Trainee Careers Adviser - Leeds, United Kingdom - Education Development Trust

Education Development Trust

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Leeds, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

Location:

Leeds, North Yorkshire & surrounding areas

Salary Details:

- £24,331 per annum

Closing Date:

14 May 2023

About the role
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Job title:Trainee Careers Adviser

Job type:
Permanent, full time roles(part time will also be considered)
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Locations:North Yorkshire (specifically to cover the York & North Yorkshire area predominantly).

Salary:
£24,331.00 per annum FTE

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Benefits: At EDT we pride ourselves on creating an environment that supports a healthy work life balance for all our staff. We provide policies that encourage flexible working around individual needs. We offer a range of benefits including a generous holiday allowance of 30 days bank holidays (pro rota) accredited training and development opportunities, a 6% matched pension scheme and additional voluntary money saving benefits which include discounted gym memberships, health care cash plan, retail discounts, cycle to work scheme and full access to a well-known wellbeing app. Our Employee Assistance programme is also available to all our UK Employees and can provide counselling, legal and finance advice, management advisory services and provides a portal to help support a range of different topics and guidance that all our staff can benefit from.

About the organisation
Education Development Trust has first-rate credentials in providing services that bridge the gap between education, training, and employment.

We have been a leading careers service provider in the UK for over 20 years and have a successful track record of managing programmes delivering careers, employment, and skills support.

At Education Development Trust we employ great people from different walks of life who are passionate about their jobs and helping those who are looking for their next opportunity.

We are very proud of our diverse workforce, and we promote a flexible working environment and fully understand how important it is to fit work around family life and other commitments.

About the role:

Our Careers Advisers are expected to work flexibly and independently but will be supported as part of the wider team.

Applicants must demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work with adults on an individual and group basis.

Key duties:

Provide careers advice and guidance in a onetoone setting or group workshops to support customers with their career aspirations.
Help customers identify and consider the range of choices available to them and outline possible ways forward, using a range of tools and resources.
Undertake administration duties to ensure that all delivery evidence is complete and compliant in line with contract and quality standards.
Produce an action plan for employment, education, and training to help customers achieve their goals.
Discuss with customers how to overcome any barriers to reaching their goals and signpost them to other agencies for advice where appropriate.
Business Develop to attract new customers and partnerships to the service, this could include community organisations, Job Centre Plus, training providers and Higher Education

The right person:

Enjoy working with people to help them achieve their ambitions.
Have a professional but friendly attitude.
Have an openmind and be nonjudgemental.
Want to make a difference and be able to bring out the best in others.
Be approachable and articulate.
Be organised and methodical.
Have excellent administration and IT skills.
Committed to studying towards a Careers, Information & Guidance qualification.

Assessment Day/
interviews will take place throughout May

How to apply:

About the organisation
***- Education Development Trust has first-rate credentials in providing services that bridge the gap between education, training and employment. We have been a leading careers service provider in the UK for over 20 years and have a successful track record of managing programmes delivering careers, employment and skills support.