National Careers Service - Careers Adviser (West London)

Job Category

National Careers Service

Location

London, United Kingdom

Salary

£28,006 - £33,840

Closing date

09/05/2024

Ref

26712

Contract type

Permanent

Total hours per week

37.5

Description

“Shaw Trust promotes team spirit, inclusiveness and it is an organisation where everybody is somebody. I am proud to be part of this great organisation.”

At Shaw Trust we believe everyone has the right to live a decent and dignified life and an opportunity for rewarding work. We are a social purpose organisation challenging inequality and breaking down barriers to enable social mobility.

For us being part of the solution is about creating the conditions for this to happen, advocating and delivering services that make a real difference. Working in partnership not competition, we are part of an eco-system of purpose-led organisations, striving for a fairer, more equal society centred on opportunity for all.

Purpose

To provide careers advice and guidance to National Careers Service customers using various modes of delivery, and support customers through to job or learning outcomes.

Trainee Careers Adviser - Starting at £28,006.00 per annum

Careers Adviser (Level 4 qualified) - Starting at £30,339.00 per annum

Careers Adviser (Level 6 qualified) - Starting at £32,673.00 per annum

The role is to provide careers advice to adults via a range of methods including face to face; telephone; email and other digital means to help them to achieve work or learning goals

Essential:

You will have:

• Hold, as a minimum, Level 4 Diploma in Careers Information and Advice or
  NVQ 4 in Advice & Guidance or willing to undertake and complete training
  within 12 months of starting.


• High level of competency, effective operation and use of ICT including its wider
  application e.g. use of social media


• Able to work in a target driven environment, and ability to meet or exceed
  contract targets


• Ability and flexibility to work in different outreach locations

Download the Job Description for full details.

Location:

Details around hybrid working/office base etc.

Employee Benefits

As an employee of Shaw Trust as well as positively impacting people’s lives, you will have access to the following benefits:

• 25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays), with incremental increases post 3 years’ service up to 28 days, and the option to purchase additional holiday


• 2 days paid volunteering leave each year


• An enhanced pension scheme after 6 months


• Life Assurance at 3 times your annual salary rate


• Access to a suite of learning and development opportunities including paid for apprenticeship and masters’ levels qualifications, and management development programmes


• Opportunities to connect with our employee diversity networks (LGBTQ+ Support Network, Racial Equality Network, Disability Equality Network, Women’s Network)


• Health and Wellbeing initiatives including internal support, employee assistance programme and health cash plan

Join a diverse and inclusive organisation

Shaw Trust is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment, where every employee, regardless of their background or lived experience, feels that they belong and can progress in their career.

In addition;

• We are proud to be certified as an employer who meets the National Equality Standard, the accepted standard for inclusiveness in business across the UK.


• We are Disability Confident Leaders, support the guaranteed interview scheme and use of the government’s Access to Work scheme.


• Living our values, we are keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within our organisation.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community including from people with lived experience and/or knowledge of disability or social exclusion.

If you have accessibility requirements and/or would like further information about the role, please contact: [email protected]

Shaw Trust reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.