SEND Careers Advisor

Whether you’re an outstanding Teacher or an innovative Support Worker, Shooters Hill Sixth Form College’s inclusive, dynamic and creative ethos provides an imaginative workplace in which you will be supported to develop your knowledge and practice throughout your tenure. We are extremely proud of our diverse workforce and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Salary :  Scale 6 £29,434—£30,357 actual pro-rata salary at 40 weeks

Hours :  Full Time, 35 hours per week, term time only plus 1 week (40 weeks) 

We are looking to appoint to this exciting new position of SEND Careers Advisor to join our Inclusive Learning Department, to provide impartial careers information, advice, and guidance to young people with SEND.

You will advise and guide our SEND young people and their families/carers on the range of options and opportunities available to them and support young people to be prepared for future transitions into education, training, jobs, apprenticeships, and supported internships.

We are keen to recruit an experienced and fully qualified Careers Advisor with a Level 6 Diploma in Career Guidance and Development, or equivalent, who has worked in education and has experience with working with SEND young people and their families.  You will be a skilled communicator and able to draw on your previous experience, knowledge and adapt your interview skills to meet the needs of the young people.

The successful candidate will have the ability to develop strong networks and collaborate effectively with a range of professionals and organisations to support our young peoples’ transitions. 

If you possess these attributes and you are looking to take the next step of your own journey and use your proven track record of success, to help support our SEND young people in their next chapter of their life, then this could be the job for you.

What are the benefits of working for Shooters Hill Sixth Form College?

At Shooters Hill Sixth Form College, we value our employees, as they are vital to our continued success. We are a diverse, open and inclusive environment that provides the motivation for everyone to pursue their career goals and flourish.

Some of the attractive benefits we offer our employees:

• Supportive and friendly colleagues
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Competitive pension scheme LGPS
• High quality professional development
• Flexible working opportunities
• Free on-site parking and breakfast
• Various health & wellbeing benefits including, private healthcare – Benenden Health, free flu voucher, free onsite gym, access to funded Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) available 24/7, 365 days a year including confidential staff counselling service, health cash plans (Credit Union)
• Dedicated staff wellbeing days throughout the year, including a long wellbeing weekend
• Rewards and recognition for employee outstanding service

And much more.

For full details about this post, please download the application pack. Alternatively, contact our Human Resources department.

To apply for this post, please visit download the application form

via the TES. Alternatively, you can email our HR department for an application form at hrteam@shc.ac.uk

Please send your completed application: hrteam@shc.ac.uk

Please contact us if we can assist you in any way with your application or adjust the processes that we use in our recruitment methods.

Closing date for applications:     17th May, at 10am 

Interviews to commence:           Soon after closing date

Start Date:                                     New academic year 24/25

Informal discussion regarding the post and a visit to the college are welcome. Please contact the HR department via email; hrteam@shc.ac.uk

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the interest you have shown in our vacancy at Shooters Hill Sixth Form College and wish you well in the application process.

At Shooters Hill Sixth Form College, we celebrate the diversity of all our staff, students, and visitors. We provide a safe and supportive environment in which everyone can study and work to the best of their abilities. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity & inclusion for all. 

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. As part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates we may carry out online searches in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2023.

As part of our recruitment process, Shooters Hill Sixth Form College collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants. We are committed to being transparent about how we collect and use that data and to meet its data protection obligations.