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Careers Adviser

1 month ago

Durham, United Kingdom The Progress Group Full time

**Job Title**:Career Advisor

**Salary**: £24,520 to £30,500 (pro rata) Plus Valuable Benefits

**Vacancy Type**:Part time

**Vacancy Locations**: Durham

**About Us**:
**Progress Careers** is a part of **The Progress Group**. The group is made up of six business units, each of which aspires to innovate, influence, and inspire others through high-quality and purposeful education and training. 

**Purpose**:
To provide professional career guidance services, including personal guidance interviews, to improve young people’s skills, knowledge, and understanding of career planning and management.

**Progress Careers** is an award-winning employer having just received the award for **Most Supportive Employer 2023**. Its objective is to provide high-quality impartial and independent career information, advice, and guidance in a range of sectors. This center’s around students within the secondary school sector but also includes those at a later point in their career pathway. The aim is to provide the tools required to make informed choices about next progression moves, whilst supporting schools and multi-academy trusts (MATs) to meet their statutory requirements in relation to the Gatsby benchmarks.

**Specific duties**:

- To conduct client-focused, impartial, personal career guidance interviews, supporting students / clients to make informed, realistic career decisions. Delivered in 1:1 interviews and group sessions, advisers are expected to encourage clients to demonstrate self and opportunity awareness, raise aspirations, motivate, and generate ongoing career conversations.
- To work closely with the career leads within each educational setting and to generate and maintain client records electronically in support of personal guidance interviews, including the creation and distribution of a summary of guidance.

**Requirements**:
**Essential**:

- Qualified (L6 or prepared to work towards).
- IT literate particularly around MS Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and capability with other technology platforms.
- Ability to work to tight timelines and able to produce high quality work whilst under pressure.
- Strong organisation skills with the ability to prioritise and manage several different work streams at once without close supervision.
- Confident with working across multiple educational settings.
- Confident with presenting to large group sizes.
- Proactive and innovative in approach, thinks ahead and anticipates and deals with issues without being prompted.
- Numerate with a strong attention to detail, sets high standards for own work.
- Good communication skills including written and verbal.
- Ability to build strong working relationships with senior members of staff within schools.
- Keen to learn and develop new skills and capabilities.
- Collaborative team player, supportive of colleagues and committed to the company mission.
- Ability to demonstrate awareness and compliance with GDPR legislation.
- Ability to represent Progress Careers in a professional manner at careers events.

**Desirable**:

- Ability to work flexibly - potential for occasional evening responsibilities.
- Experience of creating learning resources and lesson planning.
- Existing registration on the CDI Professional Register.
- Strong networks and awareness of provision within the relevant geographical territory.
- Experience of working within an educational and / or IAG setting.

Here at Progress Group, we are passionate about developing our staff as well as our students. Throughout your time with us, you will be fully supported with a range of CPD, career progression and in house training, which includes paid qualifications. This goes alongside numerous other benefits such as a pension scheme and parental leave.

**Elevate Your Work Experience with Our Outstanding Benefits Package**

At Progress Schools, we believe in recognising and rewarding the exceptional contributions of our team members. Our benefits go beyond the ordinary, ensuring you thrive both personally and professionally. Here’s a glimpse of what we offer:
**Recognition Awards**: Be celebrated for your hard work Our values-based Monthly, Quarterly, and Annual Recognition Awards honour your dedication and commitment to our shared success.

**Referral Bonanza**: Love where you work? Refer top talent to join our family and receive a fantastic £500 Referral Bonus

**Professional Growth**:Invest in your future with our support for professional qualifications, especially for apprentices, and covered paid membership fees.

**Financial Security**: Rest easy with our Death in Service Insurance, providing four times your salary to your loved ones.

**Family-Friendly Policies**: Experience peace of mind with our Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave after a required length of service.

**Exclusive Discounts**: Indulge in the MiRewards benefits platform, offering enticing shopping discounts, fuel cards, and more

**Health and Wellness Support**: Take care of yourself

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