Careers Advisor

POSITION:          Careers Advisor

SCALE:                 Scale PO2 (1 year contract in the first instance)

Closing Date: 1st September 2023. Interviews will take place w/c 4th September.

HOURS & PAY: 41 weeks, 8.30am - 4pm (39 weeks term time, 5 days for August exam results and remaining 1 week as agreed with the school). Pay scale point (PO2) determined based on expertise and prior experience.

PURPOSE OF JOB:

·               To work as part of the school’s Personal Development team, and specifically alongside the Director of Careers.

·               To provide information, advice and guidance to students to help them make realistic choices about future education, training and work.

·               To provide expertise and guidance to further develop the careers provision across the school.

MAIN ACTIVITIES

Preparing students for their next pathway / destinations:

·               Interviewing students in Key stages 3, 4 and 5 on a one-to-one and / or in small groups.

o  Providing advice and guidance on appropriate programmes of study to support a student’s career choices.

o  Assisting students in drawing up action plans for education and training and supporting them to achieve these goals.

·               Preparing students for the Year 9 preference process for KS4.

·               Providing additional support to young people identified as at risk of becoming NEET, with application and interview support.

·               Supporting students with making applications to Year 12 further education and training providers.

·               Liaising with SENCo in supporting the transition of vulnerable students and those with learning difficulties.

·               Tracking and monitoring progression from Year 11 into further education, training and apprenticeships.

·               Attending GCSE and A Level results days, parent’s evenings and other enrichment actives where appropriate.

·               Overseeing work experience placements provided through BDSIP or arranged independently by students.

Contributing to the wider careers provision across the school

·               Providing information, advice and guidance about a range of issues, such as careers, education, apprenticeships and training either directly or in partnership with specialist agencies.

·               Assisting students in gaining the skills required to increase their chances of successful transition from secondary education to further education, training and apprenticeship, for example interview and application skills.

·               Encouraging and implementing whole-school use of online resources, within discreet careers lessons and within the wider curriculum.

·               Presenting information at open evenings, parent’s evenings and other events.

·               Researching careers, options and support organisations to meet students’ needs.

·               Running small group/drop-in sessions or larger presentations for students and parents (as required) on all aspects of careers work.

·               Liaising and negotiating with other organisations on behalf of students.

·               Using ICT for administrative tasks, such as recording interactions with and tracking students.

·               Using computer-aided guidance packages, skills assessment tools, psychometric tests and personal inventories.

·               Assisting in planning and organising careers fairs and conventions.

·               Keeping up to date with labour market information, legislation, and professional and academic developments by visiting employers, training providers and CPD training events run by educational and professional bodies.

·               Plan a range of external trips and visits to promote aspirational progression destinations to students.

Review Arrangements - 

The details contained in this job description reflect the content of the job at the date it was prepared. It should be remembered, however, that over time the nature of individual jobs will change, existing duties may no longer be required and other duties may be gained without changing the general nature of the duties or the level of the responsibility entailed. Consequently, the school will expect to revise the job description from time to time and will consult with the post holder at the appropriate time.

Conditions of Employment

• The above responsibilities are subject to the general duties and responsibilities contained in the written statement of conditions of employment (The contract)
• The post holder is required to support and encourage the school’s ethos and its objectives, policies and procedures as agreed by the governing body
• To uphold the school’s policy in respect of child protection matters
• Will be subject to the National Agreement on Pay and Conditions of Service, supplemented by local conditions as appropriate and all relevant statutory and institutional requirements
• The post holder may be required to perform any other reasonable tasks after consultation
• This Job Description allocates duties and responsibilities but does not direct the particular amount of time to be spent on carrying them out and no part of it may be so constructed
• This Job Description is not necessarily a comprehensive definition of the post. It may be subject to modification at any time after consultation with the post holder