Careers Co-Ordinator
Weaverham High School, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 3HT14 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
25 June 2026 at 9am
Date listed
11 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £28,598.00 - £31,022.00 Annually (FTE) Actual salary for 15hours per week (3daysper week)/39 weeks per year £10,003 to £11,096.
Careers Co-Ordinator job summary
JOB PURPOSE:
The Careers Coordinator will take responsibility and accountability for the delivery of our school’s programme of careers information, advice and guidance for Years 7-11 in accordance with Government Statutory Guidance and will monitor delivery of careers guidance across the 8 Gatsby Benchmarks.
They will report directly to the Assistant Headteacher in charge of Careers who will assist in leading and driving strategy for careers on a whole school level.
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES1
To implement and fulfil the statutory requirement to secure career guidance which is independent for all Year 7 to Year 11 students and advise the senior leadership team (SLT) on policy, strategy, compliance and resources for careers guidance, and to monitor delivery of careers guidance across the 8 Gatsby Benchmarks.
2
To effectively plan, drive and deliver a programme of quality work experience for Year 10 (when re-introduced) including regular assemblies, social media campaigns and communication with Extended Services Coordinator, M-PLOY, parents and carers.
3
Process and present all incoming careers opportunities to SLT careers link with the view to plan and lead upcoming careers events, trips, talks and encounters.
4
Organise and lead small group trips/mentoring schemes/site tour opportunities independently. Assistance in identifying key target groups to be provided by SLT link and HOY.
5
Complete all admin and promotion for larger scale events such as work experience/national careers week activities, apprenticeship fair, Aspirations evening, assemblies e.g. staff cover rotas, halls needed, room changes etc.
6
Ensure students receive information about education or training and post-16/18 progression options including sixth form colleges, apprenticeships and universities through a programme organised across the academic year. This involves organisng visits by outside agencies, ensure access to and use of specialist material and publications, including university prospectuses and organise activities that promote careers understanding.
7
Develop and manage a stable careers programme and central calendar of careers events for the academic year - ensuring we are reaching the necessary benchmarks.
8
Keep and manage records of careers interviews with students and share with teachers, HOY, parents and carers.
9
Lead on a bespoke programme of careers intervention for SEND and disadvantaged students across all year groups.
10
Actively engage with parents and carers to keep them updated with the opportunities and support on offer for the young person in their care.
11 Regularly update Compass Plus with all of the careers related activities to ensure we can accurately audit how well we are meeting each bench mark each term.
12 Carry out a termly audit with a representative from the CEC and the Pledge, produce an action plan based on the results.
13 Present a termly careers action plan and evaluation of Careers related activities to the SLT Careers Lead.
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 Weaverham High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1160 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Weaverham High School website
Our vision is clear, we want Weaverham High School to be a vibrant, thriving and successful school where every member of our community feels valued, safe and supported to ensure they surpass their potential. We celebrate uniqueness and see individuals. We understand that our pupils have hopes and dreams, challenges and barriers and it is our privilege to celebrate their worth and their potential. We want every child to enjoy their own journey of discovery, acquire a thirst for knowledge, creativity and imagination and develop a love for their learning. We want pupils to leave our school not just with qualifications showing their academic success, but also with the capacity to think clearly and deeply, a desire to act with integrity and to show kindness and empathy to others, and with the character and leadership experience they need to thrive in the world. We will work tirelessly to ensure individual barriers are overcome so pupils are challenged and supported in equal measure. Our desire is to nurture talent, ability and ambition with energy, creativity, determination, relentless kindness and high expectations. When we combine such a desire with our ethos of Safe.Ready.Respect you will thrive in our care.
We have a clear and ambitious vision for school improvement that is woven into the 6 strands that define the Weaverham offer. This offer is underpinned by an’ Ethic Of Excellence’ 5, where the following principles guide our strategy to ensure we are the best we can be:
Study examples of excellence
Build a culture of critique (be kind, be specific, be helpful/listen, reflect, review)
Require multiple revisions
Provide opportunities for public presentation
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