Trainee Careers Advisor

We are seeking a Trainee Career Advisor to join our Student Services team, offering the opportunity to gain a Level 6 qualification in Careers Guidance and Development alongside valuable hands-on experience. In this role, you will support students with high-quality careers advice, helping them progress into higher education, apprenticeships and employment. You’ll deliver one-to-one and group sessions, contribute to careers activities, and help learners make informed decisions about their futures. We are looking for an enthusiastic and organised individual with strong communication skills and a genuine passion for supporting students to succeed.

Key Responsibilities

• To deliver high quality, impartial information, advice and guidance on all aspects of education, training and employment to students/prospective students and their parents/guardians via group and 1:1 intervention.
• To play a crucial role in the provision of a high-quality progression guidance and advisory service to both current and potential students at the College.
• To provide CEIAG to learners through confidential one-to-one guidance interviews, group sessions and workshops, and support cross-college activities such as enrolment, open events, careers fairs and progression events.
• To develop a comprehensive and detailed knowledge and understanding of Labour Market Information and job profiles to enrich the advice and guidance provided to students.
• To provide students with information on local and national job opportunities.

Qualifications

• Personal commitment to continuous professional development and to the completion of the Level 6 Diploma in Career Guidance and Development Apprenticeship.
• Grade C or above in Maths and English (or equivalent).

Experience

• Experience of working in a further education environment.
• Experience of working with young people.

Knowledge & Skill

• Knowledge of progression opportunities both within the College and externally – e.g. HE, apprenticeships and employment.
• Good oral and written communication skills with a capacity to deal effectively with staff, students, parents and employers.
• To have good time management and organisational skills.
• Ability to speak confidently to large groups and individuals.
• Customer focus combined with a flexible ‘can do’ attitude.

Why Join Us?

• Substantial annual leave entitlement plus holiday purchase scheme.
• Health & Wellbeing; free gym membership, 24/7 counselling for you and your family.
• Family-friendly policies: flexible hours and a supportive work environment.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP): confidential support including financial advice.
• Professional development: extensive training, mentoring, and career progression opportunities.
• Funded CPD opportunities, regular staff development training, and paid volunteering days.
• Access to discounted hair and beauty treatments at our onsite salon.
• College benefit scheme – College Extras: Up to 15% cashback at top retailers & restaurants, discounted gift cards for big brands, home & tech upgrades via salary sacrifice, cycle to work scheme, discounted onsite car parking.

Middlesbrough College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students. All staff are expected to share this commitment. If you’re successful, you’ll be required to complete thorough pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. All roles within the College carry safeguarding responsibilities, including promoting student welfare, reporting any concerns to the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), and modelling safe and appropriate conduct in line with College policies.

All posts at Middlesbrough College involve regulated activity and are therefore exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, amended 2013 and 2020) mean that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.

As part of our shortlisting process, we will conduct an online search for all shortlisted candidates to identify any safeguarding or reputation-related concerns (as required by KCSIE).

Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Applications are shortlisted for interview as they are received, and so early application is encouraged. We reserve the right to commence the interview process and close the vacancy prior to this date.

Middlesbrough College is an equal opportunities employer, committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is valued. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and make recruitment decisions based on skills and experience. As a Disability Confident employer, we actively support applicants with disabilities.