HIGHAMS PARK SCHOOL
Handsworth Avenue, Highams Park, E4 9PJ
Careers Coordinator
As soon as possible
Permanent
32 hours 30 minutes per week / 38 Weeks per Year
NJC Scale (Outer London) Scale 5 Pts £24,561 - £26,
We have an opportunity for a suitably qualified, enthusiastic and knowledgeable individual to join our fantastic Highams Park staff body. This candidate needs to have previous administrative experience.
The ideal candidate will be required to meet the person specification and carry out the responsibilities laid out in the job description. We expect a strong commitment to ensuring students receive their entitlement to careers education.
Highams Park School is a very successful co-educational 11-18 mixed Academy comprehensive school, hosting 1,600 students. There is a strong culture of careers being implemented from key stage 3 and a great achievement in the 6th Form, with over 80% of Year 13 students progressing onto University at their end of their Level 3 courses.
With the increasing demands placed on schools to provide a more rigorous careers programme, it is vital that the person applying for the post holds the experience to support with enriching students experiences and pathways.
Please email the school on, or go to our website to find out more. Please complete our application form (download from website) and return by midday on Thursday 26 February 2026.
Interviews are likely to take place the following week.
Safeguarding children
We are committed to the safety of our pupils through our recruitment and school practices; all jobs are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups, including children.
Equal Opportunities
Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value. To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy
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