Careers and Employability Development Manager

Westfield School, Sheffield, S20 1HQ

26 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  11 January 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  16 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £38,220.00 - £41,771.00 Annually (FTE) Grade 7 SCP 27 to 31 (Actual salary £19,993 - £22,101)

Careers and Employability Development Manager job summary

We are currently seeking to appoint a highly motivated, skilled and creative Careers and Employability Development Manager to work equivalent of 3 days a week. This is an annualised hours contract of 877.5 hours per year.

The principal focus of a Careers and Employability Development Manager is to develop and co-ordinate the careers education, information, advice and guidance programme as well as off-site work-related courses and training. Also to liaise with Post-16 and Post-18 education and training providers to work with staff, students and parents to provide the most effective support to ensure successful progression.

The successful applicant will need to have very good numeracy and literacy skills as well as excellent communication and inter-personal skills. You will need a recognised careers advice/guidance qualification and experience of working with young people in a school setting is desirable.

This post offers an outstanding opportunity to join the school at a key time.

We are looking for:

Someone who is an excellent role model, creative and motivational

Someone who is able to inspire and challenge young people

Someone who has experience of working with young people

Someone with exciting ideas who can build on existing good practice

This role requires candidates to have GCSE Maths and English at Grade 4 or above (or equivalent). The successful candidate will be expected to provide evidence of their GCSE certificates.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot 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.

Commitment to safeguarding

At Chorus Trust we are committed to the Safeguarding of all our pupils, please visit our website to access our Safeguarding & Child Protection policy https://www.chorustrust.org/policies

The Trust will also conduct an online search of the successful candidate in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education advice.

The successful candidate will be required to complete a Disclosure & Barring check in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 and the Police Act Regulations.

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.

About Westfield School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1327 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Westfield School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/westfield-school-sheffield

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