School Careers Advisor
Holyrood Academy, Chard, Somerset, TA20 1JL4 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
29 April 2025 at 9am
Date listed
30 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 26 hours a week - 8.30am - 3.30pm - 4 days a week Note 2 days will be based at Axe Valley Academy and 2 days will be at Holyrood Academy 40 weeks a year - term time (38) Inset (1) and in summer to support around exams (1)
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £29,572
Actual salary
- £18,251
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Schools Career Advisor to work across two schools, providing comprehensive career guidance and support to students in Key Stages 4 and 5. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in helping students explore their career options, make informed decisions about their future, and develop the skills necessary to achieve their career goals.
The successful candidate will work under the guidance and direction of the Careers Lead at each school
Please note that 2 days will be Holyrood Academy and 2 days will be based at Axe Valley
Bachelor's degree in Career Counselling, Education, Psychology, or a related field.
Hold the Level 6 qualification in career advising or be willing to study towards it.
Strong understanding of the educational system and career pathways for Key Stage 4 and 5 students.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport with students, parents, and staff.
Organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.
Knowledge of current labour market trends and employment opportunities.
Empathy, patience, and a genuine desire to help students succeed.
Adaptable and flexible approach to working.
Ability to work as a member of a team.
Ability to inspire and enthuse young people.
Able to identify own training and development needs and those of others and participate in activities to address them
What the school offers its staff
Eligibility to join excellent pension scheme.
Option to make additional voluntary contributions to pension for local government pension scheme members which can help boost retirement benefits.
Access to a range of continuous professional development opportunities.
Trust wide charity events designed to encourage our people to participate in meaningful activities.
Access to wellbeing provision which offers information and advice on a range of workplace and personal issues.
Flexible working opportunities.
Enhanced special leave provision, including additional time off as part of our ‘Personal Day’ entitlement which supports employees to achieve a better work/life balance.
Free car parking.
On site catering facilities, all of which provide healthy and nutritious meals at a low cost.
Gym membership. Many of our schools have on-site gyms, the use of which is available to employees at a discounted rate.
Commitment to safeguarding
Blackdown Education Partnership and Holyrood Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Safeguarding is our most important responsibility as a school. Happy and healthy students who are free from harm, are more likely to be successful throughout their education and thrive on their journey towards adulthood.
As part of our due diligence process when shortlisting, we may carry out an online search of publicly available material to identify any incidents or issues which we might want to explore with the applicant at interview.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Holyrood Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1323 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Holyrood Academy website
- Email address
- dmaccormick@holyrood.bep.ac
Holyrood Academy is an 11-18 Academy in Somerset with approximately 1350 students on roll – including around 160 in the sixth form. It is situated in the centre of the market town of Chard, and it is the only secondary school in the town. We are therefore fully comprehensive and committed to providing an excellent education in the service of our whole community.
Holyrood was last inspected in February 2023 when it achieved a 'Good' rating in all areas of inspection.
Holyrood Academy is part of Blackdown Education Partnership thereby creating opportunities to work as part of a team of highly effective school leaders. It allows each school in the MAT to share good practice and provides exceptional opportunities to learn from each other. All our senior leaders are system leaders and regularly contribute to the leadership programmes of Teaching Schools across the region.
The leadership team at Holyrood Academy consists of a mix of newly appointed and highly experienced senior leaders. All are driven to deliver exceptional experiences and educational outcomes for young people and have firmly bought into the BEP principles of excellence.
Holyrood benefits from a large and beautifully situated site within easy commuting distance of towns such as Taunton and Yeovil as well as the cities of Exeter and Bristol. Chard is on the edge of the Blackdown Hills and close to the Devon and Dorset coastlines.
The Academy occupies a split site; however, both sites are located on the same campus. We are therefore lucky enough to have a great deal of open space and our staff and students enjoy excellent facilities.
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