Careers Adviser - West Yorkshire
4 days ago
Bradford
Join us as a Careers Adviser : Empower Futures! Check all associated application documentation thoroughly before clicking on the apply button at the bottom of this description. Do you want to work for a company where wellbeing is more than a word, it's a commitment? Somewhere where the person matters as much as the professional? Well at Progress Careers, that's just the approach we take. Our top-notch benefits go beyond the basics-enjoy access to discounted gym memberships, a free wellbeing app that is jam packed with fitness, yoga and mindfulness resources and dedicated counselling support. Your work-life balance matters. That's why we offer generous holidays and flexibility wherever possible. And why do we do this? We want to invest in your personal and professional growth.. But that's not all, we also offer... • Professional Development: Support for professional qualifications, in-house training, including paid qualifications. Last year we invested approx. £3.5k per colleague!, • Financial Security: Death in Service Insurance providing four times your salary., • Family-Friendly Policies: Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave., • Health and Wellbeing Cashback: Access to Medicash for you and your dependants, covering the costs of eye tests, optical, dental, prescriptions, and holistic treatments up to £900 annually., • Recognition Awards: Monthly, Quarterly, and Annual Recognition Awards., • Referral Bonus: £500 for referring top talent., • Exclusive Discounts: MiRewards benefits platform, offering loads of discounts and rewards, • Weekly drop ins with Senior Leaders: Connect, clarify and communicate with weekly drop-ins with our Managing Director and organisation SLT, • To conduct client-focused, impartial, personal career guidance interviews, supporting students / clients to make informed, realistic career decisions. Delivered in 1:1 interviews and group sessions advisers are expected to encourage clients to demonstrate self and opportunity awareness, raise aspirations, motivate, and generate ongoing career conversations., • Use expert knowledge of careers information and labour market information and Intelligence to enable students / clients to identify, access, interpret and utilise valid and current information that is relevant to them, including the appropriate use of information technology, e.g. social media and web-based information sources., • To provide advice to the Careers Leader on the range of resources and the role of opportunity providers, other education, training and employment providers and relevant others e.g. Enterprise Co-ordinator/Adviser in the development and delivery of the career guidance programme in school and the achievement of the Gatsby Benchmarks and where appropriate the Quality in Careers Standards Award., • To facilitate career-related learning activities in groups with students / clients., • To refer to specialist services if required to support specific needs of students / clients e.g. young people with SEND., • To communicate with relevant external agencies and networks for the benefit of students / clients and the enhancement of the career guidance programme., • To abide by the relevant legislation, codes of professional practice, eg the CDI Code of Ethics and school policies., • To abide by all measures to safeguard young people., • To actively promote equality and diversity and challenge stereotyping., • To hold an appropriate qualification in careers guidance (level 6 or above) or working towards L6., • Experience of working within an IAG setting., • IT literate particularly around MS Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and capability with other technology platforms., • Ability to work to tight timelines and able to produce high quality work whilst under pressure., • Strong organisation skills with the ability to prioritise and manage several different work streams at once without close supervision., • Confident with working across multiple educational settings., • Confident with presenting to large group sizes., • Proactive and innovative in approach, thinks ahead and anticipates and deals with issues without being prompted., • Numerate with a strong attention to detail, sets high standards for own work, • Good communication skills including written and verbal., • Ability to build strong working relationships with senior members of staff within schools., • Keen to learn and develop new skills and capabilities., • Collaborative team player, supportive of colleagues and committed to the company mission., • Ability to demonstrate awareness and compliance with GDPR legislation., • Ability to work flexibly - potential for occasional evening responsibilities., • Experience of creating learning resources and lesson planning, • Existing registration on the CDI Professional Register