Location
Wakefield
Advertising Salary:
£25,131.00 - £27,196.00 per annum FTE
Careers Site Advertising End Date
13 Apr 2025

£27,196.00 FOR QUALIFIED ADVISERS WHO HOLD THE LEVEL 4/6 CIAG QUALIFICATION WITH YEARLY INCREMENTS.

Benefits include:

• 30 days holiday plus bank holidays (pro rota)
• 2 days of paid volunteering per year (pro rota)
• Matched Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Discounted gym memberships
• Health care cash plan
• Retail discounts
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Wellbeing App
• Access to training portal to help support your own CPD

Education Development Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults whom we work with and come into contact with around the world. All applicants are subject to thorough screening and successful candidates are subject to the relevant level of criminal record checks with national police authorities or the UK’s Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). This will be at minimum a basic DBS check.
At Education Development Trust, we strive to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, can be themselves and knows they can reach their full potential. We embrace and celebrate our differences through various initiatives and support colleagues through a number of staff networks. We’re committed to building a strong, diverse workforce and making Education Development Trust an inclusive place to work. If you have specific requirements or adjustments, please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application. We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident employer scheme.
We understand that artificial intelligence (AI) tools (such as ChatGPT) can be helpful when applying for jobs – especially for those who require additional support during the recruitment process. However, while you may decide to use AI tools for ideas or pointers, we request that you do not rely heavily on them when answering questions. We are looking for responses that are personal to you, including details and examples of your abilities and work experience to date, and we consider copying and pasting AI-generated responses to be a misuse of AI tools. Likewise, we do not use AI-driven recruitment screening software, because we value authenticity and prefer to make personal connections with our candidates. If you have used AI to support your application – including in emails and responses to questions – please disclose this on your application form. If you would like clarification on how AI can be used in your application to EDT, please contact the Recruitment team via the EDT website.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Trainee & Qualified Careers Advisers across Wakefield & Castleford, UK area
Job type: This is a Maternity cover full time role (37 hours per week) until June 2026

THIS ROLE WILL BE ONSITE 4-5 TIMES A WEEK

Do you want to support people to change their lives? Are you looking for a new challenge or wanting to change your career? If yes, have you considered the role of a Careers Adviser at Education Development Trust?
At EDT we provide the support, training and qualifications needed for you to become a fully qualified Careers Adviser. This role will deliver the National Careers Service contract within local communities to a wide range of adults. Employing a person-centered approach, we help individuals recognise their strengths and skills, improve their employability, and explore and manage their available career opportunities. Working together, we support people to take positive steps in achieving their career goals.
As an organisation EDT provide a wide range of services that help transform the lives of people around the world. Our National Careers Service contract provides world class Careers Advice and Guidance to more than 100,000 adults annually across a range of community settings within England.

KEY DUTIES:

• Provide careers advice and guidance in a one-to-one setting or group workshops to support customers with their career aspirations.
• Help customers identify and consider the range of choices available to them and outline possible ways forward, using a range of tools and resources.
• Undertake administration duties to ensure that all delivery evidence is complete and compliant in line with contract and quality standards.
• Meet targets for number of customer appointment, percentage of customers into learning and work to support contract delivery commitments.
• Produce an action plan for employment, education, and training to help customers achieve their goals.
• Discuss with customers how to overcome any barriers to reaching their goals and signpost them to other agencies for advice where appropriate.
• Attract new customers and partnerships to the service, e.g. community organisations, Job Centre Plus, training and Higher Education providers.
• Demonstrate genuine curiosity in the customer, their needs and their aspirations.