Qualified School Careers Adviser

2 weeks ago


Reading, United Kingdom Education Development Trust Full time

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- starting salary £29,172 per annum FTECareers Site Advertising End Date
- 13 Aug 2023**About the role**:
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**Qualified School Careers Adviser (onsite delivery), 1 day a week, Term time only (38 weeks per year)**

Onsite opportunity from September 2023 onwards in Reading, Berkshire.

**Salary**:Starting salary £29,172 per annum FTE (annual increments)

We pride ourselves on creating an environment that supports a healthy work life balance for all our staff. We have a commitment to providing policies that encourage flexible working around individual needs. Aligned to this is our commitment to offering a sector leading range of benefits including a generous holiday allowance of 30 days and 8 bank holidays (based on FTE), accredited training and development opportunities, pension scheme and additional voluntary money saving benefits.

We are currently recruiting for a Qualified Careers Adviser to join our Education Development Trust youth careers team from September 2023 to provide careers advice, guidance and support to individuals and groups of young people in Reading, Berkshire. This is a term time only role, 1 day a week (7.4 hours per week).

**Key duties**:
You will produce tailored careers information, advice, and guidance to meet the needs of young people and support the school in achieving the Gatsby benchmarks. These are face to face, term time only vacancies in schools.

You will have:

- Level 4 or 6 qualification in careers guidance
- Experience of working with young people preferably in a school or college setting
- Thorough knowledge of education, employment, training and personal development opportunities that are available for young people/labour market information.
- Provide careers advice and guidance in a one-to-one setting or group workshop/assemblies to support students with their career aspirations.
- Arrange career talks and a range of activities for students.
- Have the ability to engage with and inspire young people with SEND and disadvantaged as well as with their parents/carers.
- Support the Schools Careers Leader to implement and enhance the schools programme to contribute towards meetings the Gatsby Benchmarks.
- Demonstrate professional commitment to Children's rights, equal opportunities and diversity.
- Undertake administration duties to ensure that all delivery evidence is complete and compliant in line with contract and quality standards.
- Experience of working with vulnerable groups and those with special educations needs and disabilities (SEND).

Our Careers Advisers are expected to work flexibly and independently but will be supported as part of the wider team. Applicants must demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

**Job type**: part time, term time only (onsite delivery)

**Dates for interviews to take place will be confirmed in advance.**

**How to apply**:
**About the organisation**:
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- Education Development Trust has first-rate credentials in providing services that bridge the gap between education, training and employment. We have been a leading careers service provider in the UK for over 20 years and have a successful track record of managing programmes delivering careers, employment and skills support.- Here is a video of our Director of Careers and Employability, Laura Bell, taking about the benefits of working at Education Development Trust.



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