Careers Lead
Littleover Community School, Derby, Derbyshire, DE23 4BZ18 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as pre-employment checks are completed
Closing date
5 January 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
18 December 2025
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 22.5 hours per week 3 days per week: 8.00am - 4.00pm (half an hour unpaid lunch each day) Working days negotiable and to be agreed with the Line Manager
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £37,280 - £39,862
Actual salary
- £19,585 - £20,941
Pay scale
- Grade H SCP 26 – 29
What skills and experience we're looking for
Many thanks for your interest in the Careers Lead position. Littleover Community School is a warm and welcoming environment, where the motto of ‘Learn, Care and Succeed’ underpin the vision for our school.
As a Platinum Careers Mark school with a highly regarded CEIAG programme, we are committed to delivering exceptional careers education in line with DfE statutory guidance and the Gatsby Benchmarks.
In this pivotal role, you will work alongside our PSHE and Careers Co-ordinator to ensure pupils in Years 7–13 receive impartial guidance and meaningful encounters with employers and education/training providers under the Provider Access Legislation. You will lead on embedding careers across the curriculum, track destinations, and collaborate with our Careers Hub, FE/HE institutions, independent training providers, and local employers to broaden horizons and raise aspirations for every student.
Completed application forms, with a supporting letter explaining why you feel you have the qualifications, experience and personal qualities required for this post, should be returned by email to jobs@littleover.derby.sch.uk or via the TES platform.
What the school offers its staff
As a school, we are committed to continuous improvement so that we can continue to evolve to match the changing needs of our students, parents and carers, staff and wider school community. Our governors and staff are fully committed to serving the needs of our school community in these challenging social times, including continuing to develop the very strong academic performance of our school.
Employment benefits
There are an extensive range of benefits that are available to you as an employee of Littleover Community School.
For your health and wellbeing there is access to a free on site gym and an employee assistance programme.
You will have access to the Derby City Council Rewards platform, which hosts a wide range of benefits such as the Cycle2Work scheme, benefits and offers at an extensive network of retailers, Tusker Car Lease Scheme and more!
These benefits run alongside others such as access to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme (depending on your role), free on-site car parking, free annual flu jab and a friendly, supportive working environment!
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Littleover Community School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children’s barred list check, two satisfactory references and successful completion of vetting procedures.
In accordance with the statutory guidance, Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates.
Copies of our Safeguarding Policy, along with other school policies, are available at:
https://www.littleover.derby.sch.uk/information.php#policies
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Littleover Community School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1822 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Littleover Community School website
- Email address
- jobs@littleover.derby.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01332 513219
Littleover Community School is a Derby City Council, 11-18 co-educational, comprehensive school. Our school is situated four miles to the south west of the centre of Derby, in pleasant, spacious grounds and has a proud academic and pastoral record. Many teachers, after thriving here and developing their skills, go on to posts of responsibility here or elsewhere. Others, happy to work in a school which values effective classroom teaching above all else, stay here and contribute hugely over the years.
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