Careers & UCL Links Officer
| Posting date: | 26 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 July 2025 |
| Location: | Camden, NW3 3AQ |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | d2dfcb61-e290-4d4f-95f1-59e94731380f |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you an ambitious and enthusiastic individual who enjoys working with young individuals from a range of different backgrounds?
Do you have the experience to be responsible for safeguarding and child protection?
Would you love to work in an innovative, collaborative and innovative school?
About the role
The UCL Academy is seeking a approachable, motivated and conscientous and passionate individual to join our team and lead the strategic delivery of our careers education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG) programme across the school and coordinate our strong and evolving partnership with University College London (UCL).
You will be at the forefront of preparing students for their futures - from university admissions to work placements - while managing high-impact programmes, events, and initiatives that reflect the Academy’s ethos of academic excellence and opportunity for all.
Key duties will include:
• Lead the development and delivery of a high-quality careers education programme that meets the Gatsby Benchmarks;
• Organise and manage careers events including practice interviews, fairs, trips and lectures;
• Build and sustain links with employers, universities, and external stakeholders to enrich student experiences;
• Coordinate all aspects of the UCL partnership — including mentoring programmes, lectures, and volunteering — ensuring mutual benefit and alignment with school priorities;
• Advise senior leaders and Governors on careers provision and contribute to policy and strategy development.
About the Academy:
The UCL Academy is sponsored by UCL, a world-class, multi-faculty, research-led university. UCL's vision is an innovative Academy for pupils aged 11 to 18. We are a comprehensive, co-educational, non-denominational, fully inclusive and an active member of the Camden family of schools.
Working with our Sponsor, University College London, we have built an inspiring Academy which supports young people to develop as learners, and as ‘whole people’. The UCL Academy is an exciting, stimulating place to learn, with a curriculum which focuses on problem-solving, skills development and ‘real world’ issues. Our core aim is to provide the highest quality teaching in a first-rate learning environment, encouraging all students to be happy and to strive to be the very best.
What the school offers its staff
• State-of-the-art classroom technology – including our unique Superstudios, subject specialism suites and demonstration; theatres for interactive teaching talks by visiting academics;
• Unlimited access to opportunities for self-development and intensive weekly Continuing Professional Learning;
• Longer holidays and more Academy planning days than normal INSET arrangements;
• A whole school wellbeing strategy and designated Academy Wellbeing Lead;
• An exclusive partnership with UCL where teaching staff have access to unrivalled University libraries and resources and to work within our connected curriculum;
• Suitable IT equipment for all teaching staff;
• A generous health care plan, including reimbursement for optical, dental, physiotherapy and a range of other areas, 24/7 GP access;
• A free Employee Assistance Programme that offers free private counselling, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and discounted membership at over 2,000 gyms nationwide;
• A sheltered bike storage facility for those who wish to cycle to work and a generous Cycle to Work scheme.
• An ambitious and forward thinking ethos.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): -Childcare disqualification -Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical -Online and social media -Prohibition from teaching -Right to work -Satisfactory references -Health check and/or occupational health referral You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Are you an ambitious and enthusiastic individual who enjoys working with young individuals from a range of different backgrounds?
Do you have the experience to be responsible for safeguarding and child protection?
Would you love to work in an innovative, collaborative and innovative school?
About the role
The UCL Academy is seeking a approachable, motivated and conscientous and passionate individual to join our team and lead the strategic delivery of our careers education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG) programme across the school and coordinate our strong and evolving partnership with University College London (UCL).
You will be at the forefront of preparing students for their futures - from university admissions to work placements - while managing high-impact programmes, events, and initiatives that reflect the Academy’s ethos of academic excellence and opportunity for all.
Key duties will include:
• Lead the development and delivery of a high-quality careers education programme that meets the Gatsby Benchmarks;
• Organise and manage careers events including practice interviews, fairs, trips and lectures;
• Build and sustain links with employers, universities, and external stakeholders to enrich student experiences;
• Coordinate all aspects of the UCL partnership — including mentoring programmes, lectures, and volunteering — ensuring mutual benefit and alignment with school priorities;
• Advise senior leaders and Governors on careers provision and contribute to policy and strategy development.
About the Academy:
The UCL Academy is sponsored by UCL, a world-class, multi-faculty, research-led university. UCL's vision is an innovative Academy for pupils aged 11 to 18. We are a comprehensive, co-educational, non-denominational, fully inclusive and an active member of the Camden family of schools.
Working with our Sponsor, University College London, we have built an inspiring Academy which supports young people to develop as learners, and as ‘whole people’. The UCL Academy is an exciting, stimulating place to learn, with a curriculum which focuses on problem-solving, skills development and ‘real world’ issues. Our core aim is to provide the highest quality teaching in a first-rate learning environment, encouraging all students to be happy and to strive to be the very best.
What the school offers its staff
• State-of-the-art classroom technology – including our unique Superstudios, subject specialism suites and demonstration; theatres for interactive teaching talks by visiting academics;
• Unlimited access to opportunities for self-development and intensive weekly Continuing Professional Learning;
• Longer holidays and more Academy planning days than normal INSET arrangements;
• A whole school wellbeing strategy and designated Academy Wellbeing Lead;
• An exclusive partnership with UCL where teaching staff have access to unrivalled University libraries and resources and to work within our connected curriculum;
• Suitable IT equipment for all teaching staff;
• A generous health care plan, including reimbursement for optical, dental, physiotherapy and a range of other areas, 24/7 GP access;
• A free Employee Assistance Programme that offers free private counselling, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and discounted membership at over 2,000 gyms nationwide;
• A sheltered bike storage facility for those who wish to cycle to work and a generous Cycle to Work scheme.
• An ambitious and forward thinking ethos.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): -Childcare disqualification -Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical -Online and social media -Prohibition from teaching -Right to work -Satisfactory references -Health check and/or occupational health referral You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.