Dorset Council
Careers Manager G9 - Queen Elizabeth's School
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Careers Manager
Actual Salary £32,061 - £36,363 per annum (Grade 9, SCP 19 - SCP 25 pay award pending)
This job is Full time - 37 Hours per week, Term time + 2 weeks
It is offered on a Permanent basis
Approximate start date 1 September 2026
About the Role
Queen Elizabeth’s school is recruiting for a Careers Manager to join our school.
We are seeking a dynamic, highly organised, and motivated Careers Manager to deliver and coordinate exceptional careers guidance across our school.
The role reports to the Careers and Destinations Lead and the Senior Leadership Team. Together they work to deliver and coordinate all careers advice to ensure that the school meets and exceeds the Gatsby Benchmarks. This role is also responsible for coordinating Work Experience placement for students in Years 9–11 and the Sixth Form.
The role is dedicated to increasing student employability and opportunities through a dynamic curriculum, specifically aiming to support the reduction of students who are Not in Employment, Education, or Training (NEET).
We Are Looking For Someone Who
- is motivated to support the raising of student aspirations
- has excellent organisational and communication skills
- Demonstrates resourcefulness, initiative and good time and priorities management
You will have a real interest in supporting students’ outcomes and destinations.
Ideally, we would like to appoint someone who has previous experience of:
- Working with young people, providing careers IAG and work experience access support
- Planning, promoting and delivering events
- Administration and data management
- Arbor MIS Data system
A relevant qualification in Careers Guidance & Development is desirable; however, we are also keen to hear from candidates who are currently working toward this qualification.
Working Days
Working days are Monday to Friday 8.00am to 4.00pm - this may be subject to change according to business needs and could include attendance at relevant school events.
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Please refer to the attached job description for more details about the role.
Further Information
If you would like further information about the role please contact the Recruitment Team at [email protected] or call 01202 885233
Closing date: 12 July 2026
Please Note: the actual salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and paid annual leave entitlement for an employee with under 5 years' service.
Bournemouth School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.
The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements.
This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
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Keeping Children Safe in Education
The school will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.
About Us
About our School
Queen Elizabeth’s School, located in Wimborne, is a coeducational Church of England, Comprehensive Upper School within the Initio Learning Trust.
There is a strong commitment to comprehensive education and a focus on creating an environment that supports continual school improvement and the attainment of all students.
Our vision is linked to a commitment to hope for all students and which permeates all aspects of our school and is underpinned by the Trust's values of Collaboration, Ambition and Respect.
For more information please visit our school website: https://www.queenelizabeths.com/
About Initio Learning Trust
Initio Learning Trust is a multi-academy trust based in Dorset. We are responsible and accountable for the education of over 7000 pupils from 3 to 19 years of age and for the employment and support of over 1000 staff in 19 schools across Dorset, from Bridport in the West of the county to Verwood in the East.
We believe in enabling every person to thrive within their role, and our core values of Ambition, Collaboration and Respect underpin the pride we take in offering genuine professional development opportunities for all our staff; and in our focus on staff wellbeing.
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