Careers Lead

Unity Academy, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG7 4ES

34 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  31 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  27 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: 37,107.00 - 41,032.00

Careers Lead job summary

The role in a nutshell

The Careers Lead will support the leadership and development of the Trust’s Getting Ready programme across all academies within the Trust. The post holder will work closely with academy based ‘Getting Ready’ Leads to support the delivery of high‑quality, consistent and impactful provision across all settings.

 

The role will also lead the development, implementation and quality assurance of a coherent Trust-wide approach to careers education, employability and transition planning. The post holder will ensure that pupils in mainstream schools, alternative provision, pupil referral unit’s and specialist settings are equipped with the knowledge, skills and aspirations required to make successful transitions into further education, employment and adulthood.

 

The candidate

The ideal candidate will have or be able to demonstrate a commitment to undertake professional development and will be:

•      A qualified careers professional

•      An experienced practitioner with a proven track record of delivering CEIAG across the 11-19 age range

•      Skilled communicator and relationship builder

•      A strategic, organised and resilient leader

We welcome applications from everyone who believes they meet the expectations of the role regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith, or disability. To ensure that our staff composition is representative of the communities we serve, applications from groups who are currently under-represented in education including people with disabilities and people from minority ethnic backgrounds are particularly encouraged. 

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 Unity Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 7 to 16
• School size: 230 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Unity Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/unity-academy

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