Job Description

Description

Are you passionate about supporting individuals to achieve their career goals? Hopwood Hall College is seeking a Level 6 Qualified Careers Advisor to join our team and provide high-quality, impartial careers advice and guidance.

Purpose

To work flexibly across the college and with internal and external stakeholders to provide a comprehensive, impartial careers education, information, advice, and guidance function for theCollege. Must be willing to work in a collaborative, partnership focused manner to ensure a student-centred approach to always delivering a range of CEIAG interventions including 1:1s, workshops, activities and events. Ensuring CEIAG sessions are aspirational, empowering and enable students to progress and achieve their goals.

Key Responsibilities

DutiesChampion and promote the college's careers service to staff, students and external agencies Plan and deliver a range of careers interventions throughout the learner journey from enrolment through to supporting progression, including 1:1 personal guidance, group work, workshops, and events Maintain accurate records of all careers interventions and ensure that aspirational, SMART action plans are developed in collaboration with individual learners Record all careers related activity using the appropriate systems including ProMonitor Ensure that all learners have ongoing access to their own careers action plans for self-directed career management purposes using the appropriate college systems Empower, support and enable students to make effective, well informed decisions regarding course options, progression pathways and career goals To maintain an effective link with curriculum, the wider student experience team, external agencies and other support services (internal and external) to ensure that the college careers provision is inclusive for all learners To provide high quality careers information, advice and guidance that raises learner awareness of progression routes into employment, training and HE To lead on delivering the college's two-year UCAS programme and work with all staff involved to ensure the UCAS application process runs smoothly To ensure that College standards are worked to and maintained (e.g. OFSTED, Matrix, Quality in Careers, implementation and achievement of the Gatsby Benchmarks) To evaluate feedback for our careers provision and create reports for SLT Maintain relevant ongoing continuous professional development including knowledge and application of LMI Ensure all communication with learners and other stakeholders is followed up in a timely fashion and recorded according to college guidelines including the promotion of Careers through social media channels Attend relevant meetings and staff development activities, and contribute to staff training activities where required and contribute to the development of best practice networks To work within the scope of the college's careers strategy to support and ensure that the Gatsby Benchmarks are embedded into the college's CEIAG provision including being part of the Careers Coalition Any other duties of a similar level of responsibility may be required.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Qualifications

Essential Criteria

Qualified to Level 6 in careers Guidance Level 2 Maths Level 2 English

Desirable Criteria

Level 3 in Education and Training/ PTLLS

H

ow Identified

: Application/ Interview

Experience

Essential Criteria

Substantial experience in working with young people in a careers advisory capacity Experience of delivering impartial CEIAG in a school / college environment Experience of writing SMART careers action plans collaboratively with learners / young people Experience of empowering and enabling young people to explore their career goals through a variety of formats including 1:1, group work and events Supporting young people to make careers related decisions that are informed, realistic and aspirational and lead to positive progression outcomes Developing and working within professional networks Experience of working with stakeholders including parents. Experience of working in a changing business environment requiring a flexible and responsive approach Experience of supporting young people through the application process for HE, FE, apprenticeships and work Experienced in implementing and administrating systems

Desirable Criteria

Providing careers support to SEND learners

How Identified

: Application/ Interview

Specialist Knowledge

Essential Criteria

Outstanding time management and organisational skills with the ability to prioritise conflicting deadlines appropriately Knowledgeable of key transitional points for learners in an FE environment and the importance of delivering effective careers interventions Good working knowledge of the UCAS application process and how to support learners with making effective applications Outstanding teamwork and collaborative skills. Outstanding customer service skills, the ability to engage with people at varying levels of responsibility and adopt appropriate communication strategies. Excellent English writing skills with a close eye for detail and accuracy of spelling, grammar and able to adapt communication style to suit the audience Ability to work as a reflective practitioner to continuously develop skills, ability and knowledge in relation to the job role Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office packages, in particular Word, Excel and CRM databases. Good understanding of the Labour Market, how to maintain this knowledge, and how to incorporate it into careers sessions with young people

Desirable Criteria

Proficient in the use of FE Software, e.g. Promonitor Understanding of the importance of digital skills within CEIAG and how to support learners to develop their professional networking skills

How Identified

: Application/ Interview

IT Skills

Essential Criteria

An understanding of Safeguarding of Children & Vulnerable Adults within the workplace. Have a valid full driving license and vehicle with business insurance. Willingness to undertake travel in line with the needs of the role. Full commitment to Equal Opportunities and anti-discriminatory working practices.

How Identified

: Application/ Interview

About Hopwood Hall

We are a Further Education College and University Centre offering a range of full and part time courses employing over 600 staff on our campuses in Rochdale and Middleton situated to the north-east of Manchester. Both campuses have ample free parking and subsidised restaurants.



We offer staff a range of benefits including free gym membership at our Middleton Sports Arena and generous holiday entitlement.

We are committed to being a great place to work and have membership status of the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter. We are a Living Wage employer and an accredited Disability Confident Employer. Our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion statement is designed to ensure that unfair discrimination does not take place in any part of our recruitment process.



We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners and colleagues and we expect all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment. The college complies with Safer Recruitment guidance in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education and all successful applicants are required to undertake a DBS check and other pre-recruitment checks in line with our Safer Recruitment policy. It is an offence to apply for a regulated role at the College if you are barred from working with children (or vulnerable adults if in a role where this applies).



This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and exemption orders 1975, 2013 and 2020.

STAFF BENEFITS

Working at Hopwood Hall College comes with a wide range of benefits including generous holiday and sick pay entitlements.

Other benefits include:

Career average pension scheme Free gym membership at our Middleton Campus Sports Arena Purchase loans for computers and bikes Staff discount at the College's Riverside Salon, Sports Arena and Holiday Clubs On-site nursery (Rochdale Campus) Credit union for savings, low cost loans and life assurance Free on-site parking On-site Dog Kennels (spaces not guaranteed) An electric and hybrid car salary sacrifice scheme (with charging points on site) A cycle to work scheme Discounted public transport tickets Generous holiday entitlement (Teaching staff: 53 days, Business Support staff: 28 days plus bank holidays Christmas/New Year closure and the opportunity to buy additional holidays) Two Health and Wellbeing days per year * Subsidised bistro and refectory