Careers Leader in Portsmouth

Miltoncross is an academy at the heart of its community that has very high aspirations for all of its staff and 1000 students. We operate by the core values of Work Hard. Be Kind. No Excuses in order to foster a learning community where everybody values each other and everybody values the power of learning. We are located on the West of Portsmouth and access is easy from the M27 or A27. Many staff commute easily from Southampton, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and West Sussex either by car or by public transport.

Staff and students enjoy their days in an excellent modern building with comfortable classrooms, offices and superb facilities. We offer a supportive and unified working environment where we all have the same simple but ambitious goal: Every young person will leave us having exceeded expectations; academically, personally, and socially because we believed in them, challenged them and never settled for less.

To ensure that we are achieving the highest possible standards we all come together every Tuesday at 2:30pm to embark upon professional development that is tailored to the needs of the school, department and individuals. This role is integral for the success of our students and so we are looking for an applicant who is determined to ensure that young people are well prepared for their future lives.

The successful candidate will have previous experience of working with young people in education, youth work and/or careers education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG). They will be well supported to plan and implement a strategy for developing a careers programme for the school that meets all eight of the Gatsby benchmarks of good practice and prepares young people for the choices and transitions in education, training and employment.

You will be required to lead the academy’s work on meeting all of the Gatsby Benchmarks over time, thus ensuring best practice in helping students make the strong and ambitious post 16 education and career choices. Applicants must be friendly, enthusiastic and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills as they build strong relationships internally with staff and students but also importantly with external providers.

If you are interested in this role and would like to discuss it further or visit the school, please contact Hayley Forbes - Deputy Headteacher (Hayley.forbes@miltoncross-tkat.org) who will be happy to discuss with you or arrange a visit. Please note that suitable applicants will be interviewed at the earliest opportunity and if a suitable candidate is identified, we reserve the right to close the advert early. As such we would recommend interested applicants to apply as soon as possible.

Safeguarding TKAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment will be subject to the full Safer Recruitment process, including an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.

Equal Opportunities TKAT is committed to equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates, regardless of any protected characteristic for example race, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age. All applications are treated on merit. This includes applications from individuals wishing to work full time, part time or on a flexible basis.