Apprentice Futures Adviser (London)

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We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

Job Title:               Apprentice Futures Advisor

Hours:                    37.5 per week per week, Monday to Friday

Location:                Home Based with London travel

Salary:                   £27,000 per annum whilst training (18 months)

Contract:              Fixed Term 18 months leading to permanent 

UK Applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

Job Purpose

To provide impartial careers education, information, advice and guidance to students, to advise on the delivery of quality careers education ensuring students have a wide range of opportunities and experiences provided to explore KS4, Post 16 and Post 18 pathways. 

Qualifications: The Post holder must study Level 6 Diploma in Career Guidance and Advice within the position. 

About the Role

We are seeking an apprentice futures (careers) advisor, to provide careers advice to young people from years 7 to 13 within our group. 

The position is home-based, with a self-managed diary for a remit of schools within the London area. The group benefits from the 4-day working week, offering 100% salary for 80% working hours. 

You will be responsible under the guidance of a level 6 mentor for delivering group careers information sessions and 1-2-1 student meetings to selected schools within the group and providing support to staff both face to face and remotely. The role involves travel and potential overnight stays if preferred therefore flexibility is essential. Hotel and travel expenses are provided. 

The young people within Outcomes First Group, require additional support for special educational needs and autism, therefore experience of working with young people with Autism is essential, although additional support will be provided within the role. 

Main Objectives

• Provide meaningful careers guidance that helps young people to progress, empowers young people to plan and manage their own futures, responds to the needs of each individual young person, provides comprehensive information and advice, raises aspirations and actively promotes equality promotes equality of opportunity and challenges stereotypes’. (Extract from the DoE Statutory Guidance: Impartial Careers Education March 2010.) 
• To interview students on a 1:1 basis or in small groups as appropriate to student’s/school’s needs and ensure students have a transition and action plan accordingly.
• To provide information, advice, guidance and signposting to specialist agencies about a range of issues, such as careers, education, employment and training, housing and money, including signposting within school to key areas of support.
• To research careers, options pathways, and support organisations to meet young people’s needs. 
• To run if required small group sessions or larger presentations on all aspects of careers guidance and topics related to personal development.
• To work with families and carers to access and facilitate the young person’s wider support network.
• To complete all statistical returns where applicable; write reports and complete statutory documentation related to the post. 
• To aid the organisation and coordination of education and career pathway events to include for example, careers fairs. 
• To liaise and support on appropriate Careers policy, priorities, contribute to careers schemes of work and resources for developing careers education and guidance. 
• To plan and contribute, where necessary and appropriate, to the delivery of careers education activities.
• To provide where appropriate relevant training, guidance and support for school staff so that they are equipped to deliver quality careers programmes. 
• To support the school’s work experience placement programme.
• To keep up to date with labour market information, legislation, and professional and academic developments by visiting employers, training providers and training events run by educational and professional bodies and disseminate this information.

Essential Requirements

• Applicants must hold a GCSE English and Mathematics grade C or higher
• Experience in supporting young people with special educational needs and autism. 
• Flexible in the ability for potential overnight stays whilst travelling 
• Full clean UK driving license
• SEN experience

What do we offer?

• Career development opportunities
• Full training
• Professional support network
• A dedicated mentor

About the Group

Outcomes First Group is the leading provider of specialist education in the UK. We exist to give neurodivergent children and young people access to a great education that caters to their specific needs, abilities and aspirations.

There are three brands in our Outcomes First family: Acorn Education, Options Autism and Momenta Connect. Together, we educate, care for and support children, young people, and adults across the UK, empowering them to be happy and make their way in the world.

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

Our Vision

We believe that with a great education, every neurodivergent pupil can thrive and make their way in the world.

Our Mission

Every day we improve the lives of our pupils, their families, and local communities through a relentless focus on wellbeing and learning.

Our Promise

We are kind to ourselves and each other...We work together... and we make things happen.

Our Promise sits alongside our Vision and Mission. It describes the sort of people we are and our commitment to how we treat each other, work together, and behave. 

It represents what’s truly important to us as individuals and as a team. It is easily translatable into behaviours we all practice and experience every day. It's the golden thread that runs through every leader, team and individual.

We're on a mission to give our colleagues an amazing work/life balance!

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.