Careers Lead

Gosford Hill School, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, OX5 2NT

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  as soon as possible

• Closing date

  15 November 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  5 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £21,605.78 - £23,590.74 Annually (Actual) Grade 8 (FTE £32578 - £35571)

Careers Lead job summary

Careers Lead (27.5 hrs per week, 40 weeks p.a)

Grade 8 Permanent

We are looking for a Careers Leader to take responsibility and accountability for the delivery of our school’s programme of CEIAG (careers education, information, advice and guidance). The successful applicant will be highly motivated and able to coordinate and deliver excellent programmes for our students. You will also build strong relationships with a wide range of businesses, colleges, training providers and other organisations. Above all, you will connect our students to the world of work, future education, training and employment.

You will lead, design and deliver a careers programme that meets the Gatsby Benchmarks and the Provider Access Legislation. This includes giving impartial one-to-one guidance at key decision points (a Level 6 qualification in Career Guidance is required) along with managing and evaluating our work experience programme. You will ensure our students engage directly with diverse industries and post-16 and post-18 options, inspiring them to be aspirational about their futures.

Do you want to work in a school that:

• is friendly and community centred, where staff genuinely feel part of a team
  
• places staff well-being at the heart of everything we do
• prioritises high quality bespoke CPDL as well as opportunities for collaboration and support across a successful and highly respected multi academy trust

If you are interested in the post, please complete an application form outlining your reasons for applying and your suitability for the post. The closing date for receipt of applications is midnight on Sunday 15th November 2026 however, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date if we receive applications that meet the criteria. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Interview date: Wednesday 18th November.

If you would like to have a confidential conversation with Nicola Cooke, about the role prior to application, please email jobapplications@gosfordhillschool.org or telephone 01865 374971.

Education has the power to change lives, communities and society for the better. At RLT we believe that we can achieve more for our pupils, trainees, staff and communities by working together rather than alone. Schools in RLT are united by a common belief in the benefits of working together, and by our commitment to shared principles.

OUR VISION is for our schools and SCITT to improve rapidly, continuously and sustainably: to be better faster together.

OUR ‘WHY?’ is that children and young people ‘only get one go’ in school and therefore as part of RLT we aim to ensure the best possible ‘go’ for our pupils.

OUR ‘HOW?’ is through the highest support and challenge for our schools and each other, underpinned by our principles.

Our employees benefit from a wide variety of support including extensive continuing professional learning and development opportunities, wellbeing and staff networks and access to Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (TPS and LGPS) for all staff. For more information on what it is like to work for the Trust, and the benefits you could access, please see our “Working in RLT” guide.

This role includes regulated activity relevant to children.

The River Learning Trust and Gosford Hill School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. The Trust is required to conduct a variety of checks and online searches about you as part of their recruitment process in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. It is an offence to apply for certain roles within schools if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. The River Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer committed to creating a safe, inclusive environment for all staff, free from discrimination and harassment.

For all RLT Safer Recruitment Documentation candidates should click on the following link RLT Safer Recruitment Documents for Candidates. Please see our website for up to date policies including our Child Protection and Behaviour Policies.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. For further guidance for applicants click on this link List of offences that are not filtered

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 Gosford Hill School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 825 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Gosford Hill School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/gosford-hill-school

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