Careers Advisor - Apprenticeship Position

The post covers the delivery of Careers Guidance 1:1 sessions and tutorials, across all of our curriculum, and across centres,

The post will include providing up-to-date career information and advice in a range of mediums for a range of audiences, including digital media and resources for stakeholders, employers, parents and carers, and updating intranet pages and MyFuture Canvas VLE for staff and students.

The job will include working with individuals and groups of staff and students, ensuring that they all receive appropriate support on a range of topics including Higher Education, UCAS applications, Apprenticeships, funding etc.

The ability to offer advice and support; developing links and promoting the College to a growing number of external organisations are essential whilst working positively and enthusiastically with college staff and learners on the growing Careers and IAG frameworks, with a key focus on the achievement of the Gatsby Benchmarks and Careersmark quality standards across the College.

The purposes of the post are to work closely with the Careers Team Leader to ensure that all targets around the delivery and promotion of Careers, information, Advice and Guidance, are achieved. To deliver quality services to students and staff and provide information, advice and guidance on key support areas.

• Communication skills
• Problem solving skills
• Team working
• Presentable appearance
• Work to quality standards
• Command of English language
• Knowledge of Further Education
• Methodical working practices
• Ability to use common sense
• Can work to deadlines
• Accuracy to details
• Interpersonal Skills
• Friendly and approachable
• Person centred approach
• Able to use own initiative
• Team player

• 2 other subjects GCSE or equivalent, grade 4-9/C-A* (Essential)
• English GCSE or equivalent, grade 4-9/C-A* (Essential)
• Maths GCSE or equivalent, grade 4-9/C-A* (Essential)