Careers Officer
Aureus School, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 6FFThis job expired on 1 May 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
TBC
Closing date
1 May 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
19 April 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 28 hours a week
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- £16,715
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you an experienced careers advisor looking to work with young adults and help determine their future opportunities?
Your Opportunity
Come and join a busy secondary school using your talents to forge links and network in the community and keep updated with the Information Advice and Guidance to meet the needs of the students and statutory guidance. You will further develop and maintain the careers library with books, articles, help sheets, prospectuses and also renewing licences such as Fast Tomato. You will liaise with employers and industry representatives regarding potential opportunities for the students. You will offer a drop-in service for students to help with their careers related issues, offer support with Post 16 application forms, simulate mock interviews, and help to arrange interviews for Year 11 students whilst guiding them with their action plans.
What we are looking for
We are looking for a patient and empathetic knowledgeable careers officer to assist and support students with their career development by providing up to date & accurate careers information and guidance. You will have previous experience within careers guidance and also working with young adults. You will have strong communications skills and a drive to help students succeed. Please read the Job Description and Person Specification for more information and before applying.
What the school offers its staff
About Aureus School
Aureus School is a specialist mixed comprehensive school for 11 to 16 years that opened on the Great Western Park, Didcot in 2017. As part of GLF Schools, a multi-academy trust, our mission is simple: we will strive to educate the whole student so that each individual in our community may ‘Grow, Learn and Flourish'. Our vision for Aureus extends beyond the classroom and the curriculum, to the culture and ethos that will be at the heart of our school’s learning environment.
Join the GLF Schools Community
As a part of GLF Schools, you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education. With regular progression discussions, there will be a wealth of opportunities for you to grow your career, whether in one of our 42 academies or in our central team.
- Celebrating 10 years as a growing Multi Academy Trust with over 2,000 colleagues and over 16,000 pupils
- Founded upon the values of Respect, Inclusivity, Integrity and Kindness
- 42 primary and secondary schools across 7 Local Authority areas across the south of England
- We work as a community whilst ensuring each school maintains its own unique identity
- Committed to ensuring all children and young people receive the best possible education
GLF Schools Employment Offer
GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows all our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish
- Access to our highly competitive Local Government Pension Scheme
- Flexible working options
- Generous holiday allowance
- Work life and family friendly policies
- Employee wellbeing initiatives
- Career pathways and talent management
- Access to a staff benefits portal
- Community and collaboration working model
Please read the attached Join Our Community candidate pack for further information.
The Details
Salary: £24,982
Actual Salary: £16,715
Hours of work: 28 hours per week during school hours (pattern to be agreed with successful candidate), 39 weeks per year (term time only)
Interview Date: TBC
Commitment to safeguarding
GLF Schools is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
About Aureus School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 589 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Aureus School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- k.brown@aureusschool.org
Aureus School is a state of the art 11-16 co-educational comprehensive school that opened in Didcot in 2017. As a purpose built school, Aureus has new classrooms using the latest equipment such as SMART TV boards in every classroom and visualisers enabling teachers to bring learning to life and engage our learners. We are committed to providing an enhancing education where all students achieve academic success. Our inspirational and challenging curriculum allows all abilities to flourish with self-confidence to thrive. We promote inclusion of all students and recognise students’ entitlement to a broad and balanced curriculum whilst meeting their individual needs. We recognise that some students may require more support than others and we aim to plan accordingly. Every individual is valued, learning is enjoyed, success is celebrated and responsibility is shared enabling our students to grow into responsible, questioning citizens who play a full and active role in society. We are excited to collaborate with local stakeholders to shape our offer as a STEAM specialist mixed school to create choice for the wider community in southern Oxfordshire. Aureus School is a highly ambitious secondary school with a rigorous approach to academic standards. We are ambitious for educational success for all our learners. We collaborate with local stakeholders, such as Oxford University, Culham Science Centre and the Harwell Innovation Centre to shape our offer as a STEAM specialist mixed school to create choice for the wider community in Southern Oxfordshire.
Our mission is simple: We will instill courage, ambition and resilience in every student to empower them to achieve greatness as a global citizen through a combined drive for excellence. Our core values will underpin all of our decisions: Diversity, Equality, Wellbeing, Responsibility, Respect, Kindness, Love, Empathy, Courage, Confidence, Integrity and Resilience.
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