Careers Coordinator

Parrenthorn High School, Manchester, M25 2BW

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2026

• Closing date

  3 July 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  23 June 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: £30,559.00 - £33,366.00 Annually (FTE) Point 18-23

Careers Coordinator job summary

Job Purpose

The Careers Coordinator will play a vital role in helping primary and secondary pupils understand the world of work and build the skills they need for the future. This is a vital role in providing a high-quality careers education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG) programme across Vision Multi Academy Trust. It will include embedding careers across the curriculum, enhancing employability skills, developing meaningful employer partnerships and supporting pupils to make informed choices about their future. Working closely with staff, employers and education providers you will design experiences that inspire ambition and raise aspirations across all year groups. This role is based 4 days per week at Parrenthorn High School and 1 day per week at primary schools within Vision Multi Academy Trust.

Main Duties

1. Careers Education and Guidance

- Assist the strategic planning, delivery and evaluation of the school’s careers programme in line with the Gatsby Benchmarks and the latest statutory guidance

- Raise pupil awareness of post-16 opportunities including A-Levels, apprenticeships, vocational courses, T-Levels and higher education

- Work with curriculum leaders to embed careers learning into subject areas

- Coordinate careers events, initiatives and visits across all year groups, including National Careers Week, mock interviews, careers fairs and employer-led workshops

- Support the development of pupils’ employability skills through structured programmes, workplace experiences and personal careers guidance interviews

2. Employer and Provider Engagement

- Build and maintain strong partnerships with employers, training providers, colleges, universities and other external stakeholders

- Coordinate visits, talks and events with external providers in accordance with the Baker Clause

- Facilitate meaningful encounters with employers and post-16 providers across year groups

3. Work Experience and Destinations Tracking

- Organise and oversee Year 10 work experience placements, ensuring appropriate safeguarding and risk assessments

- Monitor and record pupil destinations to evaluate the effectiveness of careers education and ensure that no pupils become NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training)

4. Careers Information and Resources

- Maintain up-to-date careers displays, digital resources and guidance materials for pupils and parents

- Provide small group and one-to-one personal guidance interviews, signposting pupils to further careers advice when necessary

5. School Trips and Extra Curricular Activities

- Assist with the organisation and administration of school trips and enrichment activities

- Complete training in EVOLVE and ensure all activities meet safeguarding, risk assessment and health & safety requirements

6. General responsibilities

- Keep up to date with national developments in careers education and attend relevant training and networking opportunities

- Maintain accurate records (using Compass +) and contribute to whole-school reports and evaluations of CEAIG provision

- Attend Bury CEAIG meetings

7. Primary School Career-Related Learning

- Assist the strategic planning and delivery of career-related learning across primary schools in the Trust

- Organise and deliver activities that help primary pupils to learn about the world around them, broaden their aspirations and challenge stereotypes

- Support pupils to understand how the skills and knowledge they gain in school will be relevant throughout their life

Other Clauses

1. The job description is not necessarily a comprehensive definition of the post. It will be reviewed at least once a year and it may be subject to modification or amendment at any time after consultation with the holder of the post.

2. This job description may be varied to meet the changing demands of the school at the reasonable discretion of the Headteacher.

Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Prevent Duty.

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.

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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 Parrenthorn High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: Up to 1050 pupils
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Parrenthorn High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/parrenthorn-high-school-manchester

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