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Careers Education Lead

Careers Education Lead

Exeter College

Devon

  • £31,000 - £35,000 per year
  • New
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
26 September 2024

Job overview

Bags of enthusiasm? Impressive networking skills? People management experience? Passionate about the difference great careers advice can make? Then read on…

You don’t need a background or qualification in careers advice to apply. We’re far more interested in your enthusiasm, networking skills and people management experience. If you’re working in events, marketing, teaching, sales or another role with transferable skills, we really should be talking, especially if you believe in the power of great careers advice.

We think a great careers service is all about creating an integrated, city-wide network of aspiration and advice. So, you’ll need to be comfortable giving engaging presentations and building relationships with local employers and College managers. You’ll also need to be supremely organised, overseeing an impressive programme of events throughout the year, using digital content to promote them. And people management experience is a must, too. You’ll lead a team of careers advisors and be great at collaborating with staff, students and external bodies.

We’re one of the UK’s biggest and best Colleges. We have over 10,000 students with wide-ranging ambitions, from the undecided to Oxbridge to Apprenticeships. Whatever their aims, we’re committed to helping all our students plan for their careers.

We’ll give you 43 days’ paid holiday a year, a fantastic 17% pension contribution and we’ll pay for you to get qualified in careers advice if required. Interested? Come and meet the team, 5-6pm on Thursday 19th September or Tuesday 24th September 4pm - 5.30pm 😊 Just drop us a message at people-team@exe-coll.ac.uk if you would like to attend.

The closing date for applications is midnight on Thursday 26th September 2024.

Everyone’s welcome to apply for a role here, regardless of personal characteristics, including race, age, gender, religion, ability, disability, or sexuality.

We’re totally committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students, and we expect you to be too. We follow safer recruitment statutory guidance (Keeping Children Safe in Education). If you’re successful, you’ll be required to complete thorough pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. All posts at Exeter College are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) mean that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications, related exceptions and further information.

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About Exeter College

Why Work For Us?

Exeter College is an Ofsted Outstanding, multi award-winning education provider in Devon, but our vision to be an exceptional college is only made possible with the determination and enthusiasm of our staff. We offer a wide range of fulfilling roles across multiple sites, all with the opportunity for further training and development. We acknowledge our employees’ involvement in shaping futures and making a difference by offering amazing benefits and the opportunity to progress and grow in one of the most successful colleges in the South West.

Exeter College ranked 65th in the 2022 Best Companies League Tables as one of the UK’s Best Large Companies to work for, the third year in a row we have featured in the top 100. A Disability Confident employer, we aim to provide an environment where all staff can thrive because they feel valued, engaged and challenged. If you would like to join our team of exceptional people, please have a look at our vacancies below.

Our Benefits

We depend on exceptional people to sustain our outstanding performance and reward staff for their hard work. We provide an array of progressive benefits to encourage a healthy work-life balance, including:

🔹 We offer two defined benefits pension schemes, one for teachers and one for support staff

🔹 Generous Annual Leave entitlement as well as a two-week Christmas shutdown

🔹 We have an onsite gym, Central Fitness, and a variety of classes including spinning, yoga and Pilates, which is affordable and discounted for staff 

🔹 Staff Development including away days for employees – more info below 

🔹 We offer a cycle scheme that saves you 26-40% on a bike and accessories. You pay nothing upfront and can spread the cost of new equipment over a year 

🔹 Our @34 restaurant offers a range of eat-in and takeaway options at very reasonable prices with staff discount 

🔹 Owlets Nursery is part of the Exeter College Group, providing high quality childcare at a short walk from the College 

🔹 Get discounts on over 1200 retailers with our Sodexo platform, plus the ability to get an NUS Card 

🔹Staff can receive a voucher every 2 years which will pay for the basic eye test 

🔹 Our H2B spa and salon offers a wonderful pampering experience at discounted rates

Principal

John Laramy

Values and vision

Exeter College aims to be an outstanding, dynamic and thriving college, working with partners to provide inspirational education and training.

Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and we expect all our staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced check by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

For further information on the College’s commitment visit our Safeguarding page.

Ofsted report

“As a result of the highly motivated, skilled and experienced staff, the quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding. Lecturers provide learners with challenging work that prepares them extremely well for their next steps. The colleges uses its excellent links with schools, employers and other agencies to understand, and respond quickly to the education and training needs of the local area.”

View Exeter College’s latest Ofsted report

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