Careers Co-ordinator

The Ferrers School, Rushden, Northamptonshire, NN10 8LF

48 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  31 August 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  14 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £22,538.57 - £24,412.33 Annually (Actual) 37.00 hours - term time plus 2 weeks - Multisite

Careers Co-ordinator job summary

Vacancy for Careers Co-ordinator

Salary: Meridian Trust Grade 6, Points 7-12

Hours: 37 hours per week full time/ muti-site, term time plus 2 weeks

We have an exciting opportunity for a Careers Co-ordinator to join our team! You will play a key role in supporting the development of an outstanding provision for Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) and employer engagement opportunities. This post will be across 2 sites, The Ferrers and Sharnbrook Academy.

The opportunity

• To raise aspirations, challenges stereotypes and encourage students to consider a wide range of careers
• Raise aspiration within our school community and play a pivotal role in helping the school achieve the career mark accreditation
• Coordinate the delivery of the careers programme with all key stakeholders, both internal and external.
• Liaise with external bodies such as the Skills Service to obtain funding and resources
• Develop and maintain the Alumni programme

The ideal candidate

• Level 6 Diploma in Career Guidance and Development or be prepared to work towards it.
• Possesses outstanding communication skills and can work well in teams.
• Experience in working with children and young adults in an educational setting.
• Experience in working with business professionals in a school environment.

About Meridian Trust –

Meridian Trust is a values-led organisation formed in 2011 that has risen to be one of the highest-performing academy trusts in the country. The Trust is founded on its commitment to a high-quality educational provision for all at the heart of local communities. Meridian currently operates primary, secondary and special schools across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire.

Meridian Trust offers a wealth of fantastic benefits for teaching and support staff which are highlighted below but are not limited to -

• Apprenticeship and CPD opportunities which allow you to gain specialist knowledge in a role you are passionate about developing in
• Opportunity to jump start your career in teaching through our dedicated Initial Teacher Training Team (ITT)
• Support for mental health and wellbeing through our Employee Assistance Programme and other resources
• Cycle to work scheme
• Defined benefit local government or Teacher’s pension scheme
• Healthcare benefits including free eye test vouchers and flu vaccinations
• Free on-site parking
• Discounts on a wide range of benefits from everyday essentials to holidays

To explore our full range of benefits, please visit https://www.meridiantrust.co.uk/jobs-and-training/benefits/.

For more information about the role please download the Applicant Information Pack below.

Closing date for applications: 31st August 2025

Interviews will be held; Week commencing 08th September 2025

Meridian Trust reserves the right to close the applications early in the event that a suitable candidate is sourced.

The Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as online searches.

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

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.
The post holder will have a shared responsibility for the safeguarding of all children and young people. The post holder also has an implicit duty to promote the welfare of all children and young people.

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 The Ferrers School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 940 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Ferrers School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-ferrers-school

The Ferrers School is a popular, oversubscribed school and we are looking to recruit staff who can work with us to strive for excellence.

We care passionately about our staff, their well-being and their professional development and this is reflected in the fact that we are an enthusiastic team, committed to working collaboratively and sharing the very best practice. We are seeking ambitious candidates who are keen to develop further and as such are committed to providing excellent CPD for the development of staff. We are striving for the very best for our students and we are focussed on and passionate about learning.

The Ferrers School is part of the successful Meridian Trust, a group of primary, secondary and special schools. Many of the schools in the trust are growing and there is a need to develop capacity, expertise and excellence in our staff body. We are currently working very closely with our colleagues at Sharnbrook Academy and as a school we look forward to playing a key role in the development of Meridian Trust’s free school due to open in Weldon, Corby in 2023.

The Ferrers, like the Meridian Trust, is also driven by our ability to adapt to the changing educational landscape led by determined staff who bring our community alive with their enthusiastic personalities, unshakeable work ethic and their commitment to delivering exceptional learning experiences for our children. What makes The Ferrers School, and the Trust, different is that we know how to nurture and bring out the very best in our talented staff.

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