Trust Careers and Employability Lead

Chiltern Way Academy Trust, Aylesbury, HP22 6NL

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  10 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  3 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £47,837.00 - £52,869.00 Annually (FTE) Bucks Pay Range 8, actual salary for 37 hours per week, 39 weeks per annum £41,121 - £45,447

Trust Careers and Employability Lead job summary

Every young person deserves a plan for what comes next. Across our campuses in Buckinghamshire, Hampshire and Wokingham, we work with young people with SEMH, ASC and EBSNA needs who have big ambitions for their future, and we're determined to help them get there. We're looking for a Trust Careers and Employability Lead to build a careers offer that matches that ambition: hitting every Gatsby Benchmark but more importantly, opening real doors into work, training and independence.

As Trust Careers and Employability Lead you will:

• Lead a Trust-wide careers and employability strategy, from curriculum through to statutory compliance

• Drive all eight Gatsby Benchmarks across every campus, proving it through Compass+

• Build real employer relationships, work experience and supported internship routes tailored to SEND

• Deliver workshops and 1:1s directly with young people, not just overseeing from a distance

• Grow a live database of employer and provider contacts, backed by a proper careers newsletter
• Report outcomes to Executive Leaders, Trustees and Governors that show real impact

What you'll bring:

• A track record of leading careers, employability or transition programmes in a school setting

• Detailed working knowledge of the Gatsby Benchmarks and statutory careers guidance

• A genuine understanding of SEND-related transition planning, not just policy knowledge

• The negotiating skill to bring employers on board, and the organisation to keep them there

• Resilience, creativity and a solution-focused approach when the straightforward route isn't there

What we offer:

• Term time only working, with school holidays off
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• A genuine Trust-wide remit, not confined to one campus
• CPD and training funded to develop your specialism
• Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing support

Tours of the campus are strongly encourage, we'd genuinely rather you visited a campus before you apply than took our word for it. Please contact Sarah Stevens on the contact details below to arrange a visit, no pressure, no obligation.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are at the heart of everything we do. We actively promote a culture where everyone is treated fairly and has the opportunity to thrive.

Chiltern Way is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check. Chiltern Way Academy will comply with its obligations under the GDPR and other data protection legislation.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Chiltern Way Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/chiltern-way-academy-trust

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