Careers Leader

Arbour Vale School, Slough, SL2 3AE

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  to be confirmed

• Closing date

  12 June 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  2 June 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: Main Pay Scale 1-6 (£34,398 - £46,839)
• Additional allowances:

  SEN 1 Allowance & TLR2C

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking a dedicated and proactive Careers Leader to provide strategic leadership and coordination of a whole-school careers programme. The postholder will design, deliver and continuously develop a high-quality, inclusive careers curriculum that supports all learners to build employability skills and make informed decisions about their future pathways.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Leadership: Develop and implement a whole-school careers strategy and programme that aligns with the school's development plan.
• Programme Delivery: Design and deliver an accessible careers curriculum, including workshops on employability skills, and bespoke learner experiences.
• Employer & Community Engagement: Build and maintain partnerships with local employers, colleges, and training providers to secure work experience placements and "encounters" with the world of work.

Key Requirements:

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent recognised teaching qualification
• Experience of monitoring student progress and using data to inform planning and interventions.
• Understanding of the needs of pupils with SEND and strategies to support engagement, independence, and progression.

What the school offers its staff

OHCAT is an exciting, forward-thinking organisation, and we offer many benefits to attract and keep our staff, contributing towards maintaining and improving wellbeing, and encouraging our required behaviours, achievements, values, and skills. Below is just a selection of the benefits available to our employees:

Rewards & Benefits:

• Pathways for progression within the trust, ensuring you can grow and thrive in a supportive and inclusive environment.
• Pension Scheme - you will be enrolled in either the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS), both offering life cover and financial protection for your family.

• Salary Sacrifice Schemes (Cycle Scheme, Home Electronics Scheme and Employee Car Lease Scheme)
• Employee Wellbeing - We support employee wellbeing with access to counselling, mental health support, generous leave, flexible working, and enhanced parental leave including Employee Assistance Programme, MyGym Discounts, Corporate Eyecare Scheme
• Employee Discounts (Blue Light Card, Costco Membership, Discounts for Teachers, and more)
• Other (Season Ticket Loan and Employee Referral Scheme)

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Careers Lead Job Description.pdf - 233 KB (opens in new tab)

About Arbour Vale School

• School type: Academies, Does not apply, ages 2 to 19
• School size: 359 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Arbour Vale School website
• Email address: Maria.Paul@arbourvaleschool.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/arbour-vale-school

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