Careers Officer

Careers Officer (Qualified or Trainee)
0.8 – 1.0 FTE | Term Time Only
Trainee/Unqualified: Grade F (£29,544 – £31,324 pro rata) or Qualified Level 6: Grade G (£32,199 – £35,395 pro rata)

Help Shape the Future of Young People at St Brendan's Sixth Form College

Are you passionate about supporting young people to make informed decisions about their future? Do you have experience working with post-16 students and helping them navigate progression opportunities, higher education, apprenticeships, and employment pathways?

St Brendan's Sixth Form College is seeking an enthusiastic and student-focused Careers Officer to join our Careers and Progression Team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering high-quality careers education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG) to our students, helping them achieve their ambitions and make successful transitions beyond college.

Two Routes Into the Role

We are keen to attract talented individuals at different stages of their careers and are therefore recruiting to one of two pathways:

Qualified Careers Officer (Grade G)
For candidates who already hold a Level 6 Qualification in Careers Guidance (or equivalent).

Trainee Careers Officer (Grade F)
For candidates with substantial experience supporting young people in a post-16 educational, pastoral, guidance or progression setting who are willing to work towards and successfully complete a Level 6 Qualification in Careers Guidance.

This is not an entry-level role. Applicants for the trainee pathway should have proven experience of working directly with young people, providing guidance, support and progression advice within an educational environment.

About the Role

As a Careers Officer, you will:

• Deliver impartial careers guidance through one-to-one and group sessions.
• Support students with progression routes including Higher Education, apprenticeships, employment and training opportunities.
• Work closely with vulnerable and priority student groups to ensure equitable progression outcomes.
• Contribute to the development of an outstanding careers programme aligned to the Gatsby Benchmarks.
• Support careers events, employer engagement activities, school liaison and progression initiatives.
• Maintain accurate student records and destination tracking data.
• Provide guidance and support during key college events including enrolment, parents' evenings, open events and results days.

Why Join St Brendan's?

At St Brendan's, we are proud to offer a supportive and collaborative environment where staff can focus on making a real difference to students' lives.

Benefits of working at St Brendan's include:

• Working exclusively with motivated post-16 students.
• Dedicated pastoral and Progress Tutor teams.
• Strong collaborative culture with shared resources and best practice.
• Excellent departmental support and mentoring.
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression.
• The chance to work within a highly successful and student-centred sixth form college.

About You

You will be passionate about supporting young people to achieve their aspirations and committed to delivering outstanding careers guidance.

You will have:

• Experience working directly with young people in a post-16 educational setting.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Knowledge of progression routes including Higher Education, apprenticeships and employment pathways.
• A commitment to safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion.
• For the Grade G role: a Level 6 Qualification in Careers Guidance (or equivalent).
• For the Grade F role: a willingness to undertake and complete a Level 6 Qualification in Careers Guidance.

Come and see us

We warmly welcome informal visits and conversations with prospective applicants.

This is an opportunity to join a successful specialist sixth form college where staff are supported, students are motivated, and teaching remains at the heart of what we do.

Important Information for Applicants

• We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.
• Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and interviews may be arranged before the advertised closing date.
• The use of generative AI in applications is monitored. Any use of AI to support your application must be declared.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We strive to be representative of the community we serve and know that diverse talent builds a better College and provides an enhanced experience for our students. We’re committed to building an organisation where everyone is welcome, supported and able to thrive.

Equality and diversity are fundamental to our core beliefs and values. That’s why we welcome people from all ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, socio-economic classes, religions, disabilities and ages in everything we do.

Keeping children safe in education

We are values-driven and our vision is to provide an inclusive, aspirational and academic education for all our students, so that all of them will learn, thrive and lead successful lives.

The safeguarding of all students is paramount and this approach is embedded into everything we do. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

In line with Keeping Children Safe In Education guidelines and having regard to all relevant guidance, any offer of employment will be subject to a comprehensive checking process including satisfactory references from current and previous employers, DBS Enhanced Disclosure and online searches will also be conducted for successful candidates.