Careers and Work Experience Coordinator - Witney, United Kingdom - Wood Green School

Wood Green School

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Witney, United Kingdom

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Job Title Careers and Work Experience Coordinator

Name of Post Signature & date

Holder:
of post holder

Responsible to The Careers Leader (CEIAG Lead)

Establishment/ Wood Green School, Woodstock Road, Witney, OX28 1EB location

Review date of April 2023

Job Description:

Grade/salary Local Government Service Grade 6

Hours/working 24 hours a week. Term time 39 weeks time

Purpose of Post To work as part of the clerical and administrative support for CEIAG

(Careers, Employment and Independent Advice and Guidance)

Main Duties and Administrate and coordinate a high quality and impactful work
Responsibilities experience scheme. You will be the first point of contact for placement queries, challenges with the full support of the CEIAG
Lead, Head of 6th Form and wider staff.

You will keep up-to-date records of student placement status, ensuring all paperwork is completed in a timely way, Unifrog data systems are updated, risks and issues are recorded and escalated appropriately.

You will undertake some lead generation and secure placements both to support students as needed and to help us develop and maintain a library of potential opportunities.

Organise exciting careers events that increase students' aspirations and employability. Every year we run various face

- to-face events, webinars and assemblies that bring the world of school and work together. You will coordinate our calendar of events that enable all students to engage at multiple stages through their school career. You will arrange employer visits, key speakers, book meeting rooms and enable the smooth running of events and enable continual improvement through feedback and evaluation.

Help improve and increase uptake and engagement with the careers programme through effective communication. This involves liaising with staff and students with regard to all aspects of the careers programme, Unifrog system, events, website and more. You will create engaging written communications and speak to staff and students across the whole school.
You will help ensure individual career support for students. You will help coordinate and organise careers advisor meetings, prioritizing based on needs and availability. You will also maintain data that informs reports on the education, employment and/or training our alumni have secured to help us improve our programme and share with current students.

General Duties As a member of staff, the post holder will:

Follow all school policies and procedures
Uphold the Code of Conduct for staff
Safeguard and promote the welfare of all young people he/she is responsible for or comes into contact within the school.
Engage in relevant continuous professional development opportunities and performance management arrangements
In addition, the Head teacher may assign reasonable additional or alternative duties at any time as the needs of the school change
Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post, each individual task undertaken may not be identified
The duties of this post may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the post or level of responsibility entailed.
The school will endeavour to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition
This job description is current at the time of printing but will be reviewed on an annual basis and following consultation with you, may be changed to reflect or anticipate changes in the job requirements, which are commensurate with the job title and grade
In addition, you will continuously evaluate and review your role and propose improvements to this job description in the light of experience as part of the performance management process.

You will also be required to carry out any other additional duties as might be reasonably be required by the Head teacher

Health and To have due regard for health and safety in the workplace

Safety To be familiar with, and adhere to, relevant parts of the school's
Health and Safety Policy

Cooperate with health and safety requirements
Report all known defects
Use, but do not misuse anything provided for your health, safety

and welfare

Do not undertake unsafe acts
Inform Head of Establishment of any 'Near-Misses'
Be familiar with the emergency action plans for fire, first aid and

security issues

Undertake specific designated duties regarding emergency evacuation
Raise health and safety and environmental issues with students
Child Protection

Wood Green School is committed to safeguarding and promoting
the health, safety and welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment for whom they are responsible or with whom they come into contact in the course of their duties