Careers Adviser

**Location**:Richmond, North Yorkshire

**Grade**:H

**Salary**:£31,537 - £34,434 per annum, pro rata

**Vacancy Hours**:20 per week

**Contract Type**:Permanent, Term Time Only

**About this Role**

To deliver impartial careers information, advice, guidance and support to pupils. To develop and deliver presentations and group learning through seminars, workshops and contribution to the tutorial programme in pupil career development. To work with staff in local colleges and external agencies to organise and implement events which support the career development, progression and employability skills of pupils at the school.

**Job Details**

Hours of Work: 20 Hours Per Week, Term Time Only (39 Weeks Per Year)

Position Type: Permanent

Line Manager: Assistant Headteacher Personal Development and Transition

Travel Required: No

The salary is dependent on current qualifications and experience, please see the attached job description for more information.

**About the Trust**

Areté Learning Trust currently has 11 schools and educates over 7,000 young people in and around North Yorkshire from ages 2-18. Our learners are at the heart of everything we do.

At Areté Learning Trust we work together and collaborate to ensure that all of our learners and our staff team have the chance to reach their potential.

**Our Trust is committed to promoting**:

- Health, happiness and wellbeing
- A safe, disciplined and supportive environment
- A love of learning through a passionate and committed approach
- High standards and expectations
- Integrity, kindness and good manners
- Respect for individuality and difference
- Collaborative working to secure excellence

To realise our aspiration for every child to be the best they can be, we need to ensure that as a Trust we are ‘Striving for Excellence’.

Why work for us?

We want everyone who works within ALT to feel valued and see how their work fits into the bigger picture.

We seek employees who are prepared to take personal responsibility and constantly challenge the norm to improve performance.

In return, we are committed to providing an empowering and supportive learning environment for all staff.

Areté Learning Trust is committed to being the ‘Employer of Choice’.

Essentially this means that we want our schools and our central team to be great places to work. We want our staff development opportunities to be first class and we want to enable staff who are ambitious to grow their careers with us. To give our learners the best education and opportunities we are committed to recruiting and retaining the very best people in all areas of our organisation.

**Regardless of role, we seek staff who**:

- Have high expectations of themselves and the people they work with.
- Are committed to our Trust values.
- Show initiative and are responsive to change.
- Have strong interpersonal skills with the ability to inspire and motivate others.
- Are creative in their approach to problem solving.
- Are able to influence effectively, whatever their role.
- Are team players.

**Application Process**

Interviews will take place as soon as possible after the closing date.

Our safeguarding system is underpinned by a range of policies and procedures which encourage and promote safe working practice across the Trust. On joining you will be required to undergo continuous professional development to maintain safe working practice and to safeguard our children and young people.

**Key Dates**:
Closing Date: 4th November 2025

Interview Date: TBC

North Yorkshire Council (NYC) advertise vacancies on behalf of schools and external organisations (third parties) in North Yorkshire. NYC are not responsible for the recruitment/employment practices of third parties and accept no liability in relation to the vacancy and any subsequent recruitment/employment processes. Enquiries regarding the vacancy or practices should be made directly with the third party.

**Careers Adviser**

**Salary**:£31,537 - £34,434 per annum, pro rata

**Posted**:17/10/2025

**Closing date**:04/11/2025

**Closing time**:23:59