Careers Manager

Horbury Academy are seeking to appoint an outstanding Careers Manager to ensure all pupils and students receive an exceptional Careers curriculum offer. The successful candidate will provide impartial Careers Advice and Guidance and excellent opportunities for work experience.

This is a key strategic role, working across the Academy to ensure that every pupil receives outstanding, impartial careers guidance and meaningful encounters with education, training and employers, which enables them to make informed choices about Post 16 destinations and go on to lead successful and fulfilling lives.

This is an extremely rewarding, demanding and varied role; the successful candidate should possess excellent interpersonal skills and be able to establish relationships with staff, parents, pupils and external agencies. The successful candidate ideally will have experience working with children and young people and will be able to build rapport with pupils.

The position is on a full-time basis working Monday to Thursday 8.00am to 4.00pm and Friday 8.00am to 3.30pm, with a half an hour unpaid lunch break per day. 37 hours per week, term time + 5 INSET days. To start as soon as possible.

At Horbury Academy, we strive to create an environment where pupils enjoy learning and are given the opportunity to stretch themselves both academically and through a wide range of other extra-curricular activities. Our success is founded on traditional values set in a warm, friendly environment.

We are confident that new staff joining our Trust will feel welcomed and happy to have chosen us. Prospective applicants are welcome to visit prior to applying.

As a Trust, we have developed an extensive range of employee benefits and we also encourage prospective candidates to look at our website for further information regarding our ‘People Pledge’ and our recently launched Employee Benefit package Working For Our Trust - Accord (accordmat.org).

Here are a few examples of employee benefits that focus on our employees' Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing:

• Membership in either the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or the Local Government Pension Scheme

• Technology scheme via SmartTech*

• Access to an extensive discounts platform via Accord Rewards

• Access to an industry-leading Employee Assistance Programme

• 24/7 access to an online GP or Advanced Nurse Practitioner through Corporate Paid Healthcare Cash Plans

• Access to health and wellbeing services, with the ability to claim money back for essential healthcare such as prescriptions, optical and dental care through Corporate Paid Healthcare Cash Plans

• Cycle to Work Scheme*

• Free annual flu jab

• Free, on-site parking at every site

• Trained Mental Health First Aiders in all our settings

*restrictions apply

The Accord Multi Academy Trust was established in September 2016 and is currently made up of five academies, four of which were the founding members of the Trust. The Trust is committed to providing world-class education for all our young people within our community and as such we recognise the pivotal role that our staff team have in this respect. The Trust places at the heart of its development a commitment to high-quality professional development for all staff who join the Trust. We understand that by investing in our staff, we will create an organisation with a shared vision and values that will transform education for young people.

We offer a supportive work environment with a dedicated and approachable central operational team and an educational strategy group who will work with you in order for you to reach your career goals and aspirations.

For an informal discussion about this position, please contact hr@accordmat.org or call 01924 282748.

Application forms are available from our vacancies website.

Completed application forms to be returned to hr@accordmat.org

Closing Date: 9.00am on Friday, 20 March 2026.

Interviews are likely to be held in the week commencing 23 March 2026.

Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Accord Multi Academy Trust reserves the right to interview sooner than the specified dates above. Applicants will be notified of this where possible. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.

We are committed to providing a culture of inclusion, respect and equity of opportunity that attracts, supports, and retains high-quality colleagues from all backgrounds and across all job roles at the Trust. We welcome and encourage applications from, but not limited to Black, Asian, other ethnic minority groups, individuals who identify as LGBT+; and/or are registered with a disability. Candidates will always be shortlisted based on the content of their application against the job description and essential criteria without access to the personal details information.

The Accord Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.