Independent Careers Adviser
Harrogate High School, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 4AP18 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2026
Closing date
3 November 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
16 October 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: You will work 08:30 – 3:30pm (up to 41 days in an academic year including results day in August and Year 10 and Year 11 parents evenings).
Contract type
- Casual
Hourly rate
- £200 - £230 per day dependent on experience and qualifications
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking a well-qualified, highly motivated and reflective Careers Adviser to strengthen our Careers provision providing a first class service to our students at Harrogate High School. You will be able to demonstrate up-to-date careers knowledge and have an awareness of current educational developments. You will be a confident practitioner who has a strong rapport with students of all abilities. You will be adept in creating a supportive, encouraging and safe learning environment for students of all diverse backgrounds.
You will work 08:30 – 3:30pm (up to 41 days in an academic year including results day in August and Year 10 and Year 11 parents evenings).
As a careers advisor, you will be involved exciting and rewarding things like:
- Individualised, planning, delivery of advice and guidance, knowing when and how to differentiate appropriately using approaches that enable students to engage in a way that they feel confident.
- Helping young people draw up action plans for employment, education and training and support them to achieve these goals. This will include a high standard of planning and delivery of the programme whilst supporting the individual needs of the student
- Participating in the completion and monitoring of students and being accountable for student’s attainment, progress, and outcomes with your specialism.
- Liaising and negotiating with Employers, Colleges, Universities, and training providers to provide the best opportunities for our students.
Please download the Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
Please refer to our child protection and safeguarding policy and our policy on the employment of ex-offenders (included in the Safer Recruitment Policy):
https://www.nsat.org.uk/information-policies/item/5/policies
Northern Star Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post requires an enhanced DBS Criminal check. Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.
What the school offers its staff
We are a mission-driven Multi-Academy Trust, with an unwavering commitment to nurture learning in a sustainable environment so that our whole community can thrive, aspire and succeed. We offer access to a professional and supportive community of academies, fellow senior leaders, and mentors to help develop and progress your career. Each school in our Trust is unique and all of our primary and secondary academies are rated ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Northern Star Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post requires an enhanced DBS Criminal check. Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.
Applying for the job
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About Harrogate High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 672 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Harrogate High School website
- Email address
- recruitment@nsat.org.uk
Harrogate High School is a thriving 11-16 state-maintained independent academy to the North East of Harrogate with approximately 600 students.
We are a friendly, inclusive school small enough to give every student our personal care and attention, but large enough to provide a good breadth and quality of education. We place learning first for all our students, providing good quality teaching and a flexible curriculum within a culture of mutual respect and responsibility. We strongly believe that this is the key to raising the achievement of all our young people.
We are proud of our
Sustained academic improvements and creative curriculum.
Superb new facilities enabling all students to enjoy excellent learning environments.
Flexible curriculum and innovative teaching.
Personalised approach to personal development and well-being.
Shaping our future programme including outstanding careers advice and guidance.
Excellent transition programmes at every key stage and beyond.
Collective responsibility towards our own and wider community.
Our School CARES Values - Courage; Aspiration; Respect; Equality and Self Control
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