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Role: NationalCareers Service Advisor
Salary:£26-28k per annum dependent on experience.
Please note, we welcome applications from trainee candidates who are eager to develop their skills and grow within the role.
Contract type:Permanent
Working hours:Full Time (37.5 hrs pw)
Location:St Helens, WA10 (must have a car to travel between Centres)
For over three decades, we have been dedicated to supporting individuals and employers across the UK. As a nationwide market leader, we have assisted over 13,000 people in the past year alone to retrain, embark on new career paths, or establish their own businesses.
Help people shape their futures with confidence! As a Careers Service Advisor, you'll inspire individuals to make informed decisions about their education, training, and career paths. By building strong relationships and assessing their skills, you'll guide them through their options. You'll boost their self-awareness and confidence by highlighting strengths, suggesting areas for growth, and setting realistic, achievable goals. Ready to make a positive impact on someone's future? Join us as a Careers Service Advisor!
What youll do
- Provide participants with Information Advice and Guidance on progression routes relating to individual participant needs and ensure that participants are advised of appropriate progression opportunities within the local area
- Produce a detailed individualised SMART action plan for each participant on the programme, adhering to all contract quality and compliance guidelines whilst always maintaining 100% accuracy
- Ensure relevant and accurate signposting of services to overcome specific barriers faced by participants
- Assist customers to produce a realistic action plan leading back to work, including considering obstacles to the successful achievement of the plan and how to overcome them
- Improve life skills of customers by encouraging and valuing their contribution and establishing an atmosphere of trust and understanding.
What youll need
- Level 2 English and Maths as a minimum
- Level 4 qualification in Careers, Information, Advice and Guidance
- Experience of successfully achieving deadlines and working without close supervision
- Experience delivering one-to-one careers advice including information advice and guidance
- Ability to achieve performance targets
- The ability to work autonomously and manage your own caseload
- Full UK driving license as role requires travel.
Overseas equivalent qualifications will be accepted.
We welcome applicants with lived experience and encourage applications that reflect the relevance to the post.
Benefits
- Generous car allowance
- CPD - Broad range of internal training to enhance your knowledge and skills
- Generous pension scheme, with the option to opt out
- Company health plan subject to successful completion of probation period
- 25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays
- 5-10 sick day per year paid.
Join us at Standguide and be part of a team dedicated to making a meaningful impact on individuals' lives and businesses nationwide.
Standguide is an Equal Opportunities Employer and a Disability Confident Leader.We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity and value the diversity of our staff and customers. We thrive on creating positive working relationships, free from discrimination.
Successful candidates will be subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS check.
For the full job description and person specification, please email Amy atrecruitment @standguide.co.uk.
