Careers and Guidance Development Lead
Cambourne Village College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB23 6FR13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
23 September 2026 at 9am
Date listed
10 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other support role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time, full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £31,537.00 - £33,699.00 Annually (FTE) NJC Scale 6, points 18 to 22. Actual salary £27,055.11 per annum on point 18 and based on 37 hours per week.
Careers and Guidance Development Lead job summary
CAREERS GUIDANCE AND DEVELOPMENT LEAD
Salary: NJC Scale 6, points 18 to 22 (£31,537 to £33,699 per annum FTE). Actual salary £27,055.11 per annum on point 18 and based on 37 hours per week.
Contract: Permanent, 37 hours per week - Monday to Thursday 08.00 to 16.00 and Friday 08.00 to 15.30. Term time plus 5 training days and 1 weeks to be worked in the school closure periods as agreed (40 weeks per year). Part time job shares also considered.
Start date: As soon as possible
Place of work: Cambourne Village College, Cambourne
Are you passionate about inspiring young people and helping them achieve their ambitions? We are seeking an enthusiastic, organised and forward-thinking Careers Guidance and Development Lead to join our successful and vibrant school community.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead and develop our careers education, information, advice and guidance programme across Cambourne Village College and Cambourne Sixth Form. Working closely with students, staff, employers, universities, apprenticeship providers and external agencies, you will play a key role in raising aspirations, supporting progression pathways and preparing students for their futures.
The successful candidate will coordinate careers education and work experience programmes, develop strong links with local businesses and industry, organise careers and employability events, and ensure our provision meets the highest standards, including the Gatsby Benchmarks and Department for Education guidance. You will also support Sixth Form students with university, apprenticeship and employment pathways, helping them make informed decisions about their next steps.
We are looking for someone with excellent organisational and communication skills, a passion for working with young people, and the ability to build strong relationships with a wide range of stakeholders. Experience in careers guidance, education, employability, or a related field would be advantageous.
In return, we offer the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on students' lives within a supportive, ambitious and welcoming school environment.
Join us and help shape the futures of our young people.
Cambourne Village College is an Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ rated, over-subscribed secondary school, eight miles from Cambridge. We opened as an academy of the Cam Academy Trust in September 2013. Our ethos is aspirational and inclusive, our staff is highly motivated, our pupils courteous and hard-working, and we have excellent facilities. A 350 place sixth form opened in September 2024, with 175 students in each of Years 12 and 13. Joining Cambourne Village College represents a unique opportunity to work in a newly-established school within a wider, high-quality Academy Trust that gives excellent possibilities for professional and career development.
For further details on Cambourne Village College, please visit the website Homepage - Cambourne Village College
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 Cambourne Village College
- Organisation type
- Free School, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1626 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
Cambourne Village College, an academy of The Cam Academy Trust, opened in brand new premises in September 2013 with just five forms of Year 7 pupils. Serving one of the fastest-growing communities in the UK, we now have more than 1300 pupils on roll, with major further expansion planned, including the opening of our new sixth form centre in September 2024.
The College has enjoyed remarkable success since opening, gaining an early Ofsted Outstanding rating along with designation as a Leading Edge School. Our pupils achieve excellent results in public examinations via a curriculum designed to offer maximum breadth and opportunity for all abilities. Our extra-curricular offer is also outstanding: annual musical drama performances, termly concerts, a wide range of competitive and recreational sporting activities, and many further clubs and events are on offer. In 2019, we were granted the International School Award by the British Council and are looking forward to re-launching our programme of international visits and exchanges this year.
We strive to be a welcoming and inclusive school for our pupils and also to fulfil our Village College ethos in serving the whole community: we support an active adult education programme and more than 30 local groups and organisations make use of the school’s facilities, out of hours. This unusual commitment to our local community was a key factor in our winning a prestigious Silver Award in the ‘Making a Difference’ category of the Pearson School of the Year celebrations in 2018.
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