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Careers Advisor - Northamptonshire

FIND
Posted 2 days ago, valid for 15 days
Location

Wellingborough, Northamptonshire NN29 7TA

Salary

£25,000 - £30,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • FIND is seeking a Careers Advisor for a not-for-profit training provider in Northamptonshire, focusing on adult training and employability sectors.
  • The role offers a salary range of £28,000 - £31,250 for IAG qualified candidates and £24,500 - £27,250 for unqualified candidates.
  • Candidates should have experience in providing careers information, advice, and guidance, with a strong emphasis on local labor market trends.
  • Key responsibilities include building relationships with local employers and partners, delivering group information sessions, and maintaining accurate records of customer progress.
  • Flexibility, creativity, and a target-driven mindset are essential for success in this role, which requires travel approximately three times a week.
FIND are a specialist staffing business, servicing the Skills & Employability markets across the UK. We’re representing a market leading not-for-profit training provider who operate within the, adult training and employability sectors.   Role: Careers Advisor (NCS contract)   Reports to: Delivery Manager   Salary: £28,000 - £31,250 (IAG qualified) £24,500 - £27,250 (unqualified)   Location: Northamptonshire, with travel on average 3 times a week across this patch   JOB SUMMARY:We are recruiting for a Careers Advisers to work as part of the Northamptonshire team, to provide careers information, advice, and guidance (IAG) to our customers in a variety of organisations and locations throughout the county. Through seeking out local labour market information, this role will provide customers with local awareness of opportunities and trends. The successful candidate will promote the service with local partners and organisations, to build the referrals coming through our service. Flexibility, creativity, and the desire to succeed in a target driven environment are key to success in this role.To actively contribute ideas to the company leading to new delivery opportunities The key objectives:
  1. To deliver individual targets relating to both volumes and quality in line with contract compliance, including tracking and monitoring the progress of customers/clients into learning and employment.
  2. Delivering group information sessions to adults which:
  • Complement the DWP’s employability and skills agenda.
  • Adds value to educational courses within colleges and training providers.
  • Support the ambition of employers to develop and upskill their workforce.
 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Establishing and maintaining close working relationships with key partners and stakeholders – e.g., Jobcentre Plus, education and training establishments, charities, and community organisations, in order to raise the profile of the National Careers Service and the company.
  • Establishing and maintaining links with local employers for the purpose of identifying sustained employment outcomes.
  • To engage in outreach activities to extend the service to customers who may not ordinarily engage with the National Careers Service through our partners.
  • To maintain accurate records using the Touchpoint data base to support caseload management of customers.
  • To engage in quality improvement processes and maintain quality standards appropriate to the post, working within the requirements specified by the Department for Education (DfE), Ofsted and Matrix.
  • Gathering customer feedback through a variety of channels.
  • Flexibility to work across other contracts and areas, as and when required.
  • To actively contribute ideas to the company leading to new delivery opportunities

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.