Careers Advisor: CEIAG & Student Pathways Lead in Nuneaton

Do you want to inspire and support the next generation? Are you looking for a new challenge with excellent benefits? North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College is one of the largest and most successful colleges in the region. The College understands the importance of recruiting talented and passionate staff that are central to all College achievements and are the driving force in the success of our learners.

We’re looking for a Careers Advisor in our careers team.

• A current relevant qualification such as – NVQ Advice and Guidance Level 4 or Level 6 Diploma in Careers Guidance or above
• Able to provide high quality one-to-one IAG advice to a wide variety of students and potential students
• An understanding of the current Further Education and Higher Education landscapes in terms of progression opportunities

• To provide CEIAG to college learners and prospective learners on an individual or group basis. Areas of support covered will include career planning, career options, selection of learning programmes, progression routes (including into employment or higher education), pastoral support and advocacy, advice on financial support in further and higher education.
• To adhere to and develop the principles promoted by the ‘Matrix Award’.
• To liaise with and develop networks with external agencies and organisations.

The College is based in Nuneaton, and you will be required to work flexibly across all college sites (primarily the Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Harrowbrook campuses). This is a great place to live with plenty of social and sport facilities together with great transport links.

• The pay range we’re offering is the support grade which is 21 – 24, £14,051 - £15,348 (please note that this contract is three days per week - 23 Hours per week (38 weeks per year)
• We offer great holidays and access to the Local Government Pension/Teachers Pension Scheme.
• We also offer staff development opportunities.
• Family friendly policies and procedures.

As part of the application process, you’ll be asked to complete a series of shortlisting questions. To strengthen your application, we recommend linking your answers directly to the person specification outlined in the job description.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion are integral to everything that we do. We are committed to these values, and they are central to our mission. We’re committed to finding reasonable adjustments for candidates with specific needs or have a disability during our recruitment process, and all applicants will be considered fairly and equally. We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind. If you’d like to request a reasonable adjustment, please contact the recruiting manager.

We aim to support our employees in achieving a healthy work-life balance. We recognise that many of our employees have responsibilities and are committed to providing support for our employees. We are working hard to support flexible and new ways of working where possible and offer a wide range of benefits.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

Please apply as soon as you can as we reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Shortlisting Process - Each question is scored by a minimum of 2 people on the interview panel. Those applicants with the highest overall score and meet the essential criteria for the role, will progress through to the interview stage and then their application form will be considered too.