Careers Adviser

**Careers Adviser (NEET Prevention)**
**Wokingham**
**£21/hr**
**Start date: ASAP**

Akton recruitment is working closely with the local authorities ands we are searching for an experienced Careers Adviser (NEET Prevention) in the Wokingham area. 3 - 6 months contract role. Full time role available but part time considered.

The role is to support the NEET team in the borough by assisting with NEET tracking and provision of guidance to identified young people. The role is based at Shute End with hybrid working and will require some travel and visits as appropriate. A knowledge of NEET tracking systems would be helpful. You will be joining our existing NEET team of supportive colleagues.

**Main Accountabilities of the post**

1. Deliver high quality, impartial careers information, advice, guidance and support to young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) on your caseload, along with young people in education who are at high risk of becoming NEET.
2. Provide appropriate support to the young people on your caseload by identifying and addressing any barriers to personal development, learning or work, through one to one interventions and referrals to relevant agencies.
3. Agree achievable and aspirational action plans with the young people on your caseload, to support them in their career planning through the identification of their next steps.
4. Effectively manage your personal caseload of young people through proactive monitoring of their progress, through regular review and through the recording of data and interventions on relevant MI systems, to appropriate timescales.

**Qualifications**
- Level 4 qualification in Careers Guidance, Information, Advice and Guidance or similar
- Level 6 qualification in Careers Guidance - required to progress to NL21 upwards

**Technical Skills**
- Ability to conduct effective one to one interventions with young people who are unemployed or at risk of unemployment
- Ability to effectively use assessment tools to identify risk and needs of young people
- Ability to produce informative and SMART action plans with young people and to implement and review them in a timely and effective manner
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, pitched appropriately for internal and external partners, young people and their families

**Knowledge**
- A thorough understanding of the principles of safeguarding children and young people
- A thorough understanding of why young people become NEET and effective strategies to combat this
- An understanding of the statutory requirements placed on local authorities to support young people who are NEET