Luminate Education Group Hiring for Careers Officer, Engagement (LCC2965) Job at Leeds, England , UK Full Time

Luminate Education Group consists of; Harrogate College (HC), Keighley College (KC), Leeds City College (LCC), Leeds Conservatoire (LC) and White Rose Academies Trust (WRAT). Luminate Education Group is one of the fastest improving and most innovative education groups in the country.

WHAT WE DO

The Careers, Work Experience & Progression team works across college to help prepare students for their next steps, through activities such as coordinating work experience placements, carrying out careers guidance interviews, and supporting curriculum departments with the delivery of careers education.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the team as an Engagement Careers Pathways Officer, providing impartial information, advice and guidance for students, and developing resources and leading cross-college and external projects to ensure that students enrolling to entry and level 1 provision have fit for purpose pre entry and on-course guidance and intervention to inform their course and progression choices.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Provide one-to-one careers information, advice and guidance to students Deliver curriculum based group work and targeted interventions focused to raise the aspirations of students with lower attainment levels

Develop and apply knowledge of Career and Labour Market Intelligence to meet student and staff needs, and raise awareness of career opportunities and pathways

Work with Careers, Work Experience & Progression colleagues to develop, curate and disseminate CEIAG resources to inspire engagement with career pathways and intended destinations

Initiate and develop effective working relationships with Curriculum Departments, Student Recruitment and Admissions (School Liaison) and feeder schools to identify young people that may require pre entry guidance and on-course guidance

YOUR PROFILE

Minimum of Level 4 qualification in Careers Guidance (or a commitment to undertake in the first 6 months of post)

Experience of delivering information, advice and guidance in an education setting

Knowledge and understanding of the impact of low attainment levels and/or low self confidence on post 16 course selection and future employment

Knowledge of the local, regional and national labour markets

Knowledge of careers education, employability, post 16 study programme, Gatsby Benchmarks and the National Careers Strategy

Able to develop effective relationships with young people, college staff and external partners

Able to work on own initiative and as part of a team

WANT TO FIND OUT MORE?

For more information about the role please contact:
Harriet Pickering

Please use the person specification (on the job description under “Documents Available”) to complete your supporting statement.

We cannot accept CVs as part of the application process.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to every applicant. If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT LEEDS CITY COLLEGE

Leeds City College is part of the Luminate Education Group, and is one of the UK’s largest FE establishments with around 1,440 employees and over 22,560 students. We offer a curriculum as diverse as our students within a vibrant and multicultural learning environment. Our goal is to deliver excellent and innovative education which supports and inspires every student to achieve their ambitions.

BENEFITS & REWARDS

We have a range of excellent benefits and rewards at Leeds City College, including:

Annual leave entitlement starting from 27 days + 8 bank holidays and up to 5 discretionary college closure days at Christmas

Excellent pension schemes with the West Yorkshire Pension Fund and the Teachers’ Pension

Discounted travel cards for those who regularly use public transport across the region with Northern Rail and Metro

Exceptional learning and development opportunities for all of our staff

You can read about these benefits, and others in more detail by downloading the Staff Benefits document attached to this vacancy.

SAFEGUARDING

Luminate Education Group is committed to the safeguarding of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All successful applicants are required to complete all mandatory pre-employment checks, including:

Proof of right to work in the UK

Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check

Children’s barred list check (we may also check the adult barred list if the role involves working with vulnerable adults)

Two professional references

Fitness to work, this is conducted by our occupational health partners, NHS Airedale

Section 128 check for all staff entering management roles

Prohibition check for all staff entering teaching related roles

Please Note: All successful applicants who have lived or travelled overseas for three months or more in the past five years will be required to undertake an overseas check as part of the pre-employment checks.

More information on overseas checks can be found on the government website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks.

RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK

The UK Government introduced a new points based immigration system on 1 January 2021. You can read about the new immigration routes on the Gov.UK website here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/new-immigration-system-what-you-need-to-know#visa-application-process

Many of the new routes require sponsorship from an employer. Luminate Education Group is not a licenced sponsor. We are unable to employ anyone without current, and appropriate right to work in the UK.

If you are an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen and you were resident in the UK on or before 31 December 2020, you have until 30 June 2021 to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme, you can continue to prove your right to work in the UK with your passport and identity card up until 30 June 2021.

There is no change to immigration and right to work for British and Irish Citizens.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

We positively welcome applications from all sections of the community, all candidates will be treated fairly irrespective of race, gender or gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, religion and belief or age.

INFORMATION FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

Luminate Education Group vacancies generate a lot of interest and we receive many calls and emails from recruitment agencies. Although we do appreciate the interest you have shown in Luminate Education Group, our policy is to recruit candidates directly wherever possible. We therefore do not accept any cold calls, speculative emails or CVs from agencies. Speculative emails and CVs will be deleted unread.