ofsted Inspection.

Our adopted college motto is 'Believing is achieving', which resonates through everything we do at The Hive and it’s at the heart of what we want our students to aspire to. We constantly strive for excellence, seeking innovative and collaborative ways of delivering the curriculum. As part of our on-going development of a highly successful specialist college, we have a Transition and Destination Leader vacancy to join our team of professional and dedicated people.

The college is a very happy and positive working environment. All staff are friendly and very supportive, we have excellent facilities and a superb environment to support teaching and learning and prepare our students for adulthood.

We offer three individualised study programmes for students with PMLD, SLD, MLD and ASD. Our study programmes focus on preparation for adulthood, which include:

• Employment
• Independent living
• Good health
• Friends, relationships and community

The right candidate will:

• Have the ability to lead the development of and support the Placement Team at The Hive College to identify our student's potential and offer support tailored to their needs.
• Be responsible for recruiting and maintaining employer engagement from all sectors to provide work placements for our students, that will inspire them to choose the right career pathway.
• Liaise with external agencies to provide our students with a choice of social destinations to enable them to engage in the wider community.
• Have a Level 5 or above qualification in Careers Advice and Guidance.
• Have excellent time management skills and experience of balancing competing priorities.
• Be an excellent communicator and have experience of working effectively in teams and working collaboratively with a wide range of people.
• Have high expectations of student learning and outcomes.

We can offer:

• A collaborative and inclusive culture that values every employee.
• A committed, hardworking team who strive to provide the best education for all students.
• Comprehensive induction and probation support and regular opportunities for professional development and growth.
• 10 staff training days across the academic year; one or two of these days may be aggregated which means completing training outside of normal working hours in twilight sessions.
• An Employee Assistance Programme via the BHSF App - including free totally confidential support, access to a GP 24/7 and counselling.
• Access to discounts and offers at many well-known retailers and other organisations via the BHSF App.
• Access to a generous pension scheme known as the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) for support staff or Teachers Pension Scheme (TPS) for Teachers.
• Generous annual leave entitlement for support staff based on length of service, starting at 29 days pro-rata, rising to 32 at 5 years’ plus service and 34 following 10 years’ plus service. Teachers annual leave is in line with Teachers Pay & Conditions.
• Family friendly policies.
• Onsite parking at all sites.

We are the only Trust to provide SEN Allowances to ALL roles who work with students, including Teachers, TA's, Care Assistants, Pastoral Care, Guides and Drivers.

If you are determined, hardworking and think that working at our Trust might be for you, then we would love to hear from you.

The Trust is committed tosafeguardingand promoting the welfare of students and expect all staff to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS, Childcare Disqualification (where applicable), qualifications, medical fitness, identity and right to work. All applicants will be requiredto providetwo suitable references. An online search (and a prohibition check for teachers) will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates. All successful candidates will be required to present their birth certificate along with evidence of any changes.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement of the role.

Please read a copy of our Recruitment and Selection Policy here: EIAT-Recruitment-and-Selection-Policy.pdf.

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Please note that only Trust application forms will be accepted. We will not read accompanying Curriculum Vitae (CV's) or accept them instead of an application form.

Please note that applications must be the creation of the candidate applying; while technology, including artificial intelligence, may be used to help the candidate select certain phraseology, if substantial use of AI is used, the application will be disregarded..