Careers Lead

Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 8AA

26 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  27 August 2025

• Closing date

  9 June 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  14 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Competitive

Careers Lead job summary

Our opportunity for you

Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form & QEMS is a popular oversubscribed academy in Tamworth with a very large and expanding Sixth Form. The academy was judged as GOOD by Ofsted in September 2022. You will be supported in your career through our extensive CPD programme including the opportunity to complete nationally recognised qualifications. We are committed to prioritising the wellbeing of our staff through a wellbeing committee by committing to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual to join an inspirational, hard-working team to support students across the campus. Would you value the opportunity to work in a modern, vibrant town with an historic heart? If the answer is Yes, a position of employment at Tamworth Sixth Form/Landau Forte Academy QEMS is for you.

Job Details

Responsible to: Head of Sixth Form

Contract: Permanent (Term time plus 5 days)

Hrs/wk: 38.25 hours per week

Salary: Competitive

Closing Date: 9th June 2025 @ 9am

Starting Date: 27th August 2025

Interview Date: w/c 23rd June 2025

Person Specification

Hold a relevant Careers Guidance and Development qualification

Experience of leading or managing careers education

A strong desire to work with young people in a support role

Effective communication and interpersonal skills with adults and young people

Able to work under pressure and use own initiative

Competent in using ICT

Active interest in young people, education and positive outcomes for young people

Good literacy and numeracy. Maths and English Grade 5 or equivalent

Committed to the safeguarding and promotion of the welfare of young people in line with the academy safeguarding policies and procedures

Self-motivated and able to work with minimum supervision

Tasks and duties

Responsibilities:

Leadership

Prepare and implement a careers guidance development plan

Review and evaluate careers guidance and provide information for school improvement planning, Ofsted and other purposes

Report on guidance to senior leaders and governors

Understand the impacts of changing education landscapes for careers guidance

Ensure compliance with the school’s legal requirements to provide independent careers guidance and publish the relevant information on the academy website

Ensure compliance with all government requirements

Coordination of our annual careers day

Management

Plan the programme of activity in careers guidance

Brief and support staff members involved in careers guidance or who provide initial careers information.

Monitor the delivery of careers guidance across the 8 Gatsby Benchmarks

Monitor the completion of Compass+ and evaluate the academy’s careers programme each term by completing the evaluation in Compass+

Co-ordination

Manage the careers page on the academy website, ensuring that information is accurate and up to date

Work with the senior leadership team and staff to deliver the academy’s careers programme

Manage the provision of career and labour market information

Liaise with tutors and Heads of year in relation to the referral of students to the academy’s independent careers adviser and/or the local authority

Communicate with pupils and parents via Unifrog

Attend parents’ evenings, information and Open Evenings

Engage with faculty leads and relevant subject leaders to plan their contribution to the careers programme and the integration of careers both within the curriculum and extra-curricular events.

Networking

Establish and develop links with further education colleges, apprenticeship providers, Technical colleges and higher education institutions

Establish and develop links with employers and providers of work experience and/or workplace visits

Work with external organisations and external careers guidance services where appropriate

Liaise with careers leaders in other schools and share best practice

Secure funding for careers-related projects when available

Maintain and grow a network of alumni who can help with the academy’s careers programme

Safeguarding

Work in line with statutory safeguarding guidance (eg Keeping Children Safe in Education, the Prevent duty guidance) and the academy’s safeguarding and child protection policies

Work with the designated safeguarding lead to promote the best interests of pupils, including sharing concerns where necessary

Promote the safeguarding of all students in the academy

What we can offer you

A supportive, cohesive and exciting working environment

The chance to work with genuinely enthusiastic and happy students

Career prospects within an innovative and ambitious Multi Academy Trust

A meal allowance, commensurate with your working hours

Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)

Healthcare Cash Plan, from Westfield Health

Landau Forte Academy QEMS & Tamworth Sixth Form

Landau Forte Academy QEMS joined the Landau Forte Charitable Trust in September 2011 and delivers education to 11-16 year olds. Landau Forte Academy Sixth Form is a purpose-built establishment providing Level 3 courses, both Advanced Level and Applied qualifications, for the whole of Tamworth and beyond.

The academies are located on a shared campus, but both operate from their own facilities. Both QEMS and Tamworth Sixth Form are oversubscribed. Tamworth Sixth Form has over 450 students studying courses on site.

If you would like to look around our Academy, please contact Mrs Smart esmart@lfatsf.org.uk

The local area

Tamworth is a historic town surrounded by beautiful countryside, located a short distance from Birmingham. The Academy is located close to the centre of Tamworth, with superb transport links. Tamworth boasts a range of historical sites and leisure attractions, including: Tamworth Castle; the Tamworth SnowDome and Drayton Manor Amusement Park. Within a 20 minute drive from the town, you can find yourself in the beautiful, open Staffordshire countryside or Birmingham‘s bustling city centre.

Tamworth is 10 minutes away from the M42, junction 10

Direct trains from Birmingham (10 minutes) and London (1 hour 15 minutes)

Birmingham and East Midlands Airports are 30 minutes away

Apply for this job

1. Complete the application form online at www.lfct.org.uk

or

2. Send your completed application form/covering letter via email to recruitment@lfct.org.uk or via post to:

HR Officer

Landau Forte Charitable Trust

Ashby Road

Tamworth, Staffs B79 8AA

All appointments made are subject to satisfactory references and a criminal background check. Landau Forte Charitable Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all members of staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check is required for this post.

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.

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About Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form

• School type: Academy, ages 16 to 19
• Education phase: Sixth_form_or_college
• School size: 380 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 16 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/landau-forte-academy-tamworth-sixth-form

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