Careers Advisor – Level 4 (with development support up to a level 6 Careers Advisor level – fully funded) Location: Garforth Academy (LS25 1LJ)/The Leeds United Foundation (LS11 0ES)

Contract Type: Term Time (39 Weeks) Plus 10 days Full Time - (37.5 hours), with some hours allocated to level 6 training within the 37.5 hours per week

Reports to: Primary: The Leeds United Foundation & Education Manager

Application Deadline: Friday 2nd January

About Us

Leeds United Foundation supported over 70000 beneficiaries last season through our twenty-five programmes embracing health and wellbeing, sports participation, and education

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What You’ll Be Doing

An exciting partnership between The Leeds United Foundation and Garforth Academy sees an opportunity to invest in Careers Information Advice and Guidance for Young People in a full-time role. The partnership seeks to appoint a Careers Advisor to inspire young people to learn, be active and develop important life skills, knowledge, understanding, confidence, and skills that they need to make informed choices and plans for their future learning and career.

Key Responsibilities:

Build young people’s interest in learning and education through creativity and innovation

Bridge young people’s ability to connect with the professional working world

Provide young people with the knowledge, understanding, confidence and skills that they need to make informed choices and plans for their future learning and career

Create opportunities for enterprise, employability & personal development

Support young people to make the right choices and progress into positive pathways.

Ensure all activity meets safeguarding, inclusion, and quality standards.

Complete Mid-term and End of Year Reports to the Premier League and Professional Footballers Association.

To monitor and evaluate the success of project, gather key information and progress date in line with the Foundation’s impact reporting framework and the requirements of funders.

To celebrate success and showcase the impact of our work and achievements of our beneficiaries.

To interview identified students in Key Stage 3, and 4 on a one-to-one and / or small groups.

Providing additional support to students identified as at risk of becoming NEET by the School.

Supporting students in gaining the skills required to increase their chances of a successful transition from secondary education to further education, training providers and employment, e.g. how to write a C.V, how to complete an application form/personal statement and preparing for interviews.

To deliver apprenticeship workshops with pupils to show them how to search and apply for vacancies on the National Apprenticeship Website.

Support the schools Careers Lead in organising other careers events including the school careers evening, options & HE days/evenings, employer insight days, HE fairs etc.

Support the Head of PSHE regarding the delivery of a planned program of lessons and activities for careers education as appropriate, including developing employability skills.

Presenting information at open evenings, parent’s evenings and other careers related events.

Support the development of effective and continually improving careers education, careers information and careers guidance for the students at KS3 and KS4.

Liaising with Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO) in supporting the transition of vulnerable students and those with learning difficulties.

To liaise and negotiate with external organisations (around employment, Further Education) with and, on behalf of young people.

Researching careers, options and support organisations to meet students’ needs.

Running small group/drop-in sessions or larger presentations on all aspects of careers work.

Using computer-aided guidance packages, skills assessment tools, psychometric tests and personal inventories.

To use, and where appropriate, establish IT systems for administrative tasks, such as recording interactions with and tracking students.

Ensure the programme meets the requirements of the participants and as set out by the key stakeholders (The Leeds United Foundation and Garforth Academy)

Attend meetings with the Key Stakeholders to present developments and progress towards Key Performance Indicators.

Project Monitoring - Complete all Monitoring and Evaluation requirements as set by the Key Stakeholders.

Ensure the programme meets the Minimum Operating Standards as directed by the Key Stakeholders. From time to time and where deemed appropriate, the Key Stakeholders may make changes to the structure of KPIs or minimum operating standards during and after the first year of delivery. Any such changes will be formally communicated in writing by the Key Stakeholders

Attend meetings, events, and/ or mandatory training (for the duration of the times specified) as required by the Key Stakeholders.

Develop working relationships with employers, colleges, universities and training providers.

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What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for someone proactive, personable, and who thrives in a busy environment.

You’ll ideally have:

Level 4 qualification in Careers Guidance & Development, e.g.NVQ level 4/Level 4 Diploma in QCG or equivalent

CDI accredited.

High standard of literacy and numeracy

Relevant NSPCC Safeguarding or equivalent.

DBS Checked

Minimum 5 GCSE passes grade A-C (or equivalent) including English and Maths

In Careers Education, Information & Guidance

In managing one’s own time in a work placement

Experience of working with young people at KS 3 & 4

Experience of working with a management information system

A passion for maximizing the career opportunities for every individual pupil.

Understand the role of a School Careers Advisor

Be an effective and confident communicator, having a good command of English, both spoken and written, appropriate to a variety of audiences.

Ability to work as a team and on one’s own.

Ability to communicate the school’s values and a desire to promote the image of The Leeds United Foundation/The Premier League and the School

Ability to work in new and challenging situations.

Ability to use current Windows based packages including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint, software relevant to Careers.

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Why Should You Join Leeds United?

The Leeds United Foundation is a Community Charity, we march together to support health, wellbeing, education, and sports participation for all and make a real difference to the communities around us.

In return for your dedication, you’ll receive a competitive salary package and pension scheme, along with a range of exciting perks, including but not limited to:

Competitive salary

34 days holiday (including bank holidays)

Pensions contribution

Personal growth and development

Staff training

The opportunity to work with young people and change lives and inspire the young people in the local area.

Access to discounted offers

Access to internal events

Access to external events