Careers Coordinator

Sir John Hunt Community Sports College, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 4AA

5 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  13 September 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  7 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £26,746.00 - £32,807.00 Annually (Actual)

Careers Coordinator job summary

SJH is an excellent school that has improved immensely in recent years and, as a result, has been oversubscribed for the last five years. Our ethos is for our students to strive ‘to greater heights.’ This ethos is built on a core set of values, which underpins everything that we do. These are Ambition, Endeavour and Respect.

Non-teaching professionals at Sir John Hunt are key to supporting the educational and personal development needs of our students. We pride ourselves on developing both support and teaching staff, with dedicated training days to support their continued professional development.

We are seeking to appoint an appropriately qualified Careers Coordinator. The ideal candidate will be forward-thinking, aware of the changing needs of the workplace and keen to ensure that we fully prepare our students for the demands of the 21st century. The ability to work with young adults of all abilities is essential and you must have excellent one-to-one guidance and group work skills. You must be proactive in forging wide links with universities, professional associations, and businesses.

The ideal candidate will ideally be educated to degree level and possess a Level 6 Diploma in Career Information and Advice. We welcome applications from highly motivated and experienced individual with the vision and ability to commit towards the team.

Greenshaw Learning Trust is a highly successful multi academy trust that provides excellent quality, comprehensive and inclusive education through primary schools and secondary schools. Our schools are based in London, Surrey, Berkshire, Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire, Bristol and Plymouth. We also have three shared service hubs where our central teams can be based out of. We are building a family of like-minded schools, that collaborate to provide mutual support, share their good practice and learn from each other, whilst retaining and developing their own distinctive character. We thrive from collaboration at every level. We encourage a culture of sharing ideas and learning from one another. As a Trust of schools, we are ‘Always Learning’.

To get a feel of life at Greenshaw Learning Trust, please download our ‘Why you should work for GLT’ recruitment brochure on our jobs portal.

We offer our staff a range of benefits including:

• Professional development and career progression

• Generous pension scheme

• Blue Light Card

• Eligibility for Teacher Art Pass (teaching staff only)

• An Employee Assistance Programme

• Gym Discounts

• Free eye tests

• Cycle to work scheme

• Being part of a great team and expanding organisation

Please download the recruitment pack for further information.

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 Sir John Hunt Community Sports College

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: Up to 900 pupils
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Sir John Hunt Community Sports College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sir-john-hunt-community-sports-college-plymouth

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