Careers Advisor, Term Time Plus 5 Additional Days, Monday - Friday, 37.5 Hours Per Week

Bede Academy is seeking to appoint a Careers Advisor to play a pivotal role in supporting our students to progression routes and increasing their aspirations as well as maintaining excellent destination outcomes for all students leaving the Academy in Year 11 and Year 13.

The role includes:

·        *Raising aspirations, enabling students to achieve their personal best

·        *Enabling students to recognise they are gifted with a purpose and use their gifts to contribute to the world of work

·        *Increasing opportunity and access to fulfilling careers and further study

·        *Providing a range of academic enrichment to enable to make informed choices about future pathways

·        *Ensuring all students are given appropriate levels of support to inform and stretch pathways, particularly those with SEN and at risk of disengagement

·        *Ensuring our curriculum looks outward to the opportunities and needs of Blyth and beyond

It is desirable for the successful candidate to have a Level 6 Diploma in Career Guidance and Development or the passion and determination to achieve this qualification with support from the Academy within two years. 

We have high expectations for our students as they grow and develop and all our staff provide important role models to them in terms of positive attitude, work ethic and diligence.

Further information is available in the job description and person specification.  

Join us and in addition to working with committed and helpful colleagues, the Trust can offer access to the following benefits:

• Defined benefit pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Free parking
• Access to our exclusive Benefits Hub
• Employee centred and family friendly policies and practices that support you in and beyond the workplace
• Enhanced sick pay, maternity leave and paternity leave (dependent on length of service)
• Competitive holiday entitlement for support staff (minimum 25 days, plus bank 8 holidays per annum, pro-rated for part-time post-holders)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Funded eye tests and glasses for DSE users (subject to T/Cs)

Bede Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment.  Where the post is engaged in regulated activity, and/or an opportunity for contact with children the position will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. In addition, as part of the shortlisting process, and in accordance with statutory guidance, we may carry out an online search (for publicly available material) to help identify any incidents or issues that have happened which we may want to explore with shortlisted applicants at interview.