Level 4 Careers Advisor - Isleworth, United Kingdom - West Thames College

Description

The Level 4 Careers Advisor will work flexibly across the College and with internal and external stakeholders to provide an effective and high-quality, comprehensive, impartial careers education, information, advice, and guidance service that meets the needs of a diverse range of prospective and existing students.

To work in a collaborative, partnership focused manner to ensure the careers programme and student entitlement meets all eight of the Gatsby benchmarks of good practice. These include; 1:1s, workshops, activities and events that are aspirational, empowering and enable students to make informed choices about their future in relation to their education, training and employment.

1.Support the Level 6 Careers Advisor in ensuring the college meets all Gatsby Benchmarks and champions good practice across college and within programmeteams

2.Provide a range of interventions throughout the learner journey from enrolment through to supporting progression and positive next steps and destinations, including 1:1's, group work, workshops, and events in line with CDI Code ofEthics

3.Contribute to the development, planning and delivery of an innovative and effective cross- college careersprogramme

4.Implement relevant interactive activities to driving forward the number of students participating in careers activities at eachcampus

5.Proactively support students who are undecided about their intendeddestination

6.Support students through progression and who withdraw or are withdrawn from courses ensuring they are referred to other providers asappropriate

7.Provide careers advice during the enrolment process and open evenings/preview eventsto

assist prospective students in their course choice and career planning

8.Develop and maintain a comprehensive and up-to-date careers information and resources and make available for staff, students, parents and partners toaccess

9.Support users with careers-related online resources and other appropriate careers and HE relatedwebsites.

10.Coordinate and support UCAS procedures across the College including the UCAS application portal and provide advice to students and staff to ensure the process runs smoothly

11.Actively research and arrange suitable opportunities for students with regular communication to ensure students and curriculum staff are informed of forthcoming opportunities

12.Organise in-house and external events/workshops that actively promotes all aspects of careers, developing student's employability skills and softoutcomes

13.Maintain and coordinate effective links with curriculum, external organisations and other support services (internal and external) to ensure the careers provision is consistent, inclusive and facilitates progression for allstudents

14.Support the quality assurance process to ensure college standards are worked to and maintained (e.g. OFSTED, Matrix, GatsbyBenchmarks)

15.Undertake activity as appropriate to monitor access and take up of guidance and collect data/evidence needed for monitoring, reporting and measure impactpurposes

16.Ensure all students have ongoing access to their own careers action plans for self-directed career management purposes and aspirational, SMART action plans are developed in collaboration with individual students

17.Maintain relevant ongoing continuous professional development including knowledge and application of LMI, local and national education, training and employment issues, legislative requirements and changes to IAGprovision

18.Provide support to curriculum colleagues in using computer-assisted guidance and LMI tools with students across the full spectrum ofsubjects

19.Engage in professional development and networking to ensure that professional and strategic contributions areup-to-date.

20.Lead, promote and support the development of the College's Equality and Diversity policies, procedures and practices as they relate to students andstaff

21.Champion and promote the College and the careers service to staff, students, employers and externalagencies

22.Carry out any other reasonably comparable duties that may be required

Please study the items in this person specification carefully and when completing your application form try to describe your knowledge, skills and experience in terms of those particular items.

1.Hold an IAG qualification Level 4 or above(essential)

2.Significant experience of working in a careers or advice and guidance role to a wide range of individuals in a careers or FE/HE sector or education sector

3.Experience of liaising with employers, organisations, course tutors andstudents

4.Knowledge and understanding of Ofsted requirements and GatsbyBenchmarks

5.Knowledge and experience of using labour market intelligence (LMI) systems and data to inform decisions and servicedelivery

6.Knowledge of the UCAS application system and the Higher Educationlandscape

7.Excellent communication skills to be able to deal effectively and sensitively to a diverse range of students, staff and the public in person, by telephone, and byemail

8.Ability to relate to wide range of people from diverse backgrounds, including those from vulnerable backgrounds with emotional, social, and/or learning/behaviouraldifficulties

9.Proven interviewing skills and highly effective interpersonal and advocacyskills

10.Good organisational skills and ability to organise own work load, multi-task as well as work on own initiative and as part of ateam

11.Experience of developing and delivering presentations, group work and careers-related material

12.Confident with using computer-based careers, guidance software andequipment

13.Ability to work flexibly with job tasks and working hours, work under little supervision and use initiative and own judgement in makingdecisions

14.Be able to work calmly in a busy environment during periods of pressure and to maintain a professional and friendly service to staff andstudents.

15.Ability to work towards and achieve external deadlines and respond to the changing needsof students

16.High level of literacy and numeracy

17.Up-to-date knowledge and understanding of Data Protection, Prevent, Safeguarding, and Equal Opportunitiesrequirements

18.Be willing to undertake training and development as required within therole

Contract: Permanent Fulltime

Salary: £32,392- £34,413painclusive

Please note the salary range for this post is points 32-34 on the Support Staff scales.

Progressionuptheincrementalpayscaleisautomaticandawardedon1April annually.

New entrants are placed on point 32

Pension: Staff are entitled to participate in the Local Government Pension Scheme subject to its terms and conditions.

Annual Leave: 27 days per annum plus public holidays plus up to 3 days Christmas efficiency closure

Hours: 36 hours per week

Probation: Employees who commence their employment between 1 September and 31 May inclusive will be subject to 26 weeks probation before their employment can be confirmed as permanent.

Employees, who commence their employment between 1 June and 31 August, and those with term time only contracts, will be subject to 36 weeks probation period before their employment can be confirmed as permanent.

The extended period of probation is ensure that there is an adequate period of "normal" working during which to provide support and assess an employee's performance.