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CAREERS ADVISOR: JOB DESCRIPTION
Salary:Spinal Point 8 - £11,265 pro-rata
22.5 hours per week (3 days) during term time + 10 days during school holidays
Line of Responsibility
The Careers Advisor & Work Placement Co-ordinator will be directly responsible to the Assistant Head: Director of Lower School.
The job description outlines the responsibilities which encompass the full scope of this role. Whilst the role is part-time for 3 days per week, it is recognised that some of the duties included, for example attendance at events or accompanying students on visits, will necessitate additional working hours, for which additional payment will be offered.
Job Purpose
The Careers Advisor & Work Placement Co-ordinator is responsible for:
· Working with her/his line manager and the Senior Team to develop and maintain an effective careers and work placement provision, which is regularly reviewed to ensure that the School's and students' needs are met;
· Planning and delivering a programme of careers education, enterprise and work placements throughout the School;
· Liaising with the appropriate staff such as Directors of School and Curriculum Leaders within the School, relevant Careers services, and other agencies and companies;
· Organising and co-ordinating special events and visits, for example Careers Days/Evenings, Work Experience Placements, Enterprise Days, to enhance students' learning and experience, and to inform, motivate and encourage students' aspirations;
· Ensuring that health and safety requirements for work experience placements and other relevant regulations are in place and adhered to, including the completion and recording of necessary checks and risk assessments;
· Managing and monitoring relevant budgets ensuring best value principles are followed wherever possible;
· Contributing to the overall ethos, work and aims of the School.
Information about the School
Westcliff High School for Boys (WHSB) is an Outstanding Grammar School. We continue to hold dear our values and traditions whilst fostering academic excellence and a dynamism which allow us to provide a twenty-first century world class education.
Our record of success is reflected in our outstanding A Level and GCSE results and we are committed to providing the highest standards in all aspects of our provision for pupils.