Role: Defence Children Services Careers Advisor REF 100315
Contract Length: Around 6 weeks
Location: Remote but Must attend Upavon on Day 1 for onboarding
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: Market Rate
Security Clearance: BPSS
Spinwell is recruiting for a Defence Children Services Careers Advisor for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEFENCE CHILDREN SERVICES CAREERS ADVISOR
Careers Guidance & Support
- Support students at key transition points, including GCSE options, post 16, and post 18 decision making.
- Prioritise and tailor support for vulnerable or high need students as directed by school leadership.
Caseload & Record Management
- Manage a varied caseload of students with diverse needs, including SEND.
- Create and maintain accurate electronic records, action plans, and follow up notes.
Group Activities & Workshops
- Plan and deliver engaging small or large group career related sessions.
- Use labour market information to help students understand current employment trends and pathways.
Stakeholder Collaboration
- Work closely with Careers Leads and other school contacts to identify priority stu-dents.
- Liaise with external third party suppliers as required (occasionally taken on by the Training, Assessment & Careers Team Lead).
SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE DEFENCE CHILDREN SERVICES CAREERS ADVISOR
- Level 6 Qualified Careers Advisor (ideally essential).
- Strong experience supporting post 16 students.
- Excellent knowledge of labour market information, employment trends, and education pathways (academic and vocational).
- Confident delivering both 1:1 and group guidance sessions.
- Skilled in managing caseloads and maintaining detailed student records.
If you are a Defence Children Services Careers Advisor, apply now or send your CV to Spinwell!
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Disability Confident
As a member of the disability confident scheme, the client guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.
Armed Forces Covenant
The client is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.
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