Southampton Enterprise & Skills Executive (Careers)
| Posting date: | 17 June 2024 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 July 2024 |
| Location: | Southampton, SO14 7LY |
| Company: | Portsmouth City Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 3740 |
Summary
Salary: Band 7, £29,777 - £33,945 per annum
Location: Based in Southampton, with travel across the Solent area.
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time (37 hours per week)
Closing date: Sunday 30 June 2024, 23:59
Interviews: Week commencing 8 July
Portsmouth City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It is also committed to promoting quality childcare across the city that works to improve outcomes for children.
DBS Disclosure at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Every post is subject to PCC and Portsmouth Safeguarding Children’s Board safer recruitment procedures.
The Service:
Solent Careers Hub leads a partnership of schools, colleges, local enterprise partnerships, local authorities, local businesses, and careers providers, deploying innovative approaches to transform the careers provision and act as a catalyst, connecting employers with schools and colleges throughout the Solent to deliver a locally tailored careers education programme.
Your New Role:
You will focus the efforts of the Solent Career Hub on programmes and activities that are most effective in motivating young people, supporting independent choice, and supporting positive outcomes for young people. You will build and maintain relationships with Southampton schools and colleges, recruit and support a team of Enterprise Advisers (EAs), organise and attend regular EA and Careers Leaders meetings, target key wards to improve employer engagement in areas of severe deprivation and raise aspirations of young people, and deliver careers-based workshops.
Please read the job profile for the full details of this role.
What you'll need to succeed:
You will have experience of engaging and building relationships with leaders from schools, colleges and businesses, and of supporting the delivery of programmes or projects with multiple stakeholders. You have a track record of stakeholder engagement, and an understanding of school culture and relevant local and national policy relating to skills and economic development. You have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, strong collaborative working and relationship building skills, and can work independently, prioritising a busy workload. You think strategically, and are adaptable, tenacious, determined, positive and resilient. You are a competent user of digital and IT and social media platforms. You have a full driving licence or can use public transport or other means to travel across the Solent area and nationally when required.
Please read the job profile for the full details of this role.
You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.
What you'll get in return:
We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potentials with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:
- Generous annual leave (27 days per year rising to 31, pro rata for part time hours) with the potential to purchase additional leave.
- A fantastic pension which allows you the opportunity to pay in more for that greater return.
- Flexible working options including hybrid working with a minimum of two days office based per week pro rata, giving you the flexibility to work up to three days at home every week. Hybrid working is dependent on the role and service needs, exact details will be discussed with you at interview.
- Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships.
- Extensive wellbeing support through the Employee Assistance Programme
- Discount on travel, travel loans and the bike loan scheme
- Discounts on a wide range of goods and services – access a range of discounts and offers from thousands of restaurants, shops and more.
Staff rewards: https://careers.portsmouth.gov.uk/working-for-the-council/
Additional Information:
The full job profile is attached here.
Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:
Naomi Smy, Operations Hub Leader, Naomi.Smy@portsmouthcc.gov.uk, 023 92 437 945.
A commitment to our values:
We are committed to our values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity and being people-focussed. These values set out how we can contribute to the success of the council and our own success as individuals. Learn more about our values and behaviours.
Application process:
We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.
Remember to demonstrate in your cover letter/statement why you are suitable against each of the points described in the 'Who is the Person' points on the Job Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Please upload a detailed cover letter/statement as well as your CV.
Please ensure you provide your full education history from secondary school, include name/address of establishment, details of relevant qualifications & awarding body. Please explain any gaps - this is essential for all safeguarding children's roles.
You may wish to attach an additional letter or document to supplement your application.
We will email applicants from time to time; please ensure you check e-mail folders as sometimes our e-mails may go into spam/junk folders.
We look forward to speaking with you soon.
Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.