About The Role
Hours per week:
18.5
Salary (pro-rata):
£14,383
Success is a journey, not a destination.
Are you able to help others navigate their career path, whilst focusing on your own development?
Sheppey College is at the heart of its community, whilst being part of the East Kent Colleges Group. Your focus is on the futures of the students, enabling their maximum potential.
As a Career and Progression Officer you will lead a client-centred vocational progression programme of careers education, providing comprehensive information, advice, guidance and careers education. You will support the progression of existing and potential students to internal college programmes, employment, Higher Education, partner organisations or self-employment.
Alongside our priority of excellent student experience, we also focus on our employees. Here are just some of our
benefits
when working for the East Kent Colleges Group: Competitive salary and holiday entitlement Access to 100's of online discounts via our Rewards Scheme (Inc. Restaurant, Grocery, Retail, Gym, Holidays) Access to cycle to work, car leasing and tech purchasing schemes Generous pension scheme - 18% employer contribution Being part of a company with an Eco-Sustainability focus of being Net-Zero Time off for your child's first day at school, moving home and for interviews My 10 Days initiative - bid for up-to 10 days off work to pursue voluntary work Being part of Community Days and Annual Staff Celebration Day About You The role is suited to a motivated individual with a background in careers guidance who is passionate about creating and delivering an inspiring and enriching careers provision. Someone who is dedicated to raising aspirations of young people and supporting them to overcome barriers to access opportunities. You will be able to demonstrate creative thinking skills with the ability to build relationships quickly. Someone who can create and deliver enriching careers sessions for all students at the college, supporting strong work and academic outcomes. You will hold a Level 6 in Information Advice and Guidance or have a willingness to work towards the qualification.
You will have a good understanding of Career Education and Guidance work in a Further Education environment, including Gatsby Benchmarks, and be confident in planning and delivering group workshops and presentations. No need to spend time updating your CV, just click
apply
and complete our short application form. You can save your progress as you go, and we’ll review all applications and get back to all candidates after the closing date. If you are interested in an informal chat about the role, or have any queries, please email us on
jobs@ekcgroup.ac.uk About Us Outstanding Ofsted Provider
East Kent Colleges Group is an Ofsted Outstanding rated provider. It is proud to be the first General Further Education college organisation in the country to have received the Outstanding grade against each of the strands under the new Ofsted inspection framework. An inclusive provider, our colleagues place our students and the communities we serve at the heart of everything they do across EKC Group and this is illustrated in our ‘Strong’ skills grading by Ofsted. Commitment to Safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we ensure that all staff are aware of their responsibilities for upholding these principles. As a designated establishment, we are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore have an obligation to carry out checks to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults. These checks include conviction/caution self-declaration, Enhanced DBS check and obtaining sufficient referencing. It is a criminal offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so. If you are successful in being shortlisted to interview, your suitability to work with children and vulnerable adults will be explored as part of the interview process. Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
East Kent Colleges Group is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of our communities. We are particularly keen to increase the diversity of our staff body and encourage applications from candidates where there is underrepresentation in our workforce. We are proud to hold the
Positive About Disability Award
and are a
Disability Confident Employer . This confirms our commitment to interviewing all applicants who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria outlined in the person specification. With any successful candidate, we will explore any reasonable adjustments to a role due to health needs or disability. Similarly, we have a commitment to
Care Leavers (Care Covenant Pledge)
and to current or previous
Armed Forces personnel (Armed Forces Covenant Pledge)
with a commitment to interview applicants who meet the positions essential criteria and who have declared this on their application. We welcome applications from anyone wishing to work flexibly and those considering a return to work from a career break. We do not engage with agencies for permanent staff and have an in-house recruitment team.
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18.5
Salary (pro-rata):
£14,383
Success is a journey, not a destination.
Are you able to help others navigate their career path, whilst focusing on your own development?
Sheppey College is at the heart of its community, whilst being part of the East Kent Colleges Group. Your focus is on the futures of the students, enabling their maximum potential.
As a Career and Progression Officer you will lead a client-centred vocational progression programme of careers education, providing comprehensive information, advice, guidance and careers education. You will support the progression of existing and potential students to internal college programmes, employment, Higher Education, partner organisations or self-employment.
Alongside our priority of excellent student experience, we also focus on our employees. Here are just some of our
benefits
when working for the East Kent Colleges Group: Competitive salary and holiday entitlement Access to 100's of online discounts via our Rewards Scheme (Inc. Restaurant, Grocery, Retail, Gym, Holidays) Access to cycle to work, car leasing and tech purchasing schemes Generous pension scheme - 18% employer contribution Being part of a company with an Eco-Sustainability focus of being Net-Zero Time off for your child's first day at school, moving home and for interviews My 10 Days initiative - bid for up-to 10 days off work to pursue voluntary work Being part of Community Days and Annual Staff Celebration Day About You The role is suited to a motivated individual with a background in careers guidance who is passionate about creating and delivering an inspiring and enriching careers provision. Someone who is dedicated to raising aspirations of young people and supporting them to overcome barriers to access opportunities. You will be able to demonstrate creative thinking skills with the ability to build relationships quickly. Someone who can create and deliver enriching careers sessions for all students at the college, supporting strong work and academic outcomes. You will hold a Level 6 in Information Advice and Guidance or have a willingness to work towards the qualification.
You will have a good understanding of Career Education and Guidance work in a Further Education environment, including Gatsby Benchmarks, and be confident in planning and delivering group workshops and presentations. No need to spend time updating your CV, just click
apply
and complete our short application form. You can save your progress as you go, and we’ll review all applications and get back to all candidates after the closing date. If you are interested in an informal chat about the role, or have any queries, please email us on
jobs@ekcgroup.ac.uk About Us Outstanding Ofsted Provider
East Kent Colleges Group is an Ofsted Outstanding rated provider. It is proud to be the first General Further Education college organisation in the country to have received the Outstanding grade against each of the strands under the new Ofsted inspection framework. An inclusive provider, our colleagues place our students and the communities we serve at the heart of everything they do across EKC Group and this is illustrated in our ‘Strong’ skills grading by Ofsted. Commitment to Safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we ensure that all staff are aware of their responsibilities for upholding these principles. As a designated establishment, we are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore have an obligation to carry out checks to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults. These checks include conviction/caution self-declaration, Enhanced DBS check and obtaining sufficient referencing. It is a criminal offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so. If you are successful in being shortlisted to interview, your suitability to work with children and vulnerable adults will be explored as part of the interview process. Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
East Kent Colleges Group is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of our communities. We are particularly keen to increase the diversity of our staff body and encourage applications from candidates where there is underrepresentation in our workforce. We are proud to hold the
Positive About Disability Award
and are a
Disability Confident Employer . This confirms our commitment to interviewing all applicants who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria outlined in the person specification. With any successful candidate, we will explore any reasonable adjustments to a role due to health needs or disability. Similarly, we have a commitment to
Care Leavers (Care Covenant Pledge)
and to current or previous
Armed Forces personnel (Armed Forces Covenant Pledge)
with a commitment to interview applicants who meet the positions essential criteria and who have declared this on their application. We welcome applications from anyone wishing to work flexibly and those considering a return to work from a career break. We do not engage with agencies for permanent staff and have an in-house recruitment team.
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