Careers Adviser

Description

Deliver and develop a high quality Careers Information Advice and Guidance provision for students, ensuring all learners, including potential learners, have access to consistently high quality impartial CIAG and an on-going programme of relevant and appropriate careers education.

Main Responsibilities And Duties

The following is an indication of the type and level of the main priorities expected of this role as directed by your line manager and is not intended to be a comprehensive list of duties or tasks:

• Provide impartial, confidential and individualised advice and careers guidance to all members of the College community and to prospective learners, using pre-booked interviews, ‘drop-ins’, planned events, telephone calls and email and responding to referrals and requests for IAG from other College services such as student financial support and personal tutors. As part of this role it is essential that the post holder be able to work independently when required ensuring the smooth day to day operations of guidance services.
• Record activities as directed and complete student notes as required, in order to ensure that data collection and management systems are used appropriately to enable the accurate and timely reporting on activities undertaken.
• Work with other MidKent College staff, including the Personal Development Tutorial Team and curriculum staff, to deliver appropriate group guidance that will inform and advise learners on specific subjects and contribute to the planning of career development learning resources and activities.
• Support and maintain the development of effective links with business, industry and professional associations as part of professional updating and as a means of providing contacts and labour market information.
• Provide advice and guidance to colleagues in respect of new developments and legislation in the areas of Careers Information, Advice and Guidance, in order to ensure high quality careers education, information, advice and guidance.
• Work with associated college services such as ALS, student finance and admissions, and signpost and link to these services where appropriate.
• Assist students with work skills and preparation for job seeking including job research, CV development and presentation, completion of applications and mock interviews.
• Provide support for students undertaking the UCAS university application process.
• Committed to ensuring that all departmental internal advertising and promotional platforms are up to date and relevant
  
  

All Staff Are Required To

• Staff must complete mandatory annual Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in accordance with the number of hours set for their Department.
• Travel between sites as and when required in accordance with their job role.
• Evening and weekend work may be required to meet the needs of the service
• Comply with and understand all aspects of legislation and College policies and processes relating to safeguarding, including promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
• Ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and young people.
• Comply with, understand and promote statutory and college best practice in Health & Safety at a level relevant to the role and responsibilities held by the post holder.
• Comply with, understand and promote statutory and college best practice in respect of GDPR at a level relevant to the role and responsibilities held by the post holder.
• During the course of your duties, you may acquire or have access to confidential information which should not be disclosed to any other person unless in pursuit of your duties in compliance with GDPR or with the specific permission given on behalf of the College.
• Actively take responsibility for their personal learning and development (informal and formal) reviewing and reflecting on their performance within their current role.
• Promote, adhere to, understand and put into practice all college policies and procedures.
• Positively support equality of opportunity and equity of treatment to colleagues and students in accordance with the MidKent College Equal Opportunities Policy.
• Attend and complete all mandatory training sessions or on-line computer based training packages as required by the college.
• Undertake any other duties consistent with the key responsibilities and/ or duties of this role as directed by your manager.
  
  

Benefits

Health & Wellbeing:

Access to a Workplace Health Coach

Benenden Health & Health Assured services

Support for Eye Checks & Glasses

Health Checks

Menopause Mentors & Counselling Services

Mental Health First Aid & Musculoskeletal Advice

Stop Smoking Support & Help for Alcohol or Substance Use

“Get Moving” Physical Activity Programs & Healthy Living Support

Work-Life Balance

Flexible Working Options to suit your needs

Generous Annual Leave

Up to 5 Volunteering Days per year

Wellbeing, Community, and Focus Days

Free Parking on all Sites

Career Development

Learning & Development Opportunities

Internal Development Schemes & Aspiring Managers Programme

Pay Progression & Honoraria Payments

Recognition & Rewards

One You Rewards & Recognition Schemes

Campus Resources & Support

You at Work

Long Service Awards & Retirement Bonus

Teachers Pension / Local Government Pension Plans

A GOOD local College for Maidstone and Medway

Every year over 6000 students from Medway, Maidstone and beyond choose MidKent College to continue their studies and prepare for their future career.

Our sparkling campuses in Maidstone and Medway boast some of the best vocational training facilities in the country as well as staff and student social zones and more. Our University Centre Maidstone campus provides a valuable higher education and professional training centre for Maidstone, including South East Institute of Technology and the College's Home Energy Centre. Additionally, in September 2024 we proudly opened Medway School of Arts in Chatham's Historic Dockyard.

All of our campuses benefit from ongoing investment programmes so that we can provide fantastic learning environments for our students.

For over 100 years we've been providing high-quality technical training and apprenticeships in a range of subject areas.

In November 2018 Ofsted rated the College as 'Good'.

Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed to the safeguarding of all our students and staff. This means everyone who works here is required to actively protect them from preventable harm. Our recruitment and selection process includes background checks which will be undertaken on the successful applicant, including an enhanced DBS, and in your application you are required to demonstrate how you meet the Colleges requirements on safeguarding.

The background checks will be carried-out in accordance with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Code of Practice. The DBS helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups, including children. We operate in accordance with the DBS Code of Conduct and Privacy Policy. You can access both of these documents at https://www.midkent.ac.uk/about-us/policy-and-privacy-information

Commitment to Equal Opportunities

As a proud user of the disability confident scheme the College is committed to equal opportunities and celebrates the diversity of staff and students. As part of our commitment to the scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy.

We welcome applications from anyone wishing to work flexibly and those considering a return to work from a career break.