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Careers Advisor
Hours
37 hours per week, 42 weeks per year
Salary
£30,542.55 (actual £28,633.64)
About The Role
We are looking for a vibrant, enthusiastic, and dedicated adviser to help young people to explore opportunities; making decisions regarding education, employment, apprenticeship and training, progression routes, and choices.
You will provide comprehensive and impartial Careers, Education, Information, Advice, and Guidance (GEIAG) to students, prospective students, parents, and staff through 1:1 tutorials, drop-ins, and online resources.
Responsibilities
- Supporting the progression and retention of students throughout the student journey, providing effective careers guidance and development at key points during the curriculum.
- Working independently to manage a caseload of student guidance interviews. Providing one-to-one impartial advice, guidance, and development. Implementing appropriate and individualized careers strategies; enabling student-led career management through effective support, reflection, and informed labor market information.
- Raising student career aspirations. Promoting, recording, and evaluating extra-curricular activities for the development of employability skills.
- Ensuring the smooth running of the careers hub area, including researching and updating career materials, providing front-facing support, and reviewing all online resources.
- Delivering and facilitating careers workshops as needed.
- Leading and promoting good careers practice, inspiring others within the college to meet and maintain all 8 Gatsby Benchmarks.
- Supporting the Careers Manager with the collection and analysis of destination data to inform the careers program and strategy.
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Requirements
- Experience of working in an advisory position.
- Level 4 or above in Information & Advice, or equivalent (IAG Level 4).
- Knowledge of The Gatsby Benchmarks.
- Excellent negotiation and advocacy skills, able to deal with complex issues sensitively and with confidence.
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How to Apply
We strive to offer an inclusive and accessible recruitment and interview process to all candidates. Should you have any questions at all, or require any support with reasonable adjustments, please contact recruitment@hsdc.ac.uk, and a member of our team will respond as soon as possible.
For more information on the position itself, please connect with Kate Creswick at kate.creswick@hsdc.ac.uk for any queries. Please note, we appreciate the value of each applicant but kindly ask that you complete an application form as we do not accept CV’s.
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