Careers Advisor

The Laurus Trust, Cheadle, SK8 7JY

Deadline is today

• Start date details

  November 2024

• Closing date

  27 September 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  13 September 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week Term Time only + 2 days basis. The plus days will be on GCSE and A-Level results day.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: 25,564 - £27,066 (Actual salary)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated & knowledgeable Careers Advisor‌‌‌‌‌‌ to join the team at The Laurus Trust. As a careers advisor you will play a crucial role in guiding and supporting students in making informed decisions about their future.

This position is contracted on a 37 hours per week Term Time only + 2 days basis. This means you will mainly work when the school is open to pupils and will not need to work during the school holidays unless the contract requires you to do so. In total you will be in work for a minimum of37 out of 52 weeks.

Job Purpose

• To be responsible for the delivery of independent and impartial or careers information advice and guidance across the Laurus Trust.
• To provide careers information, advice and guidance across the Laurus Trust.

Key Skills & Experience

• Sound educational background including GCSE’s in Maths and English (A*-C) or equivalent
• Demonstrable experience of giving careers guidance within a professional industry
• A working understanding of the Gatsby Benchmarks would be an advantage

Closing date: Friday 27th September at 9am.

We reserve the right to interview prior to the closing date.

What the school offers its staff

The Laurus Trust is a highly successful and growing multi-academy trust in the North West of England, with Cheadle Hulme High School (CHHS), the founder school, at its centre. All our Laurus Schools are oversubscribed and have a reputation, both locally and further afield, for outstanding teaching and learning through the relentless pursuit of excellence and the determination to ensure that every child succeeds.

At the Laurus Trust, it is not just about what we do but also about how we do it. We like to work with individuals who are able to demonstrate ourcore behaviourswhich set out the expectations we have of our staff.

The nucleus of the Trust is our multi-functional and dedicated Central Services Team who provides continuous operational support to all of our schools across the Trust. This includes HR, Recruitment, Finance, Payroll & Pensions Administration, Marketing & Communications, IT, Estates & Facilities Management and Compliance and Data. Each team works tirelessly to ensure all services run smoothly and efficiently, enabling our teaching and education support staff to focus on delivering an outstanding education for our students.

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.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About The Laurus Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: The Laurus Trust website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@laurustrust.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-laurus-trust (opens in new tab)

The Laurus Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust (MAT), committed to providing exceptional academic education to its family of schools across Stockport, Manchester, Tameside, and Cheshire East. Schools under the Laurus Trust consistently achieve outstanding results through a relentless pursuit of excellence and a dedication to student success.

Cheadle Hulme High School is the founding school of the Laurus Trust and was rated ‘Outstanding’ in the school’s last inspection and regularly features in the The Times and The Sunday Times Parent Power listing. The Trust’s commitment to excellence is evident not only at its founding school, but also in the outstanding achievements of Laurus Ryecroft, Laurus Cheadle Hulme, Didsbury High School, and Gorsey Bank Primary School – all receiving the top rating from Ofsted in their most recent inspections.

The Laurus Trust is continually growing, managing a comprehensive network of four primary schools, six high schools, and four established Sixth Forms. Their commitment to growth continues in September 2024 with the opening of Crown Street Primary School, the first new primary school in Manchester City Centre in nearly two decades.

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