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  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    8 January 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    13 December 2024

Job details

Job role

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Working pattern

Part time: 15 hours a week.

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Grade 6 SCP 15-23 (Actual Salary £10,487- 12,099)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Job Summary:

We are seeking a dedicated Careers Advisor to provide comprehensive careers education, information, advice, and guidance to students (KS3–KS5). The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in fostering motivation, aspiration, and achievement, ensuring students make informed decisions about their futures.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Deliver impartial, one-on-one career guidance interviews to support students' decision-making.
  • Assist the Careers Lead in meeting The Gatsby Benchmarks and statutory requirements.
  • Collaborate with SEN, Safeguarding Hub, and Pupil Premium Leads to address individual needs.
  • Organize and promote career-related events and opportunities.
  • Utilise platforms like Compass+ and Unifrog to monitor and enhance career exposure.

    Interview Dates: Week commencing 13th January 2025.

    What the school offers its staff

    Aldridge School - An Academy is a successful converter academy with a good track record of results at both GCSE and A Level. Our most recent Ofsted inspection rated us as Good in all areas. This is an excellent opportunity for inspired, committed and enthusiastic people to join a thriving department in this popular and successful school. Our motto 'Achieving Excellence Together' is at the heart of our work.

    The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. The post is subject to enhanced DBS and safeguarding checks.

    The Mercian Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Pre-employment checks include an enhanced disclosure and barring service check as a requirement of this post. Our Safeguarding Policy is available on our website, and we encourage applicants to review it before applying.

    This position is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check (formerly CRB) under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Further details regarding this check are available from the school or by visitingwww.crb.gov.uk.


    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.

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    About Aldridge School - A Science College

    School type
    Academy, ages 11 to 18
    Education phase
    Secondary
    School size
    1593 pupils enrolled
    Age range
    11 to 18

    We are a comprehensive school of over 1500 students situated near the centre of Aldridge village. We believe that it is our responsibility to work to meet the needs of every individual student, challenging them to achieve their best, supporting them to become responsible young adults and preparing them for their next steps into the world of work or further education.

    Aldridge School is a good school (Ofsted 2022).  It is a school which is proud of its traditions and successes which have been achieved through hard work and high expectations. In particular, we encourage our students to be Respectful, Responsible, Resilient and Ready to learn in order that they will be happy and successful at school and in the wider world beyond.

     Aldridge School has a dedicated, talented and conscientious team of staff who work together to provide a high standard of teaching, excellent pastoral care and professional support services. Our broad curriculum is designed to meet national expectations, be relevant and interesting, support our students in achieving the best possible standards in external examinations and to equip them with the skills they need to be successful in adult life.

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