Aspirations, Careers and Work Experience Lead

The Bishop of Winchester Academy, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH8 9PW

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  14 December 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  27 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: Actual salary - £24,424 per annum (Full time Equivalent - £30,078 per annum)
• Additional allowances:

  Actual salary - £24,424 per annum (Full time Equivalent - £30,078 per annum)

Aspirations, Careers and Work Experience Lead job summary

Are you looking for a career in a thriving, friendly and supportive environment where staff and student welfare is a priority? Are you passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people in a role that really matters? If so, The Bishop of Winchester Academy wants you!

We are seeking a committed and enthusiastic Aspirations, Careers and Work Experience Lead to provide high quality, independent information enabling our students to make informed realistic decisions about their future learning and employment pathways.

The successful candidate may have previous experience but could also be a graduate candidate who is passionate about changing and shaping the lives for our young people. This is a good opportunity for someone who has had experience in education or alternatively no experience but looking to progress and develop the skills and qualifications required to become an effective aspirational leader.

As Aspirations, Careers and Work Experience Lead you will:

• Provide a comprehensive Careers advice service for students 11-18 years.
• Be passionate and committed to raising the aspirations of our young people
• Arrange Work Experience.
• Liaise with employers.
• Provide support, encouragement and engagement to all students, promoting our high expectations - no excuses ethos at all times.
• Ensure staff, students and parents are aware of CEIAG support and availability and lead sessions to raise awareness as appropriate.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for further information on the role.

The Bishop of Winchester Academy is a thriving Church of England school, recently recognised by Ofsted as prioritising ‘wider opportunities alongside achievement so that pupils “live life to the full.”’ (Ofsted 2023). Operating from recently refurbished facilities, our shared mission to improve the life chances of all of our students is at the very centre of our work.

We put the welfare of our staff at the heart of everything we do and can offer you:

• Generous employer pension contribution at 23.6% basic salary
• CPD opportunities and a generous allowance of INSET days
• Health benefits including cycle to work scheme, gym discounts and flu jabs
• Wellbeing support through an Employee Assistance Programme
• Additional benefits like complimentary breakfast and soup, free onsite parking
• Close proximity to beaches and the Jurassic Coast to assist your work life balance

To apply for this role, please visit the vacancies section of our website to complete an application form: https://www.tbowa.org/staff/-vacancies/support-staff

The Bishop of Winchester Academy is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment.

This post is therefore exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. An enhanced DBS check is also required for all successful applicants.

Please be aware that due to the ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ legislation we do not accept CVs.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About The Bishop of Winchester Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1178 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Bishop of Winchester Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-bishop-of-winchester-academy

The Bishop of Winchester Academy is a thriving Church of England school, commended by Ofsted for its ‘inclusive approach, which seeks to support all pupils’. Led by a dedicated team with ‘strong moral and ethical foundation[s]’, our shared mission for ‘improving the life chances of all [our] pupils is at the very centre of [our] work’ (Ofsted, 2017).

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