Careers & Work Experience Co-ordinator

We are looking for a positive, enthusiastic trainee Careers Advisor to join our growing school. This role would suit someone who thrives on a proactive approach as it involves direct liaison with students, colleagues across the school, families, and external organisations. Getting the right person to work with our students is our absolute priority and we are happy to support a candidate with potential through a QCF level 6 Career Guidance and Development qualification. The school is committed to providing a high quality careers provision in line with the Gatsby benchmarks.

Your role will require you to work under your own initiative, supported by a link member of the senior team, providing high-quality impartial advice to students. Our students’ destinations at 18 range from highly competitive university courses and degree level apprenticeships to direct employment or further training. At 16, many students choose to stay in our Sixth Form while others are supported in their applications to other organisations or Level 2/3 apprenticeships. All of our students benefit from a long-term approach to recognising their own skills and building capacity for the future. Your role will also involve coordinating Work Experience, currently offered to all of our Year 10 students, as they take their first steps in exploring a workplace environment.

This linked job description is for this role during the training period of 18-24 months. We would expect a commitment of at least a further two years on completion and the job profile will be adjusted at this point to reflect qualified status. Candidates who already hold a Level 6 qualification should get in touch via the details below for a further discussion.

The successful candidate will have excellent administrative skills, and IT skills, and be highly efficient and organised. They will be able to deal sensitively with a variety of situations with external agencies, employers, staff, students and parents. A calm, flexible approach and highly accurate written communication are essential.

The job description is generic but there will be every opportunity as part of the interview process to discuss this in detail.

King Edward VI School is a popular 11-18 comprehensive school rated Good by OfSTED in 2017 with recognition of outstanding practice and a highly positive ethos. The school is well-regarded within the community and has a reputation for high-quality teaching. Lichfield is a small, vibrant cathedral city which is easily accessible from the surrounding areas.

Part-time post, 30 hours per week (across 5 days) - Term time.

For further information about our school, please visit www.keslichfield.org.uk or telephone us on 01543 255714.

If you feel that this is the school and role for you, please complete the application form and recruitment monitoring form and send them back to us via email: office@keslichfield.org.uk

Closing date: 10am on Wednesday 8 September 2021

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This position is subject to a criminal records check from the Disclosure & Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose all criminal convictions.