Trainee Careers Adviser - Work Experience Coordinator

Trainee Careers Adviser/Work Experience Coordinator

A great opportunity to join our client’s team with career progression to become a qualified Careers Adviser.

Hours: Full Time (37 hrs per week; Mon - Fri)

Location: Northwich

Benefits: Company pension, free onsite parking, professional training

Salary: Once qualified as a Careers Adviser the scale is £24,750-£29,000

Personal Qualities required:

• Highly motivated and enthusiastic about careers related work.
• Keen to undertake a professional qualification and work with young people.
• Flexible and able to adapt to changing priorities.
• Committed to working with and helping young people.
• Proactive and a self-starter.
• Friendly, approachable and able to relate well to a wide range of people.

Key Skills required:

• Self-motivated and able to use initiative.
• Excellent IT, phone and communication skills.
• Well organised and able to structure work effectively.
• Strong written and verbal skills and used to report writing.
• Strong team player.

Experience and Qualifications required:

• A good general education including GCSEs at C/Grade 4 or above in Mathematics and English (essential)
• A Level 3 or above qualification (essential) or Level 4 (desirable)
• At least 2 years’ experience in administration and customer service and/or working in the education sector (essential)
• Some experience of working with young people (desirable)
• Full clean driving licence (essential)

Key Accountabilities:

• Undertake professional training (Level 6 Careers Guidance Professional qualification) to become a qualified Careers Adviser delivering impartial guidance in a range of education settings.
• Start to deliver careers guidance in schools after 6-9 months in the role.
• Coordinate work experience programmes with a range of schools/colleges.
• Undertake employer engagement activities with businesses to provide work experience placements for students.
• Liaise closely with Health and Safety Assessors to ensure all placements are safe and suitable.

If this role sounds of interest, please apply now with both an up-to-date CV and a Covering Letter explaining why you're interested in this role and in working for our client.