Careers & Progression Advisor
| Posting date: | 30 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £32,340 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Range of Benefits |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 June 2025 |
| Location: | Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP21 8PD |
| Company: | Buckinghamshire College Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | REQ1813_1748607336 |
Summary
Join Our Team as a Careers & Progression Advisor!
Are you highly organised? Do you have a passion for supporting young people and vulnerable adults in their career development?
Buckinghamshire College Group is seeking an experienced Careers & Progression Advisor to join our dynamic team at the Aylesbury Campus.
This is a full-time role for 39 weeks per year.
Why Join Us?
At Buckinghamshire College Group, we are dedicated to guiding our students towards successful futures, whether that be employment, further education, training, or apprenticeships. We are committed to achieving the 8 Gatsby Benchmarks as outlined by the Department for Education and work closely with the Careers Enterprise Company to ensure a high-quality careers education programme.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver High-Quality Careers Guidance: Provide impartial careers information, advice, and guidance as set out in the college's Careers Strategy.
- Lead Programme Development: Plan, develop, and implement a cross-college careers programme that meets all eight Gatsby Benchmarks.
- Professional Careers Advice: Deliver professional careers advice to students in line with the College Careers Strategy.
- Support EHCP Students: Assist the SENCOs in transitioning EHCP students onto the correct programmes of study.
- Enhance Student Recruitment: Improve recruitment of prospective students onto the correct programmes of study through excellent information, advice, and guidance (IAG).
What We Offer:
- A collaborative and supportive work environment.
- Opportunities for professional development.
- The chance to make a real difference in the lives of young adults.
Apply Now!
Visiting the campus is highly recommended, please contact for a tour
Join Team BCG in making a positive impact on our students' futures!
We will encourage you to develop new skills and expand your opportunities within the College. We are also flexible and accommodating, allowing you to be as productive as possible.
While working at Buckinghamshire College Group you can also take advantage of a host of employee benefits including:
- Pension scheme - LGPS (21% employer contribution)
- 30 days holiday entitlement plus Bank Holidays & Additional annual leave purchase scheme
- A wide range of learning - access to free training & continuous professional development
- A bespoke package of intensive induction and probation support
- Flexible working policy and a commitment to employee wellbeing
- Discounts in the Aylesbury Day Nursery & Aylesbury Hair & Beauty (HAB) Salon
- 24hrs/7days a week access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Cycle to work and local business employee corporate discount schemes
Buckinghamshire College Group is a Further Education college with three campuses located in Aylesbury, Amersham and Wycombe. We are proud to be a skills-based college supporting over 5000 learners each year to achieve their study and career goals and play a pivotal role in the Buckinghamshire community working with a wide range of employers for example, Pinewood Studios, NHS Trusts and Flannery Plant Hire to name but a few.
You will have an unwavering passion for learning and for supporting learners and staff to achieve more than they ever thought possible - we call this the Bucks College Factor!
If you have the Bucks College Factor, this sounds like a role for you and Buckinghamshire College Group sounds like a place you'd like to be part of, then we'd love to hear from you.
Commitment to Safeguarding
BCG is committed to equal opportunities for all, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and staff alike; all posts are subject to enhanced DBS checks.
Only completed applications will be considered for this role.
For more information on the role please contact HR directly.
Closing date for applications is the 30/06/ 2025, with interviews taking 14/07/2025
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive sufficient applications or source a suitable candidate. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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