Job Description:
U-ExploreCareers Advisor –Manor CE Academy, York.
AboutU-Explore:
U-Explore Ltdis a creativemedia and educationcompany whose mission is tohelp young people make better education and career choices. We aim to add contexttothe curriculum and inspire young people abouttheworld ofwork,offeringreality-basedinsightsinto thelocal and nationalemployer marketvia innovativeonline productsand bespoke guidance services.
PrincipalRole
The principal role is todeliver careers advice work atan Academy based in York.The positionis initiallytowork a totalof48.5 days within the academic year 2016-17.Thiswill equateto 2 days per week over 23 weeks withflexibilitytoprovide additionalweekly supportfortheschool if required (for example parents evenings and results day).
U-Exploreaim todeliver a high quality,flexible and innovativeCEIAGprogramme forthewhole school utilisingtheU-Explore nationalproducts.Themain focusfortheCareersAdviser role is to provide advice around progression opportunitiesand longer-termcareer planning fortheYear11 cohort. Additionallytheadviser will help students, parents, teachers and other school stakeholderstoutilisetheU-Explore careers web resources forcareer and local opportunityexploration.
Therole is focusedon ensuring thatyoung people are excitedabouttheirfutureand all activities are geared towardshelping themtomake realisticchoices abouteducation,trainingand work.In addition,theU-Explore careers adviser will raise aspirationsand challenge stereotypesrelating to career and educationopportunities,ensuring equalityofaccess toopportunitiesforall learners.
AbouttheAcademy:(takenfromschoolwebsite,datedSept2016):
We are an outstanding academy with a reputation for academic excellence.
In 2016, 69.4% of our students achieved A*-C in English language or literature and maths, 44.3% achieved the English Baccalaureate and our Progress 8 score was +0.26, showing that significant value was added to our students' attainment throughout their time with us.
Recently we have taken on the role of a National Support School and we are at the heart of the Ebor Teaching Schools Alliance, training the next generation of teachers. We are also a founder member of the Hope Learning Trust, a family of schools working together for transforming education in this area.
We are blessed to have state-of-the-art facilities and supportive families, however our most outstanding features are the 1,000-plus amazing young people and the 140 highly gifted teaching and support staff. Our aim is that all students and staff "serve others, grow together and live life to the full".
We want to change the world by developing compassionate, serving leaders that work to make their communities and our society a better place.
SpecificDuties
✓ Specific advice foridentifiedKey Stage4 learners througha range of careers interventions but with the main focusin Autumn and Spring termsbeing 1-to-1careers advice for Year11 learners,with support for teaching staff delivering CEIAG as part of the student enrichment programme. This support will include utilisingtheU-Explorenationalproduct‘Start’and ‘Track’alongside otheradviser and school initiatives.
✓ Assistlearners todraw up actionplans foremployment,educationand training and supportingthemtoachieve thesegoals. Supporting identified learners to widen their aspirations and clarify their understanding of appropriate learning options, both academic and vocational.
✓ Supporttoenable successfulpost-16progression.Thiswill include maintaining and nurturingrelationshipswithlocal post-16 educationalproviders,trainingproviders and local businesses todraw on local expertiseand enhance the Academy’sCEIAG provision.
✓ Ensure thattheprogression oftargetedgroups as identifiedby theschool is closelymonitoredand thatall young people have equal access tosupportand resource.
✓ Therole could also include providing career-focusedenrichmentinterventionsand enterpriseand work-relatedactivitiesatkey transitionpointsfor Years8-11,such as supportingteachingstafftodeliver self-awarenessand opportunityawareness focusedinterventionsrelatingtocareer choices,career aspirationsand lifestylechoices.
✓ Tosupportthepromotionof‘Start’forCEIAGand work relatedlearning at theschool,including assembly talksand encouraging parentstotakean active role in supportingyoung people withtheircareer explorationand decision- making.
✓ Toprovide information,advice and guidance abouta range ofissues such as apprenticeships,careers,education,employmentand academic achievement;in partnershipwithspecialistand supportagencies where necessary.
✓Flexibility to be able to attend Parents’Evenings as directed by the Academy.
✓Keeping up-to-date with labour market information, legislation and professional and academic developments.
✓Responsibility for monitoring outcomes of CEIAG interventions, reviewing and reporting to school SMT.
✓Being an accessible supportive source of knowledge and expertise for the wider teaching team on CEIAG and employability.
Todeliver thespecific duties,therole requires thefollowing skills and experiences:
✓ Qualifiedcareersadvisor-apostgraduatediplomaincareersguidance,NVQ
Level6orequivalentLevel6careersqualificationispreferred.Aminimum
NVQLevel4inCareersGuidance,withexperienceofsuccessfuldeliveryof careers guidance in a school settingis required.
✓InnovativeapproachwithstrongITskillsandideasandinitiativestoinspireand
motivateyoung people.
✓Proventrackrecordofworkingwithyoungpeopleandexperienceofdelivering
professionaladvice and guidance toyoung people in an educationalsetting.
✓ Qualificationin a sociological,educationalor healthrelatedtopics(desirable)
✓ Ahigh level ofresilience and patience
✓ An empathetic,non-judgmentaland ethicalapproach
✓ Excellentcommunicationand listeningskills
✓ Theabilitytomotivateand build a rapportwithyoung people
✓ Flexibilityand adaptabilitywiththeabilitytowork under pressure
✓ U-Exploreiscommittedtosafeguardingandpromotingthewelfareofchildren
andyoungpeopleandexpectsallemployeesandcontracted staff tosharethis
commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBSclearance.