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Careers and Employability Advisor - Level 6 CIAG
College location: This is a Cross-College role that is based both at John Ruskin College (Croydon) and East Surrey College (Redhill)
Salary: £35,812 - £37,989 pro rata (Subject to qualifications, skills and experience)
Hours: Part Time (4 days a week) 8:45 am - 5 pm
We are currently recruiting for a Part time Careers and Employability Advisor. In this exciting role, you will need experience of working in an educational setting providing Careers IAG, have employability skills and the ability to inspire, motivate and relate to young people.
Main responsibilities of this role include:
* Providing outstanding careers guidance, counselling and information to learners in line with the College’s formal entitlement for students.
* Ensuring systems and procedures for UCAS, student finance and support are created, maintained and up to date.
* Organise and arrange partnerships events with schools, employers and HE institutions, e.g. careers fair, HE fairs and other appropriate events
* Researching and providing up to date reports that promotes local and national career opportunities and local market information and to keep learners and tutors informed of new developments and trends
* To lead and deliver bespoke careers and employability programmes ensuring their appropriate embedding across the Curriculum.
* Offer advice and guidance to academic staff on relevant and appropriate careers interventions.
* Actively manage and deliver careers education and guidance to students studying a wide range of subjects to help them achieve their ambitions.
* To work flexibly and independently whilst being supported as part of the wider team.
The successful candidate must have:
* A minimum of a Diploma in Careers Guidance or relevant specialist careers qualification at Level 6
* Up to date and authoritative knowledge of careers guidance work and developments in Education / FE / HE employment and careers matters
* Experience and knowledge of offering and delivering careers IAG to KS4 up to level 4 learners as well as standard 16-18, apprenticeships and adult employability programmes on an individual basis or group basis
* Be committed in delivering high quality, independent and client focused career advice in one to one guidance sessions and other activities.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, strong planning and organisational abilities and great attention to detail
If you do not have a L6 qualification in Careers IAG but have a L4 along with experience in this area and you would be willing to obtain the L6 we would be happy to receive an application from you.
If this advert sounds like you and you would enjoy working in a forward thinking, friendly, fast paced, changing environment with state of the art facilities, we would love to hear from you. In return, we offer a competitive salary, as well as staff benefits such a choice of two excellent pension schemes, free onsite parking and access to our fully equipped gym along with discounted in house Spa and Salon treatments