Careers Advisor
| Posting date: | 26 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £27,500 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 October 2025 |
| Location: | LS25 1LJ |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Leeds United Foundation |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Purpose of the Role:
A new and exciting partnership between The Leeds United Foundation and Garforth Academy sees an opportunity to invest in Careers Information Advice and Guidance for Young People in a full-time role. The partnership seeks to appoint a Careers Advisor to inspire young people to learn, be active and develop important life skills, knowledge, understanding, confidence, and skills that they need to make informed choices and plans for their future learning and career.
Responsibilities
• To interview identified students in Key Stage 3, and 4 on a one-to-one and / or small groups.
• Providing additional support to students identified as at risk of becoming NEET by the School.
• Supporting students in gaining the skills required to increase their chances of a successful transition from secondary education to further education, training providers and employment, e.g. how to write a C.V, how to complete an application form/personal statement and preparing for interviews.
• To deliver apprenticeship workshops with pupils to show them how to search and apply for vacancies on the National Apprenticeship Website.
• Support the schools Careers Lead in organising other careers events including the school careers evening, options & HE days/evenings, employer insight days, HE fairs etc.
• Support the Head of PSHE regarding the delivery of a planned program of lessons and activities for careers education as appropriate, including developing employability skills.
• Presenting information at open evenings, parent’s evenings and other careers related events.
• Support the development of effective and continually improving careers education, careers information and careers guidance for the students at KS3 and KS4.
• Liaising with Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO) in supporting the transition of vulnerable students and those with learning difficulties.
• To liaise and negotiate with external organisations (around employment, Further Education) with and, on behalf of young people.
• Researching careers, options and support organisations to meet students’ needs.
• Running small group/drop-in sessions or larger presentations on all aspects of careers work.
• Using computer-aided guidance packages, skills assessment tools, psychometric tests and personal inventories.
• To use, and where appropriate, establish IT systems for administrative tasks, such as recording interactions with and tracking students.
• Ensure the programme meets the requirements of the participants and as set out by the key stakeholders (The Leeds United Foundation and Garforth Academy)
• Attend meetings with the Key Stakeholders to present developments and progress towards Key Performance Indicators.
• Project Monitoring - Complete all Monitoring and Evaluation requirements as set by the Key Stakeholders.
• Ensure the programme meets the Minimum Operating Standards as directed by the Key Stakeholders. From time to time and where deemed appropriate, the Key Stakeholders may make changes to the structure of KPIs or minimum operating standards during and after the first year of delivery. Any such changes will be formally communicated in writing by the Key Stakeholders
• Attend meetings, events, and/ or mandatory training (for the duration of the times specified) as required by the Key Stakeholders.
• Develop working relationships with employers, colleges, universities and training providers.
Other Duties
• To be aware of and abide by all the School / Leeds United Foundation policies and procedures, in particular Safeguarding and Equality Diversity & Inclusion
• To assist at school open days/mornings, functions and with extra-curricular activities.
• To attend staff INSET sessions and key staff meetings.
• Required to undertake other duties commensurate with the salary and competence requirements of this post from time to time as required.
Person Specification
Essential Qualifications
• Level 6 qualification in Careers Guidance & Development
• eg: NVQ level 6/Level 6 Diploma in QCG or equivalent
• CDI accredited.
• High standard of literacy and numeracy
• Relevant NSPCC Safeguarding or equivalent.
• DBS Checked
• Minimum 5 GCSE passes grade A-C (or equivalent) including English and Maths
Essential Experience
• In Careers Education, Information & Guidance
• In managing one’s own time in a work placement
• Experience of working with young people at KS 3 & 4
• Experience of working with a management information system
Desirable Experience
• Experience of working in a school or college environment.
Essential Knowledge & Skills
• A passion for maximizing the career opportunities for every individual pupil.
• Understand the role of a School Careers Advisor
• Be an effective and confident communicator, having a good command of English,
both spoken and written, appropriate to a variety of audiences.
• Ability to work as a team and on one’s own.
• Ability to communicate the school’s values and a desire to promote the image of The Leeds United Foundation/The Premier League and the School
• Ability to work in new and challenging situations.
• Ability to use current Windows based packages including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint, software relevant to Careers.
