Careers Advisor

Lord Grey Academy, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK3 6EW

13 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  1 July 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  18 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week Monday - Thursday – 8.30am – 4.30pm Friday - 8.30am - 4.00pm 38 term time weeks + 5 training days per annum and 5 further additional days during August to support with Examination Results
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £29,540 to £37,280 - depending on qualification and experience

What skills and experience we're looking for

CAREERS ADVISOR

Permanent

37 hours per week

Monday - Thursday – 8.30am – 4.30pm

Friday - 8.30am - 4.00pm

38 term time weeks + 5 training days per annum and 5 further additional days

during August to support with Examination Results

Tove Learning Trust Band H £29,540 - £33,143 FTE

Level 6 Career Development Qualification

Actual annual starting salary range: £26,060 per annum

Tove Learning Trust Band I £33,699 - £37,280 FTE

Level 7 QCD Career Development Qualification

Actual annual starting salary range: £29,860 per annum

We require for September 2026, a Careers Advisor at Lord Grey Academy.

The main focus of the role will be to deliver 1 to 1 and small group careers guidance, therefore a Qualification in Career Development (QCD), or a completed Level 6 Career Development Professional qualification via an Apprenticeship is essential for the role. Candidates who are on track to complete the aforementioned qualifications by September 2026 are also welcome to apply. We will also consider candidates with Level 4 qualification who have applied for a L6 Careers Guidance qualification.

The successful candidate will be:-

• a strong communicator;
• caring and empathetic when working with teenagers;
• focussed on excellent destinations for youngsters;
• well organised, tenacious, dedicated and confident;
• an excellent role model for Lord Grey Academy students.

What the school offers its staff

Employee Benefits:

• Teacher & support staff pension schemes

• Continuous Professional development (CPD)

• Training School Alliance

• Networking opportunities

• Specsavers eyecare voucher

• Free Flu vaccine

• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

• Medicash - Health Cash Plan:

• 24/7 GP Appointments & prescription services

• Dental treatment

• Optical care

• Physiotherapy

• Skinvision - skin health tracker

• A range of essential healthcare expenses

• Exclusive discounts on shopping & travel

The Academy is committed to safeguarding children. The successful applicant will require an enhanced DBS check.

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.

A vacancy booklet, information for candidates booklet and the application form are all available on the vacancies section of Lord Grey Academy’s website: https://www.lordgrey.org.uk/vacancies/

Please note the application form and information for candidates booklet are available on the right hand side of the above link. Please do look at our recruitment video of our staff talking about working at Lord Grey and our document: Why work at Lord Grey?

Completed application form and covering letter should be submitted to Human Resources at Lord Grey or emailed to hr@lordgrey.org.uk by 9am on Wednesday 1 July 2026. Interviews will be held on Wednesday 8 July 2026.

Only successfully short listed candidates will be contacted. CVs will not be accepted.

The Academy is committed to safeguarding children. The successful applicant will require an enhanced DBS check.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Academy is committed to safeguarding children. The successful applicant will require an enhanced DBS check.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Booklet - Careers Advisor - July 2026.docx.pdf - 862 KB (opens in new tab)

About Lord Grey Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1431 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Lord Grey Academy website
• Email address: hr@lordgrey.org.uk
• Phone number: 01908626110
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/lord-grey-academy

Lord Grey Academy is an exciting and vibrant learning community where students enjoy great success in and outside of the classroom. Our Academy motto: Lord Grey Can is important to us as we prepare our students for successful adult lives in an increasingly competitive world.

Lord Grey Academy is popular and is the first choice school locally. We have a strong focus on academic achievement throughout the school and develop our young people to be independent and resilient learners. We are immensely proud of our inclusive ethos and of the positive relationships that we build with parents and the local community. We believe that all students can achieve.

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