Transition and Destination Leads - The Hive College

Education Impact Academy Trust; Gravelly Hill; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Education Impact Academy Trust is seeking a Transition and Destination Leader for The Hive College in Erdington, Birmingham, to lead the Placement Team, identify student potential and tailor support to their needs.

The role focuses on recruiting and maintaining employer engagement for work placements, liaising with external agencies to broaden social destinations, and ensuring high expectations of student learning and outcomes.

Qualifications

• Level 5 or above qualification in Careers Advice and Guidance.
• Excellent time management skills and ability to balance competing priorities.
• Excellent communication skills and experience working effectively in teams and with a wide range of people.
• High expectations of student learning and outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of and support the Placement Team at The Hive College to identify students' potential and tailor support to their needs.
• Recruit and maintain employer engagement across sectors to provide work placements for students.
• Liaise with external agencies to offer a range of social destinations to enable student engagement in the wider community.
• Demonstrate professional expertise in careers guidance and contribute to the college's transition and destination activities.

Skills

Time management

Communication

Teamwork

High expectations for student learning

Education

Careers Advice & Guidance qualification (Level 5+)

Job description

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 students' 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.