Careers Advisor
The Quay School, Poole, Dorset, BH12 4HU5 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
2 November 2025 at 9am
Date listed
7 October 2025
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
- Administration, HR, data and finance
- Pastoral, health and welfare
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 15 hours per week, term time only (plus 30 hours in the summer holidays)
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £32,061 – £36,363 FTE
Actual salary
- £11,698 – £13,268 per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Someone with patience, understanding, resilience, positivity and flexibility.
- A person who can form strong, positive connections with young people and believes in their potential.
- Experience of working with young people with additional needs (desirable but not essential).
- A willingness to learn and grow in the role.
- A good working knowledge of basic IT programmes.
- A Level 6 Diploma in Careers Guidance and Development
Who we’re looking for:
What the school offers its staff
Why join us?
- The chance to make a huge difference in the lives of young people, one small victory at a time.
- Friday afternoons off
- Comprehensive support, Induction and training package
- We’re a supportive team who’ll have your back during the good, the bad, and the “Did that really just happen?” moments.
- Professional development opportunities because we’re all about helping you grow, both as a person and in your ability to juggle six things at once!
- You will be part of an inclusive and collaborative team that, no matter what the challenge may be, are ready to face it head on and are committed to seeing it through.
- A school that celebrates progress, not just results.
- A rewarding role where no two days are the same and every day makes a difference!
- The opportunity to develop your career in a School and Southern Education Trust, a growing Trust. Our ethos is encompassed in our vision“Learning together in pursuit of happiness”.This means we really care whether students love or hate their learning, so we work hard to create a space where students learn together to become knowledgeable, self-aware, independent and happy people who make a positive difference, wherever life takes them.
Further information about the job
Careers Advisor, The Quay School
Permanent, 15hrs per week, Term time only (plus 30hrs during summer holidays)
Salary: Grade G, £32,061 – £36,363 FTE, actual salary for part-time, term-time working £11,698 – £13,268 per annum
About us:
We are an Alternative Provision school with four campuses, each supporting students with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs. We see every young person as an individual and work with them in ways that suit their unique strengths and challenges.
Our goal is to help students grow into confident, independent, and happy people who can make a positive impact wherever life takes them.
To do this, we draw on approaches like PACE, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Growth Mindset, Unconditional Positive Regard, and Restorative Justice. Familiarity with these ideas is helpful, but not essential—you’ll have plenty of support to learn along the way.
If you’re looking for a role that challenges, rewards, and fills you with purpose in a world where every day is unique and every moment counts, this could be the role for you!
What you’ll be doing:
- Working at our Harbourside campus with students who have struggled with their social, emotional and mental health, leading to exclusion from mainstream school.
- Building positive and supportive relationships with young people to help them grow in confidence and resilience.
- Supporting students with their post-16 options, including applications and interview preparation.
- Continuing to provide support for the first year after they leave us, helping them with challenges around further education, employment or training.
- Taking part in training to develop your skills for the role.
- Being part of an inclusive and collaborative team who face challenges together and stay committed to making a difference.
Join us and make a meaningful impact in the lives of young people, one step, one success, and one positive relationship at a time.
This role is based on our Harbourside Campus, Turlin Road, BH16 5AH. Visits are welcome, please contact Dan Beck- d.beck@thequayschool.com
Closing date: 2nd November 2025
Interview date: 19th November 2025
Commitment to safeguarding
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, this role involves directly working with children and significant contact with children, and therefore we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Please ensure a full work history is completed in your application form including any gaps of employment. Applicants will be required to complete a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check for this post prior to commencement. The Trust is an equal opportunities employer.
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Quay School
- School type
- Academy, ages 5 to 18
- School size
- 64 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Quay School website
- Email address
- Recruitment@deltaeducationtrust.com
The Quay School provides full time education for young people who are not accessing mainstream schools. We aim to provide personalised learning opportunities in a creative and supportive environment where young people are encouraged to take responsibility for their learning and aim for success. We value our students and believe that they should have every chance to learn and develop their potential.
The Quay School works in partnership with parents and carers, schools and others towards enabling our students to overcome barriers to success and lead a purposeful life.
Arranging a visit to The Quay School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email Recruitment@deltaeducationtrust.com.
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