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Careers Advisor – Further Education
Permanent | Term-Time Only (38 Weeks) | 36.5 Hours per Week
£27,195 – £29,897 FTE per annum
Monarch Education is recruiting on behalf of a further education college in Birmingham for a Careers Advisor to join their Student Services team. This is a full-time, term-time only permanent position supporting students with careers guidance and wider student support.
Location: Birmingham – post-holders may be required to work across multiple college centres
Reporting to: Careers Coordinator
Provide careers information, advice, and guidance to potential and current students
Conduct one-to-one interviews and group sessions on employment, education, and training
Support the day-to-day running of Student Services, offering frontline support across a range of student needs
Deliver tailored careers guidance to students
Provide initial advice on admissions, welfare, and support services
Prepare and deliver group sessions on employability, progression routes, and higher education
Contribute to the development of careers education across the college
Promote careers and student services events
Maintain up-to-date careers resources in line with IAG standards
Participate in IAG network activities and maintain external agency links
Keep accurate records and use appropriate systems for tracking and reporting
Support marketing events and exhibitions
Provide regular statistics and contribute to service reports
Stay informed about local and national labour market trends and college educational offers (including apprenticeships and T-Levels)
Essential:
Level 6 qualification in Careers/IAG
Experience working in Careers/IAG
Good knowledge of careers-related IT applications
Strong IT skills including Microsoft Office and MIS systems
Experience working within a team
High-level communication, empathy, and listening skills
Strong administrative and organisational skills
Demonstrable numeracy and literacy skills
Ability to work flexibly and use own initiative
Experience working under pressure and to tight deadlines
Proven record of achievement against objectives and targets
Desirable:
Experience working in Careers within the further education/post-16 sector
Familiarity with IAG quality standards
All applicants must be eligible to work with children and vulnerable adults.
Monarch Education are proud to be a leading recruitment specialist in the Education industry. We are passionate about our people and the services we provide to our candidates. Working with Monarch Education will give you access too:
To learn more about us and what makes Monarch one of the leading education recruitment providers nationwide – please visit our website – About Us – Monarch (monarcheducation.co.uk)
Monarch Education are committed to providing equal opportunities for all candidates and welcomes applications regardless of sex, race, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, religion and belief pregnancy and maternity or disability as well as adhering to strict Safeguarding procedures.
Affinity Workforce Solutions and Monarch Education are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children and young people and expects all its temporary workers to share these commitments. As this role involves working with children on a daily basis, regulated activity is that any successful applicant’s applications will, accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to 2 employment references, an enhanced DBS check and a right to work in the UK check.
This vacancy is based in the United Kingdom. Monarch Education operate in the UK and can only process applications from candidates who are currently UK residents and eligible to work in the UK. Whilst we will endeavour to contact you following your response, due to the high volume of applications we regret that this cannot always be possible. If you have not had notification from us within 30 days please take your application as not being successful this time but we will keep your details on file for future opportunities.
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