Careers Advisor

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