Careers Advisor (William Edwards School & Orsett Heath Academy)
£29,480 - £33,468 (Actual pro rata salary)
Grays, RM16
Position Start Date: 3rd November 202
Contract Type: 37 hours per week, term time only (plus inset days)
Contract Term: Permanent
We are seeking a dedicated and knowledgeable Careers Advisor to join our supportive and forward-thinking secondary school team. The successful candidate will play a key role in guiding students aged 11-16 through their career and education choices, ensuring they are well-informed, confident, and prepared for life beyond school. Your role will work across both Orsett Heath Academy and William Edwards School.
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
providing one-to-one impartial personal guidance meetings with pupils.
developing and delivering engaging careers education sessions and workshops.
supporting pupils on their Careers Learning Journey towards decisions at key transitions; option choices during Year 9, with applications for post-16 education, training, and employment opportunities.
liaising with external agencies, local employers, training providers, colleges, and universities to provide up-to-date career and Labour Market information to stakeholders (teachers, pupils, and parents/carers).
contributing to the development and implementation of the school’s programme in line with the Gatsby Benchmarks.
Maintaining accurate records using Compass+ and report on careers provision and student progress.
To address the careers need of all students by using data and information about vulnerable and targeted groups/learners for guidance meetings that include other professionals and parents/carers.
To systematically collect destinations data for both intended and actual destinations whilst completing the September Guarantee to be shared with the LA.
Essential Qualifications and Experience:
Level 6 Diploma in Career Guidance and Development (or working towards it)
Proven experience providing careers advice and guidance to young people
Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organisational skills
Strong understanding of post-16 and post-18 pathways including apprenticeships, further and higher education.
Knowledge of current careers education frameworks and good practice (e.g., the Gatsby Benchmarks, CDI framework)
Why Orsett Heath Academy?
Orsett Heath is a relatively new thriving mixed 11-16 comprehensive school. As a new school, we opened our doors to welcome our first pupils in 2020. Since then, the school has proved popular with parents and pupils and we are oversubscribed in all four current year groups. We have created a successful school that pupils and staff are incredibly proud of. In the summer of 2024, we moved into our new £37m, state of the art, school building.
Why William Edwards School?
William Edwards is a large, successful, harmonious and thriving mixed 11-16 comprehensive school. Pupil outcomes across the school are historically strong. However, attending William Edwards is about so much more than just GCSE outcomes. We firmly believe that school days should be the best days of your life and that schools have a moral purpose to extend the life experiences of their pupils. That is why we boast the largest Duke of Edinburgh cohort of any school in the East of England, and we are also one of only two schools in the East of England to hold the Arts Mark Platinum Award. Character education and providing a wealth of different experiences to our pupils are important to us.
Why SWECET?
At South West Essex Community Education Trust, we are passionate about providing the best start in life for our pupils. We are united in the belief that every young person needs and deserves an education that will maximise their future life chances.
We place our pupils’ needs at the heart of everything we do and support our colleagues in delivering high-quality education. Our vision is to establish a national reputation for the quality of education we provide.
Our academies are united by the things that make us both similar and unique – the DNA that ties us all together. The SWECET DNA is made up of the following components: Developing our people, Nurturing our differences, and Aspiring for excellence.
We believe that our colleagues are our most precious resource to provide high-quality learning experiences for all our pupils. Our colleagues work hard to support teams in their own schools and across the Trust and in return, the SWECET Wellbeing Charter sets out our actions to support our colleagues.
If you have energy and passion in abundance and would relish the opportunity to be part of our team, we look forward to hearing from you. Visits from prospective candidates are warmly welcomed and encouraged.
We reserve the right to close this advertisement once we receive sufficient applications. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as soon as possible.
South West Essex Community Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants for this post must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including reference checks with previous employers, online checks and an enhanced DBS check with the Disclosure & Barring Service.
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