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Wigan Life Centre South
College Avenue
Wigan
WN1 1NJ
Salary: Grade 8, £33,945 - £38,223 per annum.
37 hours per week
Temporary until May 2025
Your role:
Your role will be to work as a Careers Adviser within a school & sixth form setting, supporting the SLT Careers Lead in the school to ensure the continuous achievement of the Gatsby Benchmarks and the continuous improvement of the schools CEIAG delivery plan. You will be expected to develop innovative programmes of CEIAG support that maximises the use of LMI data, technology and partnership working with providers and businesses to continuously develop the CEIAG programme of the school/sixth form. You must be experienced in organising events within a school setting.
About you:
You will be qualified to Level 6 in Advice and Guidance. You will be expected to deliver high quality CEIAG interviews and group sessions to young people from Year 7-Year 13. You will be experienced in dealing with young people, motivated and enthusiastic. You will be non-judgemental, and person centred. You will be good at establishing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders and using your initiative when carrying out your duties. You will be able to demonstrate the behaviours: Being Positive, Being Accountable and Being Courageous. You will be an excellent team worker, able to self-manage and work independently.
About us:
Wigan Council has been voted ‘Overall Council of the Year’ at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards and has recently published The Deal 2030, our ambitious plan for our borough. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations.
The Aspiring Futures team provides CEIAG and aims to raise the aspirations of the young people that we work with across the borough. We are a Matrix accredited organisation with highly qualified and motivated team members who are committed to making a difference to the lives of young people within the Wigan borough. You will benefit from excellent CPD and the support of a large team to ensure all delivery objectives are achieved.
Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home (My Place), the office (Our Place) or the community (Your Place). We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits click here to find out more about working for #TeamWigan.
Wigan Council prides itself on equality, inclusion and promoting diversity within the borough and aims to recruit a workforce that reflects our diverse communities. We invest in training and developing our staff, in a positive learning environment, and aim to be a consciously inclusive employer. We welcome applications from everybody in the community and would particularly encourage applicants from our underrepresented groups to apply. At Wigan, it is really important to us that applicants demonstrate our Team Wigan behaviours, and we do all we can to make sure that everyone feels like they belong. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process.
To be appointable in this role you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK. If you are unsure, please visit the below link to check you qualify to apply. Please note, at present we are not a licenced sponsor. Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
For further information please contact Lisa Felgate on 01942 828108 / 07910 949 769 or Lisa.Felgate@wigan.gov.uk
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Interview date: Friday 17th May 2024
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