Person Specification Post Title: Responsible to: Salary grade & hours: Careers Co-ordinator Director of Sixth Form Band E, 25 hours per week term time plus Inset days (39 weeks) Essential Qualifications Experience Desirable Appropriate and relevant qualification in Careers Advice eg DCG, NVQ level 5/6 in CEG, QCG Minimum of Level (Grade C) in English and Maths GCSE (or equivalent) Minimum GCSE passes grade A-C (or equivalent) including English and Maths In Careers Education & Guidance In managing one’s own time in a work placement Experience of dealing with both young people and adults Experience of working in a school or college environment Experience of working with a (school) management information system Knowledge & Skills A passion for maximising the career opportunities for every individual pupil Understand the role of a School Careers Advisor Detailed knowledge of the statutory requirements and the Gatsby Benchmarks Be an effective and confident communicator, having a good command of English, both spoken and written, appropriate to a variety of audiences Ability to work as a team and on one’s own Up to date with labour market information Experience of organising large events with an eye for detail Experience of organising school trips to workplaces and / or other careers fairs Personal Qualities Ability to communicate the School’s values and a desire to promote image of the School Ability to work in new and challenging situations Ability to use current Windows based packages including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint, software relevant to Careers Be able to advise and motivate very able students as well as those of more modest potential A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children To display the highest levels of integrity and complete trustworthiness and discretion Be a problem solver, and to be able to reflect upon one’s own practice Be highly organised with the ability to prioritise and work to tight deadlines whilst retaining a professional composure A commitment to continuing An awareness of the importance of confidentiality and data protection Conversant with relevant educational issues and developments within the specific field but also in more general areas Be involved in the extracurricular life of the school professional development Other Requirements A commitment to target setting and the monitoring of such progress towards such targets A commitment to development planning and development of effective monitoring and evaluating strategies Display excellent team work skills Flexible, versatile and selfmotivated Confident and authoritative Good sense of humor Candidate will be appointed subject to a DBS check