Careers Coordinator

Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College, Birmingham, West Midlands, B12 9FF

20 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  13 February 2026 at 11am

• Date listed

  23 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £39,957.00 Annually (FTE) The salary for this post is paid on the Support Staff Pay Scale at point 22, currently £39,957 FTE which will be adjusted in line with the term-time plus 10 days contract.
• Additional allowances:

  The salary for this post is paid on the Support Staff Pay Scale at point 22, currently £39,957 FTE which will be adjusted in line with the term-time plus 10 days contract.

Careers Coordinator job summary

The Careers Coordinator will work within the Student Services management team and will play a pivotal role supporting the Futures team to develop and deliver aspirational and engaging careers information, advice and guidance programmes that prepares students for their next steps within education and their chosen career.

The ideal candidate will have substantial experience of designing and providing a comprehensive employability service while also have the confidence and ability to engage with employers and students. The postholder will work to develop internal and external careers related partnerships.

If you are successful, you would play a vital role in the College, which is graded as ‘outstanding’ in all categories by Ofsted. We excel in providing a broad, inclusive and high quality education to all of our learners, which has resulted in some of the highest levels of progression to Higher Education in the sector. In 2023, students at Joseph Chamberlain College achieved outstanding exam results.

Our College is situated within easy reach of Birmingham City Centre, in a state-of-the-art building with superbly equipped classrooms and outstanding facilities.

We were featured in the 2019 Parliamentary Review for best practice in further education for the second time and we have been awarded the Teachers’ Development Trust (TDT) Silver Award for our comprehensive package of innovative and high impact professional development.

If you are aspirational for all young people and want to play a part in shaping their futures, we would really like to hear from you.

Hours of work will be full-time, term-time only plus 10 additional days.

The salary for this post is paid on the Support Staff Pay Scale at point 22, currently £39,957 FTE which will be adjusted in line with the term-time plus 10 days contract.

Start Date: As soon as possible

Closing date: Friday 13th February 2026 (to arrive no later than 12 noon).

For job details and an application pack please visit https://www.jcc.ac.uk/about-jcc/jobs/ or e-mail HR@jcc.ac.uk. Alternatively, please call 0121 446 2255 for an application pack or if you require the information in a different format.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to respect this commitment. The job description fully sets out the safeguarding responsibilities of the post. All roles in the College have contact with children, and as such anyone that is employed by the College is considered to be engaged in regulated activities. Our roles are therefore exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service. Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College is an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

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

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.

About Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College

• School type: College, ages 16 to 99
• Education phase: Sixth form or college
• School size: No information available
• Age range: 16 to 99
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/joseph-chamberlain-sixth-form-college-birmingham

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