Desirable Knowledge & Skills
• Ability to support the extra-curricular life of the school including extracurricular activities.
A new and exciting partnership between The Leeds United Foundation and Garforth Academy sees an opportunity to invest in Careers Information Advice and Guidance for Young People in a full-time role. The partnership seeks to appoint a Careers Advisor to inspire young people to learn, be active and develop important life skills, knowledge, understanding, confidence, and skills that they need to make informed choices and plans for their future learning and career.
Responsibilities
• To interview identified students in Key Stage 3, and 4 on a one-to-one and / or small groups.
• Providing additional support to students identified as at risk of becoming NEET by the School.
• Supporting students in gaining the skills required to increase their chances of a successful transition from secondary education to further education, training providers and employment, e.g. how to write a C.V, how to complete an application form/personal statement and preparing for interviews.
• To deliver apprenticeship workshops with pupils to show them how to search and apply for vacancies on the National Apprenticeship Website.
• Support the schools Careers Lead in organising other careers events including the school careers evening, options & HE days/evenings, employer insight days, HE fairs etc.
• Support the Head of PSHE regarding the delivery of a planned program of lessons and activities for careers education as appropriate, including developing employability skills.
• Presenting information at open evenings, parent’s evenings and other careers related events.
• Support the development of effective and continually improving careers education, careers information and careers guidance for the students at KS3 and KS4.
• Liaising with Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO) in supporting the transition of vulnerable students and those with learning difficulties.
• To liaise and negotiate with external organisations (around employment, Further Education) with and, on behalf of young people.
• Researching careers, options and support organisations to meet students’ needs.
• Running small group/drop-in sessions or larger presentations on all aspects of careers work.
• Using computer-aided guidance packages, skills assessment tools, psychometric tests and personal inventories.
• To use, and where appropriate, establish IT systems for administrative tasks, such as recording interactions with and tracking students.
• Ensure the programme meets the requirements of the participants and as set out by the key stakeholders (The Leeds United Foundation and Garforth Academy)
• Attend meetings with the Key Stakeholders to present developments and progress towards Key Performance Indicators.
• Project Monitoring - Complete all Monitoring and Evaluation requirements as set by the Key Stakeholders.
• Ensure the programme meets the Minimum Operating Standards as directed by the Key Stakeholders. From time to time and where deemed appropriate, the Key Stakeholders may make changes to the structure of KPIs or minimum operating standards during and after the first year of delivery. Any such changes will be formally communicated in writing by the Key Stakeholders
• Attend meetings, events, and/ or mandatory training (for the duration of the times specified) as required by the Key Stakeholders.
• Develop working relationships with employers, colleges, universities and training providers.
Other Duties
• To be aware of and abide by all the School / Leeds United Foundation policies and procedures, in particular Safeguarding and Equality Diversity & Inclusion
• To assist at school open days/mornings, functions and with extra-curricular activities.
• To attend staff INSET sessions and key staff meetings.
• Required to undertake other duties commensurate with the salary and competence requirements of this post from time to time as required.
Person Specification
Essential Qualifications
• Level 6 qualification in Careers Guidance & Development
• eg: NVQ level 6/Level 6 Diploma in QCG or equivalent
• CDI accredited.
• High standard of literacy and numeracy
• Relevant NSPCC Safeguarding or equivalent.
• DBS Checked
• Minimum 5 GCSE passes grade A-C (or equivalent) including English and Maths
Essential Experience
• In Careers Education, Information & Guidance
• In managing one’s own time in a work placement
• Experience of working with young people at KS 3 & 4
• Experience of working with a management information system
Desirable Experience
• Experience of working in a school or college environment.
Essential Knowledge & Skills
• A passion for maximizing the career opportunities for every individual pupil.
• Understand the role of a School Careers Advisor
• Be an effective and confident communicator, having a good command of English,
both spoken and written, appropriate to a variety of audiences.
• Ability to work as a team and on one’s own.
• Ability to communicate the school’s values and a desire to promote the image of The Leeds United Foundation/The Premier League and the School
• Ability to work in new and challenging situations.
• Ability to use current Windows based packages including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint, software relevant to Careers.
Desirable Knowledge & Skills
• Ability to support the extra-curricular life of the school including extracurricular activities.