Careers Advisor (Maternity Cover)

John Smeaton Academy, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS15 8TA

30 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  to be agreed with successful candidate

• Closing date

  30 April 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  21 March 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 Hours Per Week, Term Time Only + 1 working week
• Contract type: Fixed term - Temporary Maternity Cover - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Pay scale: SO1 (SCP 23-25) £33,366 - £35,235 Actual Salary: £28,824 - £30439

What skills and experience we're looking for

John Smeaton Academy are seeking to recruit an inspirational Careers Advisor. This role is crucial to our work as an academy, with the successful candidate responsible for providing information, advice, and guidance to students in Key Stages 3 and 4, helping them make informed and realistic choices about their future education, training, and career paths.

The ideal applicant will have:

• A good honours degree or a relevant Level 6 qualification.
• The ability to build meaningful relationships with young people aged 11-16.
• Experience in providing information, advice, and guidance to young people within this age range.

What the school offers its staff

As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:

• Membership to a local government pension scheme.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.
• Discounts and online offers at major high street/online retailers.
• £2k Cycle to work scheme.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Skilled Worker visas can 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.

Additional documents

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

SO1 JSA Careers Advisor.pdf - 217 KB (opens in new tab)

About John Smeaton Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 604 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: John Smeaton Academy website
• Email address: enquiries@johnsmeatonacademy.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/john-smeaton-academy

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