At a Glance
- Tasks: Support students with careers guidance and coordinate exciting career events.
- Company: Join Discovery Educational Trust, a vibrant multi-academy trust in South Essex.
- Benefits: Enjoy a pension scheme, generous referral bonuses, and ongoing professional development.
- Other info: Friendly school environment with excellent transport links and a commitment to safeguarding.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in students' lives while developing your own skills.
- Qualifications: Level 6 Diploma in Careers Guidance preferred; training provided if needed.
The predicted salary is between 24300 - 29700 £ per year.
The Careers Assistant will play a key role in supporting the delivery and development of an outstanding careers education programme across the school. Working closely with the Careers and Aspirations Leader, the successful candidate will provide high-quality careers guidance to students, coordinate careers-related activities and events, develop strong relationships with employers and external organisations, and ensure the school's careers provision continues to meet the Gatsby Benchmarks.
Discovery Educational Trust is committed to safeguarding our pupils against radicalisation and extremism and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It is an offence to apply for a role if barred from regulated activity. This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and satisfactory references. Please note that online checks will also be carried out. All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.
The successful candidate will either hold the Level 6 Diploma in Careers Guidance and Development or be willing to complete this qualification within the first 18 months of employment. Where the school funds this qualification, the successful candidate will be required to remain in post for an agreed period following completion of the course or repay the cost of the qualification in accordance with the school's training agreement.
St Martin's School is a large co-educational comprehensive school located in Hutton, Brentwood. The school benefits from a pleasant semi-rural environment with agricultural land to the rear. The school, which also includes a large sixth form block, is situated on an open, attractive 30 acre site. Parking is available on-site and there are good transport links by both rail and bus. Hutton is five miles from the M25 and 19 miles from London, which is easily reached by road or train (25 minutes to Liverpool Street Station). This is a large, but friendly school in which all staff are helped to develop their talents. This is supported by an extensive and wide ranging in-house continual professional development programme (CPD). We have high quality mentoring and induction programmes for staff with excellent opportunities for training and professional development.
About Discovery Educational Trust: Discovery Educational Trust, formed in 2014, is a successful and established multi-academy trust based in South Essex, comprising just under 4000 pupils and 500 staff, across 5 schools. Our schools are:
- Chase High School (Westcliff-on-Sea)
- St. Martin's School (Brentwood)
- Hogarth Primary School (Brentwood)
- Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School (Brentwood)
- Larchwood Primary School (Brentwood)
We aim for each of our schools to become the school of choice within the community, offering a broad and exciting range of extracurricular activities to enhance the opportunities within their formal curriculum. Our vision is that strong and effective leadership places our children and young people at the heart of everything we do. We value relationships, which are open and honest, underpinned by kindness, trustworthiness and compassion. We offer ongoing training and professional development for all staff in a supportive and collaborative environment.
We offer the following benefits for employees:
- Pension scheme - also automatically includes Life Assurance
- Generous Referral Bonus for employees who refer quality candidates to join Discovery Educational Trust
- Two-week October half term (term time staff)
- Employee savings and discounts
- Employee Assistance Programme - free confidential wellbeing support for employees and dependants
- Mental Health First Aiders - we have qualified MHFA England trainers within the Trust and continue to add to our pool of trained MHFAs
- Bike2Work scheme
- Ongoing training and professional development in a supportive and collaborative environment
- Gifted Service Leave for long service
- Health Cash plan to support with everyday healthcare costs - e.g. dental, optical, physiotherapy. Includes Virtual GP service
Careers Assistant in Hutton employer: Discovery Inc
Discovery Schools Trust is an exceptional employer that prioritises the professional growth of its staff while fostering a collaborative and supportive work culture. With a focus on optimising resources for pupils, employees benefit from flexible operations, opportunities for continuous development, and the chance to make a meaningful impact in the education sector. Located in a vibrant community, the Trust offers a unique environment where finance professionals can thrive and contribute to the success of academies and central services.
