Vacancy Type

Permanent/Full Time

Location

South Yorkshire

Application Deadline

28 October 2023

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the expanding Progress Careers Team. The ideal candidate must demonstrate a passion for careers guidance, be enthusiastic and have experience of working in an information, advice and guidance setting ideally with young people.

Purpose:

To provide professional career guidance services, including personal guidance interviews, in order to improve young people’s skills, knowledge and understanding for career planning and management.

About Progress Careers:

Progress Careers is part of the Progress Education Division within The Progress Group. Its objective is to provide high quality impartial and independent careers information, advice and guidance in a range of sectors. This centres around students within the secondary school sector but also includes those at a later point in their career pathway. The aim is to provide the tools required to make informed choices about next progression moves, whilst supporting schools and multi academy trusts (MATs) to meet their statutory requirements in relation to the Gatsby benchmarks.

Specific Duties

• To conduct client-focused, impartial, personal career guidance interviews, supporting students / clients to make informed, realistic career decisions. Delivered in 1:1 interviews and group sessions, advisers are expected to encourage clients to demonstrate self and opportunity awareness, raise aspirations, motivate, and generate ongoing career conversations.
• To work closely with the career leads within each educational setting and to generate and maintain client records electronically in support of personal guidance interviews, including the creation and distribution of a summary of guidance.

Benefits:

• Progress Careers Salary £22,000 to £26,322 dependent on experience
• Generous company Pension contribution
• Death in service insurance of 4 times salary
• Paid qualifications as part of a structured CPD Programme
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave – After required length of service
• MiRewards benefits platform offers shopping discounts, fuel card and more
• Enhanced Employee Assistance Programme for Immediate Family
• Group support including annual Group conference and benefits review
• Medicash savings of up to £900 per year on the cost of Glasses, Eye tests, prescriptions and dental

Requirements

Essential:

• Qualified (L6 or prepared to work towards)
• IT literate particularly around MS Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and capability with other technology platforms.
• Ability to work to tight time lines and able to produce high quality work whilst under pressure.
• Strong organisation skills with the ability to prioritise and manage several different work streams at once without close supervision.
• Confident with working across multiple educational settings.
• Confident with presenting to large group sizes.
• Proactive and innovative in approach, thinks ahead and anticipates and deals with issues without being prompted.
• Numerate with a strong attention to detail, sets high standards for own work
• Good communication skills including written and verbal.
• Ability to build strong working relationships with senior members of staff within schools.
• Keen to learn and develop new skills and capabilities.
• Collaborative team player, supportive of colleagues and committed to the company mission.
• Ability to demonstrate awareness and compliance with GDPR legislation
• Ability to represent Progress Careers in a professional manner at careers events

Desirable:

• Ability to work flexibly – potential for occasional evening responsibilities
• Experience of creating learning resources and lesson planning
• Existing registration on the CDI Professional Register
• Strong networks and awareness of provision within the relevant geographical territory
• Experience of working within an educational and / or IAG setting

Find out more and apply on our Careers Portal here.