Careers Adviser - Berkshire, United Kingdom - Eden Brown Synergy

Eden Brown Synergy

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Berkshire, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

**_Eden Brown Education are working with a leading Further Education College based in Langley, Berkshire to recruit Careers Adviser starting in January 2023. This is permanent role with full time hours.
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JOB PURPOSE:
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Providing impartial job, training and study-related advice in order to help students make decisions about their future and reach their full potential.

_The main duties and responsibilities of the post include the following:_

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

To be responsible for student IAG advisory services.
To provide access to impartial information, advice, and guidance for all students through group workshops, drop-in sessions, booked one-to-one interviews and online.
Offer specialist advice during the student selection and enrolment process in order to help identify student needs and to ensure that their chosen study pathway is realistic and in keeping with their long-term goals.
To support students with impartial information and advice on career and employment options such as apprenticeships, further training and job vacancies.
To lead on the management of the jobs board and disseminate to departments where appropriate, collect and update information on local and national opportunities.
To lead on establishing and implementing a comprehensive programme of student careers and employability activities and events, in collaboration with the departments and team; such as university visits, HE fairs, recruitment and employer workshops and talks, guest speakers, internal progression days.
To be available on level 3 and GCSE results days to provide advice if results are different from expected.
To manage, review and update relevant careers resources online, e.g. website, and to regularly promote them internally.
To oversee the collection of student aims and progression intentions, recording it in conjunction with the departments and offer support where required.
To support the mainstream transition programme. To work closely with ALS, Welfare, and departments to identify and support mainstream students that require additional transition intervention.
To be the college link for the NCS and other relevant organisations for events and opportunities where applicable.
To ensure appropriate careers participation at key college events, as necessary, such as open evening, enrolment sessions, and parents' evenings, to provide careers IAG.
To play a leading role in external monitoring visits such as for Matrix, Ofsted and Landex.
To develop and manage an effective booking system for careers advice and guidance interviews, tracking and monitoring the outcomes of meetings and providing data for reporting.
To manage IAG organisation wide strategic initiatives and future projects.
Establish, develop and maintain impactful, professional and functioning relationships with all departments within the organisation, both academic and support.
Responsible for sharing and explaining any changes within the CDI framework and possible impacts on the college careers strategy.

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EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
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Relevant Level 3 Qualifications
Level 2 Qualification in English and Maths
Degree or relevant vocational qualification

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EXPERIENCE:
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Previous experience of working with tuition funds
Previous experience of working within a pastoral based role
Previous experience of working with students with EHCPs

_SKILLS / KNOWLEDGE /

ABILITIES:
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Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Good administrator well organised
Able to work on own initiative
Comfortable dealing with internal and external stakeholders at all levels
Ability to maint the highest levels of confidentiality at all times
Enthusiasm and commitment
IT literate

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SALARY:
_Scale I - £27,224 to £29,734

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HOURS:
_37 hours a week

For more information, please contact Maria Konchal on or

Eden Brown Synergy is an equal opportunities employer.