Higher Education and Careers Officer
| Posting date: | 17 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 June 2025 |
| Location: | London, E5 8JY |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 16cdbd78-5751-4644-8486-180fde8d3118 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Higher Education and Careers Officer will be a key member of the Higher Education and Careers Team. They will enable all students to make appropriate decisions about their futures and support them to secure places on their chosen and best-suited post-16 and post-18 pathways. It will also be their responsibility to champion higher education and careers across the Academy, ensuring that all members of the academy understand and value the role it plays in raising aspirations and achieving successful outcomes.
The successful candidate will ensure students across Mossbourne Community Academy and Mossbourne Sixth Form make well informed choices at times of transition. This includes providing students with appropriate information and resources to inform post 16 and post 18 options. They will work with the Higher Education and Careers Manger to deliver a high-quality CEIAG programme underpinned by the Gatsby Benchmarks. They will maintain and develop partnerships with education and training providers and a range of employers.
The role also includes preparing students for the world of work and their future pathway, contributing to the planning and implementation of the PSHCERSE Programme and delivering a range of enrichment opportunities that promote higher education, apprenticeships, and employment.
What the school offers its staff
Federation staff are rewarded through the comprehensive package of benefits listed in our Federation Recruitment Brochure, including:
The Mossbourne Allowance (T&Cs apply)
Free lunches (T&Cs apply)
Tea, coffee and refreshments provided for staff throughout the week
Benenden health membership, to support health and wellbeing, fully paid by the Federation
Early finish on Friday – secondary academies
Free staff fitness classes
Cycle to work and season ticket loan schemes
Discounts at local restaurants
Discounted gym membership with the ability to spread membership costs
Saturday and holiday paid programme
Special leave scheme
Staff appreciation awards and events
First rate professional development and career opportunities
Financial support for career development (T&Cs apply)
‘Introduction Bonus’ for current staff (T&Cs apply)
Remuneration for exam board marking (T&Cs apply)
If you are passionate about innovative education, have a commitment to personal excellence and are ready for a new challenge, we welcome your application.
Commitment to safeguarding
Mossbourne Federation reserves the right to modify job descriptions to ensure the needs of the Federation & students are met. Mossbourne Federation provides equal employment opportunities to all employment applicants and employees without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or status. The document is not a comprehensive list; it simply outlines expectations of the role. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure. The post holder must be committed to safeguarding the welfare of children.
The Higher Education and Careers Officer will be a key member of the Higher Education and Careers Team. They will enable all students to make appropriate decisions about their futures and support them to secure places on their chosen and best-suited post-16 and post-18 pathways. It will also be their responsibility to champion higher education and careers across the Academy, ensuring that all members of the academy understand and value the role it plays in raising aspirations and achieving successful outcomes.
The successful candidate will ensure students across Mossbourne Community Academy and Mossbourne Sixth Form make well informed choices at times of transition. This includes providing students with appropriate information and resources to inform post 16 and post 18 options. They will work with the Higher Education and Careers Manger to deliver a high-quality CEIAG programme underpinned by the Gatsby Benchmarks. They will maintain and develop partnerships with education and training providers and a range of employers.
The role also includes preparing students for the world of work and their future pathway, contributing to the planning and implementation of the PSHCERSE Programme and delivering a range of enrichment opportunities that promote higher education, apprenticeships, and employment.
What the school offers its staff
Federation staff are rewarded through the comprehensive package of benefits listed in our Federation Recruitment Brochure, including:
The Mossbourne Allowance (T&Cs apply)
Free lunches (T&Cs apply)
Tea, coffee and refreshments provided for staff throughout the week
Benenden health membership, to support health and wellbeing, fully paid by the Federation
Early finish on Friday – secondary academies
Free staff fitness classes
Cycle to work and season ticket loan schemes
Discounts at local restaurants
Discounted gym membership with the ability to spread membership costs
Saturday and holiday paid programme
Special leave scheme
Staff appreciation awards and events
First rate professional development and career opportunities
Financial support for career development (T&Cs apply)
‘Introduction Bonus’ for current staff (T&Cs apply)
Remuneration for exam board marking (T&Cs apply)
If you are passionate about innovative education, have a commitment to personal excellence and are ready for a new challenge, we welcome your application.
Commitment to safeguarding
Mossbourne Federation reserves the right to modify job descriptions to ensure the needs of the Federation & students are met. Mossbourne Federation provides equal employment opportunities to all employment applicants and employees without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or status. The document is not a comprehensive list; it simply outlines expectations of the role. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure. The post holder must be committed to safeguarding the welfare of children.