Careers Coordinator

A COMPELLING VISION FOR SUCCESS

Beacon Academy Trust

Careers Coordinator

Beacon Campus, IG4 5LP

Permanent, Full- time

Term time + 10 days

Salary: dependent upon qualifications and experience

Required ASAP

We are seeking to appoint committed and competent Progression and Careers Co-ordinator that will work within Beal High School and collaboratively across the Trust,  providing an outstanding service to our students.  The successful candidates will be required to fulfil a full range of duties to support and enable the best possible Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance for our students.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all members of staff to share this commitment. The below documents must be read prior to applying for this role and will be factored into interviews: 

• Keeping Children Safe in Education 
• BMAT – Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy, available on our website

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS (with list checks) and satisfactory references.

Please note, we reserve the right to close or extend this position, therefore we would urge candidates to submit an application as soon as possible.

In line with the Government’s announcement, our Academy Trust and schools are closed until further notice. However, during this period it is our intention to continue with critical recruitment for key positions starting in September 2020. In place of school interviews, alternative options will be offered so that no one is at a disadvantage, and applicants should expect telephone or virtual interviews, with the possibility of onsite academy interviews only in special cases. We want to reassure applicants that effective measures have been implemented to ensure their health and wellbeing whilst on academy premises.

Thank you for your co-operation during this difficult time.

Purpose of role

The Progression and Careers Co-ordinator will take lead responsibility for the delivery of our schools’ programme of careers information, advice and guidance for Years 7-13 in accordance with Government Statutory Guidance (January 2018). You will work with Beal High School and the Sixth Form. The post holder will have the confidence and authority to co-ordinate colleagues with the respective school leadership teams to enact reforms to ensure that all schools meets the Gatsby Benchmarks by the end of 2020.

Careers Coordinator general duties and responsibilities 

• Work with the team of teachers, administrators, external partners and others who deliver careers guidance

• Work alongside senior leadership teams on strategy and resources for careers guidance, demonstrating  how they meet the Gatsby Benchmarks

• Review and evaluate careers guidance and provide information for school improvement planning, Ofsted and other purposes

• Contribute to a careers guidance development plan, in line with the whole school’s improvement plan. 

• Understand the implication of a changing education and work landscape for careers guidance, e.g. technical education reform

• Ensure compliance with the legal requirements to provide independent careers guidance and give access to providers of technical education or apprenticeships to students in schools

• Ensure that details of the schools’ careers programme and the provider access policy statement are published on the schools’ website in liaison with school leadership teams

• Developing and maintaining up-to-date knowledge of the careers sector. 

• Working with senior colleagues to prepare and implement a careers development plan

• Contribute to bi-annual reports produced for senior leaders and Trustees on the Trust’s careers provision and impact.

• Plan the programme of activity in careers guidance across Years 7-13 

• Monitor delivery of careers guidance across the 8 Gatsby Benchmarks by September 2020

• To co-ordinate, monitor and evaluate careers provision across Years 7 – 13. 

• To ensure staff receive the appropriate updates about careers education.

• Support tutors, providing initial information and advice

• Manage and guide the work of others e.g. staff involved in the delivery of careers guidance

• Implement and manage the careers budget with school leaders.

• Attend and contribute to relevant parents’ evenings, transition days and higher education evenings.

• To work with Heads of PSHE to ensure the careers strategy is embedded in the curriculum. 

• To keep up to date with career developments to inform practice 

• Manage the provision of career and labour market information

• Manage the careers section of the school websites, ensuring information is accurate and up to date

• Provide strategically planned careers advice and one-to-one careers IAGs. 

• Coordinate opportunities for students with employers and work experience

• Communicate with pupils and their parents 

• Liaise with the Sixth Form and support Progression week and associated activities

• Plan and delivering careers events across the Trust

• Run annual whole school careers assemblies with outside speakers

• Liaise with the Head of Enrichment 

• Be available in school on Year 11 and 13 Results day for advice and support. 

• Report on school leavers’ destinations with support from leadership teams. 

• Establish and develop links with further education colleges, apprenticeship providers, university technical colleges and universities

• Establish and develop links with employers

• Commission careers guidance services where appropriate

• Manage links with external organisations

• Secure funding for careers related projects

• Maintaining and developing a network of BMAT Alumni and friends of BMAT. Keeping up-to-date a database of potential speakers (parents and friends of Beal). Build a network of alumni who can help with the careers guidance programme.

• Liaise with local and national careers groups (CEIAG)/UCAS) 

Please note that this list of duties is illustrative of the general nature and level of responsibility of the role.  The post holder may be required to do other duties appropriate to the level of the role.

For further details bout this opportunity, please download the Job Description and Specification below.