Careers Advisor
Priory Community School, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, BS22 6BP17 days remaining to apply
Job start date
23 October 2026
Closing date
9 November 2026 at 9am
Date listed
23 October 2026
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- PATH 7, £33,673 FTE. £28,517 prorated
Careers Advisor job summary
Job title: Careers Advisor
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 37 per week
Working weeks: Term time + 2 INSET
Salary: PATH 7, £33,673 FTE. £28,517 prorated
About the role
You will play a crucial role in shaping student futures by delivering high-quality, impartial career guidance and leading our work experience programmes. Working directly with the Assistant Headteacher, you will connect classroom learning with real-world opportunities to inspire students across all year groups.
Key responsibilities:
- Provide impartial advice to help students and families make informed choices during key transition stages, including option selections and post-16 decisions.
- Proactively build relationships with local businesses, universities and post-16 training providers to secure rich opportunities for students.
- Oversee the end-to-end management of Key Stage 4 and Post-16 work placements, ensuring placement environments are safe, suitable and well-monitored.
- Organise career fairs, employer talks and workshops, keeping students, parents and staff informed via digital updates, bulletins and assemblies.
- Track student destinations and maintain accurate records to support national standards (such as Gatsby Benchmarks) and inform leadership decisions.
About you
We are looking for an engaging, well-organised professional who is passionate about raising student aspirations and dedicated to safeguarding young people. You should bring strong communication skills and the confidence to liaise effectively with students, parents and industry leaders.
You will have:
- A Level 6 Qualification in Career Guidance (or a clear commitment to work towards achieving it), alongside a solid standard of English and Maths.
- A proven track record in delivering impartial career guidance and working with young people in an educational or youth setting.
- The ability to network and build collaborative, lasting partnerships with external businesses, educational providers and community stakeholders.
- The ability to coordinate placements, manage complex schedules and handle data to monitor progress and give clear insights.
- Confidence in presenting to groups of all sizes, including leading school assemblies and student workshops.
About us
At Priory Community School Academy, we put Students First. Built on core values of Aspiration, Integrity, and Respect, we provide a supportive and dynamic learning environment where young people are inspired to thrive academically and personally. As proud members of Pathway Trust, we empower every student to achieve their full potential and prepare for a bright future.
We can offer you
- A supportive trust and school community
- Strong collaboration across the trust family of schools and access to a centralised team of specialists across all areas of school operations
- A commitment to high‑quality CPD, with dedicated time and budget for your development
- A values‑driven ethos where diversity, equity and inclusion are lived every day
- Recognition of continuous service (modification order) to protect employment rights and entitlements
- Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions and death‑in‑service cover
- Occupational sick pay to support you during illness or unexpected emergencies
- Family‑friendly leave packages to help maintain a healthy work–life balance
In order to apply for this role please fully complete an application form via Eteach by 9am, Monday 9th November. Please let us know if you require any adjustments as part of the process.
Further details and additional information about our trust may be viewed on our website.
Please know that depending on the number of applications received we may decide to close the advert early. If you do not hear from us by a week after the closing date then please assume that you have not been shortlisted for an interview. If you have previously applied for this role there is no requirement to apply again, all applications will be reviewed. We wish you all the best in your future and ask that you join our E-Teach Talent Pool so as to keep up to date with all of our latest current opportunities.
Join us in Providing a Great Education for Every Child
Pathway Trust is committed to equal opportunities and encourages applicants from all backgrounds and communities, as we recognise the importance and benefit this has for our students.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Priory Community School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1486 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
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