Careers & Progression Coordinator
LIPA Sixth Form College, Liverpool, L1 9DY20 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
10 January 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
20 December 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 30 hours per week 4 days per week 8:30-4:30pm Term time (39 weeks)
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £30,559-32,654
Actual salary
- £20,968.17-£22,402.92
Pay scale
- NJC 18-22
What skills and experience we're looking for
To deliver and co-ordinate a quality programme of CEIAG activities and events at LIPA Sixth Form College.
1. UCAS & UCAS Conservatoire activities
To coordinate UCAS applications for all students;
To act as an advisor for student financial and accommodation issues;
To support staff in delivering UCAS tutorials and writing references;
To provide students with support and guidance in relation to writing personal statements;
To offer students support and advice in choosing appropriate destinations;
To assist students with interviews when necessary;
To establish an alumni framework.
To track students’ progression throughout the year and likely destination and later confirmed destination
To create and deliver presentations to support with the UCAS and CUCAS application cycle and student finance
Regular communication with all stakeholders across the organisation in relation to CEIAG at LIPA Sixth Form College.
2. Progression to HE and/or Employment
To identify & co-ordinate relevant speakers and organisations to deliver tutorial activities, talks or drop in sessions for all students.
To coordinate Careers and Higher Education Progression activities;
Tracking and monitoring of all destination data and progression routes of former students;
To liaise with LIPA’s Widening Participation Team when appropriate.
To interview students in a 1:1 basis or in small groups as appropriate and ensure students have a transition and plan accordingly.
3.
Cross College activities relating to CEIAG
To review, develop & deliver the CEIAG programme throughout the academic year for LIPA Sixth Form College for both Year 12 and Year 13;
To liaise with students and parents in relation to CEIAG;
To contribute to prospective student engagement activities;
To coordinate student mentor training and deployment;
To contribute to the development of social media and the college website as a means of keeping learners and parents up-to-date with specific focus on CEIAG;
To support work experience within departments when necessary;
To support students with job applications;
To contribute to the Cross College Personal Development Tutorial and Enrichment Programme;
To contribute to the development / success of student induction programmes.
To facilitate Careers Fair Event
Organise UCAS Create Your Future Trip
To keep up to date with labour market information, legislation, and professional and academic developments by visiting employers, training providers and training events run by educational and professional bodies and disseminate this information to the SLT.
4. Learner Support & Supervision
To prioritise 1:1 intervention for vulnerable students (PP, SEND, LAC) in years 12 to 13 inclusive.
To liaise closely with SENCO and Deputy SENCO and LA on statutory requirements for SEND students ensuring statutory guidance is met.
The post holder will be based within our Learning Resource Centre for part of the working week. This may sometimes entail supporting some learners with basic literacy and numeracy as well as supervising groups of students who will be using the space as a study area outside of their timetabled lessons.
5. Common Duties
To work flexibly including contributing to College work projects of a general nature;
To actively participate in individual appraisal and professional development as required;
To carry out duties at all times with due regard to Equality and Diversity, Health and Safety and other College policies as agreed and revised from time to time;
To implement The LSFC Safeguarding Policy and promote the welfare of students;
Identify training and development needs and request training;
To liaise with individual teachers and departments in relation to the learning of individual or groups of students.
To undertake other duties from time to time that as deemed necessary and relevant by your line manager and which are within the remit and scope of your grade.
What the school offers its staff
In return we offer a competitive salary, Employee Assistance Programme and a Local Government Pension Scheme,
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to hr-enquiries@lipaprimary.org
CVs are not accepted.
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About LIPA Sixth Form College
- School type
- Free School, ages 14 to 19
- Education phase
- Sixth_form_or_college
- School size
- 386 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 14 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- LIPA Sixth Form College website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hr-enquiries@lipaprimary.org
LIPA Sixth Form College is a free school academy dedicated to training students aged 16-18 in the performing and creative arts. Rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted in February 2019, our motto is ‘Where performance matters’. That is true whether onstage, behind the scenes, in the studio or in the classroom. We are passionate about nurturing and empowering our students to perform to the best of their abilities, achieving this by replicating industry practice and professional opportunities within the courses we teach.
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