Youth Employability Tutor & Careers Advisor

Veritas Education; Bolton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Veritas Education is seeking an Employability Tutor / Careers Advisor to support young people across Bolton, Bury and Greater Manchester. The role combines employability teaching, careers guidance and learner support for about 30 learners on vocational programmes.

You will help learners identify strengths and aspirations, develop confidence and progress into further education, training or employment. Travel between multiple sites is required.

Qualifications

• Experience in employability, careers guidance, education or learner support.
• Experience working with young people, ideally in SEN, alternative provision or vocational training.

Responsibilities

• Deliver engaging employability sessions covering CV writing, interviews and job searching.
• Provide careers advice and guidance.
• Support recruitment and engagement of learners onto training programmes.
• Help learners develop personalised employment and progression plans.
• Build relationships with local employers to identify work experience and employment opportunities.
• Coordinate and organise work experience placements.
• Monitor learner attendance and progress.
• Maintain learner records and programme documentation.
• Provide ongoing mentoring and practical support to learners.
• Act as main point of contact for learners throughout their programme.
• Travel between sites across Greater Manchester to deliver support.

Skills

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Motivating learners

Site travel

Tools

Driving licence

Job description

Veritas Education is seeking an Employability Tutor / Careers Advisor to support young people across Bolton, Bury and Greater Manchester. The role combines employability teaching, careers guidance and learner support for about 30 learners on vocational programmes.

You will help learners identify strengths and aspirations, develop confidence and progress into further education, training or employment. Travel between multiple sites is required.