Head of Careers

Title: Head of Careers

Accountable to: Assistant Headteacher, Head of Sixth Form

Salary: Civil Service Grade 8

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, term time only

Start date: As soon as possible

Vision and Purpose

Beaulieu is seeking a full time experienced guidance practitioner, with up to date knowledge and skills relating to independent Careers Education Information Advice and Guidance (CEIAG), to lead our Careers, Opportunities, Guidance and Skills (COGS) provision. The successful candidate will work across all Key Stages from 4-18 years and will be expected to promote the School and its ethos in relationships with students, parents, educational institutions and the business community. This is a term time position, though the candidate may be required to attend conventions, meetings and visit students on work placements during the holiday period. The successful candidate will also be expected to be available during the examination results period to advise and guide students.

Principle accountabilities

To be accountable for the delivery of an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant, adapted and

differentiated COGS curriculum for all students at Beaulieu.

Key Responsibilities

• To advise senior leaders on appropriate whole School CEIAG policy, priorities, strategy and resources for developing COGS in the School, and to create those policies, purchase resources etc.
• Delivery of eight hours of timetabled lessons each week, across Year 9-13.
• To review, plan, implement and evaluate an annual development plan for COGS.
• To manage an annual departmental budget for COGS (COGS, EPQ and Extra-curricular).
• To develop COGS practice to reflect local, national, international initiatives and priorities and to be fully conversant in the needs of industry and employability skills for the future.
• To represent the School at Skills Jersey network meetings and various industry events, and provide feedback and updates, as appropriate.
• To liaise with Post-16 and Post-18 institutions to provide COGS for students with reference to their effective transition and progression.
• To deliver all UCAS / Post-18 CEIAG, as well as providing Personal Statement support, including Oxbridge applications, destination tracking etc.
• To provide student finance support.
• To organise and implement a schedule of guidance interviews for students at transition stages and Sixth Form students.
• To effectively communicate with students, staff and parents.
• To provide effective and relevant displays, resources and communication with mentors, Heads of Departments, both SLTS, ELT, Catholic Life & Formation team.
• To lead effective careers presentations for parents of Year 11 and Sixth Form students in collaboration with the Assistant Headteacher, Head of Sixth Form and SSLT.
• To organise work experience placements for Sixth Form students.
• To implement Career Action Plans for students and record interview information in line with School requirements.
• To deliver Careers Education and Information lessons to small and larger groups on a range of Careers and work related topics.
• To make effective use of ICT resources for COGS.
• To undertake appropriate self-assessment and training to enhance the COGS Adviser role.
• To plan an effective CEIAG programme for Key Stage 4 for delivery by mentors and to write the CEIAG programmes throughout the School.
• To organise relevant visits to CEIAG events, such as the Skills Show.
• Host and promote a Careers Fair for the whole School (every other year) in support of National Careers Week.
• To share and support the School’s responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal, moral, spiritual and academic growth.
• To organise and be actively involved in COGS workshops for Year 7-9.
• To be the point of contact for all external CEIAG related opportunities such as Young Enterprise and Future Leaders.
• To manage the Year 10 Trident Work Experience Scheme and all administration to facilitate successful Trident placements, liaise with the Trident Manager at Skills Jersey, manage and co-ordinate staff visits, organise and manage the de-brief sessions.
• To actively establish links with businesses and other educational institutions (locally, nationally and internationally) for the benefit of the School and its students and to organise visits from the above into School to present opportunities to students.
• To evaluate the quality of the Careers work in School and consider a quality standard eg. Investor in Careers.

To lead the EPQ (Extended Project Qualification) and HPQ (Higher Project Qualification) as the Centre Coordinator

• Developing staff understanding of the requirements of the qualification.
• Devising, timetabling and delivering the Taught Skills element (delivery may be delegated
• to other colleagues or outsourced to other experts, but it must be centrally organised to ensure consistency for all students). This include Schemes of Work, lesson plans, resources and delivery.
• Final sign off of all project proposals, ensuring that all students have devised effective proposals that will allow them access to the full range of marks.
• Ensuring that the AQA marking standard is understood by all supervisors and that it is maintained within your centre. This includes attending standardisation meetings, communicating the standard to the supervisors who are marking the projects and then arranging internal moderation of the marking of each supervisor.
• Liaising with EPQ Supervisors, providing guidance, CPD training, information and marking packs.
• Entering students for submission and liaising with Exams Officer to enter grades.
• Making your Exams Officer aware of candidates who should be entered for the Projects.
• Setting internal deadlines in order that all AQA deadlines for submission can be met.
• Submitting marks and a sample of work to an external moderator via your Exams Office.
• Ensuring that every supervisor and the Head of Centre have signed the Centre Declaration Sheet, which must be submitted to the external moderator alongside the requested sample of work. It is important that you register your centre and provide AQA with your details in order that you can be put in touch with a Project Adviser who will then inform you of upcoming meetings and / or developments. The Centre Coordinator is the only person who should contact AQA or the Adviser directly and all questions should be escalated via the Centre Coordinator.

Additional Responsibilities

• Planned introduction of Level 1 LASER Award in Personal Career Planning for all Year 11 from Sept 2023.
• Management of Electives, Extra-curricular co-ordination, lead on Student Voice (the School Council), and Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS).
• Provision of CPD to staff on CEIAG matters.
• Delivery of whole school assemblies.
• Organisation of University Trip for Year 12 students.
• Delivering the Design Engineer Construct! (DEC) Connect Award (Endorsed Award) for all Year 7 students. Plan to introduce Level 2 DEC Award for Sept 2024. Opportunities for Sixth Form students – DEC Extend and Future Infrastructure.
• Sixth Form involvement, working collaboratively with Sixth Form Tutors, supporting wellbeing, events, fundraising etc.
• Development of Primary COGs using the Career Development Institute (CDI) Careers Framework.

This job description does not form part of the contract of employment and may be reviewed, amended or replaced from time to time to suit the needs of BSCL. There may be times when the post holder is required to undertake additional tasks, duties and responsibilities within their capabilities.

Safeguarding: We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding duty.