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One of our local authority clients are currently recruiting for a Careers Adviser. This is a temporary contract for 2 months with possible further extension based on budget and performance.

Main Purpose of Post/Job Summary

Provide information, advice, guidance and support to young people 16-19 (and up to 24 for those with SEND) on a range of career, employment and learning opportunities which will enable them to progress. To track the progress of young people and to intervene where appropriate.

Duties and Responsibilities

* Deliver high quality, impartial careers information, advice, guidance and support to young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) on your caseload, along with young people in education who are at high risk of becoming NEET.

* Provide appropriate support to the young people on your caseload by identifying and addressing any barriers to personal development, learning or work, through one-to-one interventions and referrals to relevant agencies.

* Agree achievable and aspirational action plans with the young people on your caseload, to support them in their career planning through the identification of their next steps.

* Effectively manage your personal caseload of young people through proactive monitoring of their progress, through regular review and through the recording of data and interventions on relevant MI systems, to appropriate timescales.

* Working from a variety of settings across the borough, actively support young people when applying for work, training or education using a range of approaches to help them achieve. This will include careers guidance, support with CV writing and application forms, interview techniques and advocacy work on their behalf.

* Utilise up to date labour market information to inform the guidance and support offered to young people accessing our service.

* Engage effectively in multi-agency working to develop knowledge of local education, employment and training provision, and assist other professionals supporting young people, to understand and access these.

* Work proactively to build and maintain effective relationships with a range of internal and external partners to raise their awareness of the NEET Prevention Service and ensure that the service receives suitable referrals.

* Support the service to actively seek the views of young people in the planning and delivery of services and the evaluation of outcomes.

* Support and contribute to the tracking requirements of the service and to update the database regularly and accurately.

* Ensure compliance with team quality standards related to one-to-one interventions, action plans and the accurate recording of data.

* To undertake any other duties as directed by the Team Leader.

The above is a brief overview of the role, details and specification will be provided should you be successful. If interested in this position, please send your CV to Jahker Miah at Coyle Personnel Ltd