Careers Lead
Benfield School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE6 4NU3 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
26 March 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
12 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time (Can be done as a job share)
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- N6 £31,586 - £34,314 per annum (Actual salary £27,121 - £29,464)
What skills and experience we're looking for
What you'll be doing
- Running the school’s careers programme, making sure pupils get the right advice at the right time.
- Working with employers, colleges, and training providers to organise meaningful careers events and experiences.
- Helping pupils explore their options for further education, apprenticeships, and work.
- Supporting staff so they can embed careers learning into lessons.
- Building strong relationships with parents and carers so they can help guide their children.
- Keeping track of what’s working well and making sure we meet the Gatsby Benchmarks.
We’d love to hear from you if you:
- Have experience working with young people, ideally in a school or careers-related role.
- Hold a Level 6 Qualification in Careers Guidance – or are willing to work towards it.
- Are well-organised and confident working with different stakeholders, including employers, pupils, and parents.
- Have good IT skills and can work with systems like Word, Excel, Google Drive, and careers platforms.
- Are passionate about making sure every young person gets the best possible start in their career journey.
We’re looking for a Careers Lead to work at Benfield School, ensuring pupils have access to high-quality careers advice and experiences that help them make informed choices about their future.
What the school offers its staff
At NEAT Academy Trust, we’re all about helping young people reach their potential. We believe that good careers guidance can open doors, broaden horizons, and give pupils the confidence to take their next steps.
Benfield School is a fully inclusive 11-16 school it has a distinct ethos with strong sense of support and loyalty. Excellent relationships between pupils and staff and a purposeful learning environment is evident in lessons and around the modernised site. With this foundation, pupils have a strong platform to be confident, happy and are able to achieve their aspiration.
In return we offer:
- Professional development opportunities, including support to gain a Level 6 Careers Guidance qualification.
- A team of hardworking, dedicated and friendly staff where everyone is valued and a team that values careers education.
- The benefit of working in a highly collaborative multi academy trust.
- Membership of Local Government Pensions Scheme which the trust also contributes to on your behalf.
- Recognition of previous service with other schools, academies, local government etc.
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), delivered by Health Assured – the UK and Irelands leading wellbeing provider.
Further details about the role
This post is full time, 37 hours per week, and offers the postholder flexibility being term time only plus 5 training days.
If you would like to join us and feel you could thrive here, then please read the accompanying job description and person specification and click 'apply now' to complete an online application form no later than midnight on Wednesday 26th March 2024.
NEAT is committed to safer recruitment practice and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of pre-employment checks. For shortlisted candidates, we will conduct an online search as part of our screening.
Commitment to safeguarding
As this vacancy involves working with children and young people, you must declare relevant criminal convictions when you apply for the job. A criminal record will not automatically stop you from getting the job but we will consider the nature of the offence when assessing how suitable you are for the job and discuss this with you at interview. If this job is in regulated activity we will also check if you are barred from working with children. If you are barred from working with children it is an offence for you to apply for a job.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Benfield School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 969 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Benfield School website
- Email address
- benfieldrecruitment@neatat.org.uk
- Phone number
- 0191 265 6091
Our school is one of six primary and secondary schools within the NEAT Academy Trust family of schools. At the heart of our trust is the aim to nurture, educate, achieve and transform the lives of all young people within the communities we serve across the North East. We have a national research school, which aims to build and strengthen networks of schools throughout the region and help them access effective education research and implement it in everyday practice.
Benfield School is a fully inclusive 11-18 school it has a distinct ethos with strong sense of support and loyalty. Excellent relationships between students and staff and a purposeful learning environment is evident in lessons and around the modernised site. With this foundation, students have a strong platform to be confident, happy and are able to achieve their aspiration.
Arranging a visit to Benfield School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email benfieldrecruitment@neatat.org.uk.
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