Careers Lead
The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 4AE5 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
30 June 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
23 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 24 Hours Per Week - Term Time only Plus 1 INSET Day
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- H7 (£29,777 - £32,076) FTE – Pro Rata (£16,150 - £18,097)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking a motivated and experienced Careers Lead to join our team at The Saint John Henry Newman School.This is an exciting opportunity to lead and develop a high-quality, inclusive careers education programme that inspires ambition and prepares students for life beyond school. Working closely with the Deputy Headteacher (Pastoral & Life Skills), you will be responsible for delivering impartial information, advice and guidance (IAG), embedding employability across the curriculum, and ensuring every student has access to meaningful careers experiences. Experience in careers education and a Level 6 Diploma in Career Guidance and Development (or equivalent) are essential. If you are passionate about raising aspirations and making a real impact on young people's futures, we’d love to hear from you.
The Careers Lead will ensure the school’s careers strategy is inclusive, forward-looking, and impactful for all learners at every stage of their educational journey.
- Provide impartial 1:1 and group careers guidance tailored to individual student needs and aspirations.
- Prioritise support for students with additional needs, including those who are disadvantaged (PP), have SEND, or are Looked After (LAC).
- Support students in creating action plans and tracking progress toward career goals.
- Monitor and contribute to the analysis of student destination data to improve outcomes and inform programme development.
- Support students and tutors in logging career activities and building competencies on Unifrog.
Linking Curriculum Learning to Careers
- Collaborate with curriculum leaders to ensure subject-specific career links are clearly communicated to pupils.
- Support staff in identifying opportunities to embed career learning into schemes of work and classroom delivery.
Encounters with Employers and Employees
- Organise and lead a diverse programme of employer engagement activities, including alumni events, careers fairs, and guest speaker visits.
- Provide structured support for Years 10–13 students to develop CVs, personal statements, and applications using Unifrog.
Experiences of Workplaces
- Coordinate and track meaningful work-related experiences, including Year 10 work experience placements and workplace visits across key stages.
Encounters with Further and Higher Education
- Plan and lead visits to universities, colleges, and training providers to promote a wide range of post-16 and post-18 options.
- Work with key staff to support students applying to competitive university courses and high-level apprenticeships.
- Promote and facilitate access to post-16 and post-18 pathway tools within Unifrog.
Personal Guidance
- Deliver high-quality careers guidance to individuals and groups, prioritising students at risk of becoming NEET.
- Maintain accurate records of guidance sessions and follow-up support.
- Ensure that students receive appropriate support at key transition points (KS3 options, post-16, post-18)
Accountabilities
You are required to:
- Undertake all reasonable precautions to safeguard the health and safety of students and staff at all times.
- Ensure that all students are treated fairly, consistently and with respect, that opportunities for reinforcing positive self-images are sought, that gender and race discrimination are actively discouraged.
- Encourage an environment and ethos which underpins and enhances students; learning and rewards students; achievements.
- Take active responsibility for formulating fair and consistent standards of discipline and follow up concerns according to the school’s procedure
EQUALITIES
Be aware of and support school policies that promote equality within and beyond the school community.
Health & Safety
Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection; and report all concerns to an appropriate person.
DISCLOSURE & BARRING SERVICE
This post is classed as having a high degree of contact with children or vulnerable adults and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. An enhanced disclosure will be sought through the Disclosure and Barring Service as part of the pre-employment checks.
Safeguarding Children and Safer Recruitment
You will ensure that child protection and the safeguarding of students are given the highestpriority at all times.The Saint John Henry Newman School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare ofchildren and young people as required under the Education Act 2002 and expects all staff andvolunteers to share this commitment.
What the school offers its staff
Benefits of working at The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School
SUPERB WORKING CONDITIONS
§ Excellent transport links – close to the A1 and 30 miles to central London. Stevenage to London is just over 20 minutes on the train.
§ Stevenage is an area with more affordable housing, than other areas of Hertfordshire. Staff also choose to live in the beautiful villages and market towns of North Hertfordshire.
§ Secure free car parking for all members of staff
§ Excellent staff facilities including free tea and coffee and microwaves and fridges in the staffrooms
§ Staff association which provides gifts, flowers and cards for leavers and staff with significant life events
§ Social activities e.g. Friday after school football, staff choir, staff book group, running club, Christmas party, informal nights out, staff pantomime
§ Child care voucher scheme
§ Flu vaccinations for all staff
§ Excellent teaching facilities with the new and refurbished buildings
§ Supportive of flexible working
§ Ensuring equality and diversity is a priority
§ Governors focused on Staff wellbeing
A THRIVING COMMUNITY WHERE YOU CANENJOY TEACHING
§ Oversubscribed school with close link with the community and supportive parents
§ Exemplary student behavior which is always commented on by visitors
§ Extensive range of extracurricular activities and enrichment
§ All teachers are issued with a laptop
§ Workload is constantly being reviewed e.g. email protocols to reduce number of emails, assessment policy to reduce time spent marking
§ Generous non-contact time
§ Very large sixth form so many opportunities to teach this age group
§ Lessons are taught by subject specialists
§ Many opportunities to work with students and participate and support in local, national and international fundraising and awareness opportunities
Commitment to safeguarding
Safeguarding
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Therefore, the position is subject to safeguarding checks that will include the receipt of satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check.
Following the shortlisting stage, and prior to making a final decision, the School will collect and process information publicly available about you by conducting a brief online search using an internet search engine. We do this to ensure that the school acts in accordance with its obligations set out in Keeping Children Safe in Education.
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About The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1603 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School website
- Email address
- hr@jhn.herts.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01438314643
The Saint John Henry Newman School is a popular 11-18 mixed Catholic comprehensive school in Stevenage, and is a member of the Diocese of Westminster Academy Trust. The school serves the Catholic community across north Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and as far south as Hatfield, with pupils from more than 25 different parishes. It has an excellent reputation; it is heavily oversubscribed and there are continuing interest lists for all year groups. The roll is currently approximately1600, including 400 in the Sixth Form. The school has benefitted from considerable investment in its buildings, including a new £3.5 million Sports and Performing block (The Pavilion) and a substantial new build programme to replace our main building and Art block.
Since its foundation in 1987, the school has developed a reputation for excellent educational standards combined with unique opportunities to prepare students for a rapidly changing world. This academic success has been acknowledged by the Department for Education, who have written to the school and acknowledged its excellent performance, commenting that The Saint John Henry Newman School is one of the top 90 schools in the country on one measure and in the top 100 schools in the country on another measure. In 2021/22 the students achieved:
89% GCSE English and Maths at 9-4
38% of all GCSE grades achieved were 9-7
68% A Level at A*, A and B:
The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School sees the quality of interpersonal relationships as the most significant factor in the provision of an outstanding education. The School strives to create the most conducive learning environment which results in our students fulfilling their potential and going out to change the world. Exam results, important though they are for opening doors for pupils in the future, do not determine success and happiness. Therefore we have a strong enrichment and wellbeing programme that encompasses every pupils and student and a comprehensive career curriculum. We have been awarded with the Kitemark for emotional health and wellbeing for our work supporting students, their families and staff.
The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School works towards being a living Christian community where every student is known and valued for their differences and strengths. Serving the Catholic community across over 25 different parishes, the secondary school has a wide catchment area. Teachers are dedicated to giving students a well-rounded education that prepares them for further education and the wider world at this important time in their life.
Arranging a visit to The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@jhn.herts.sch.uk.
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