31 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    16 June 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    14 May 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Other support roles

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Working pattern

Part time: 30 hours per week, Monday to Friday, term time only plus 2 INSET days

Contract type

Permanent

Actual salary

£17,038 per annum minimum starting salary (pay award pending)

What skills and experience we're looking for

CAREERS CO-ORDINATOR

30 hours per week, term time only plus 2 INSET days

B&NES GRADE 3 or B&NES GRADE 4 depending on qualification held

An exciting opportunity for a creative and proactive individual to join our Student Support Team as a Careers Co-ordinator. This is a permanent post from September 2025.

Having achieved the best results in the school’s history in summer 2023, followed by a visit from Ofsted in May 2024, where we were judged as a strong ‘Good’ in all areas, Buckler’s Mead Academy is going from strength to strength.

In the first instance the post will include:

  • Administering Work Experience, Higher Education month and visits, Work Related Talent Academies
  • Organising and co-ordinating Careers Events
  • Providing Careers information, advice and guidance to students.

It is desirable for candidates to hold a Level 6 Diploma Career Guidance and Development qualification or have a willingness to train for the qualification.

What the school offers its staff

In return, we can offer you the opportunity to work with motivated students, the full support of a dedicated and committed team of staff, a supportive induction programme and ongoing professional development, plus the opportunity to work in a developing academy in a beautiful area of the South West. We seek to significantly invest in developing our staff. Having joined the Midsomer Norton Schools’ Partnership in September 2021, we are part of a Trust which is often considered the ‘market leader’ in the South West for school improvement. The successful candidate will benefit from Trust wide opportunities, such as early careers induction, CPD and working with colleagues across Trust schools.

Staff benefits include free on-site parking, membership of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme and access for all staff to the Employee Assistance Programme “Health Assured” which is a telephone based advice, information and counselling service. A selection of meals, snacks (hot and cold) and drinks is available for staff to purchase at lunch and break times.

Buckler’s Mead Academy is a highly inclusive academy in the east of Yeovil, Somerset. We believe that all members of our community should be given the opportunity to be happy, to achieve, participate and become successful. Our job as professionals is to ensure this happens. All our staff sign up to these aspirations and play a full role in contributing to this vision through inclusive teaching. We seek to recruit dedicated and talented staff, highly committed to making a difference.

Further details about the role

Buckler’s Mead Academy is an equal opportunities employer. The campus is a no smoking site.

Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications.

Commitment to safeguarding

Buckler's Mead is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children.

We have a duty of care and the right to take reasonable action, ensuring the welfare and safety of pupils. If staff have cause for concern that a child is subject to any form of abuse, we will follow child protection procedures and inform Children’s Services.

Buckler’s Mead meets statutory requirements relating to Disclosure & Barring Service – all staff and volunteers who work with Buckler’s Mead Academy who meet the ‘regulated activity test’ (Freedoms Act 2012) are required to undergo an enhanced DBS check prior to employment.

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About Buckler's Mead School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary
School size
759 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01935 424454

Originally established as Buckler's Mead School in 1957, Buckler’s Mead Academy is now a successful 11- 16 academy where we pride ourselves on providing an inspiring education for all. This is achieved through a strong sense of community, providing a wide range of opportunities, ensuring students enjoy school and are ultimately successful in their chosen field.

We believe in providing a learning environment that is calm, orderly and respectful, where our students can reach their full potential and go on to be happy, successful and fulfilled members of the community.

In September 2021 the Academy joined the Midsomer Norton Partnership Trust. This is a strong trust of more than 25 schools, including 11 secondary schools. The trust is often described as the 'market leader' in the South West and has an exceptional record for providing high quality educational provision to all of its students.

Arranging a visit to Buckler's Mead School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email rjarvis@bucklersmeadacademy.com.

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