Careers Officer

Careers Officer Permanent

Full time (37 hours per week), term time plus 10 days

Part time, maternity cover role also available

SFCA Support Scale Point 12, £26,927 pro rata (actual for full time, term time plus 10 days from £23,517 per annum)

An opportunity has arisen to work at an Ofsted Outstanding sixth form college. Wyke Sixth Form College is recognised for its educational excellence, placed in the top 5% for progress at A level and ranked the second highest provider of students to Oxbridge in the Yorkshire and Humber region. The college’s reputation attracts students from across Kingston-upon-Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire. Wyke has grown significantly over the last decade, accommodating 2400 exclusively level three students on a modern £30M university-style campus. At Wyke, we put the student first and all decisions centre around staff working together to meet their best interests. 97% of our current teachers and support staff recommend working here. Come and join the amazing learning culture that creates “The Wyke Experience”.

We require candidates with excellent communication, observation and listening skills who have experience of student engagement. They will give impartial advice and guidance to our students helping them make clear and aspirational choices for their next steps.  They will have the ability to motivate, be empathetic and non-judgmental and empower students to make the right choice.

To be successful in this role, one of the key requirements is to be able to recognise, create and develop opportunities and initiatives that inspire our students and help them gain employability skills.  The role is widely diverse and requires the ability to manage your time effectively, organise, plan, report and evaluate your workload.

Candidates should also have the ability to work with other team members within the department, internal staff members on shared projects such as the UCAS process, and also manage multiple projects. Experience of engaging with external stakeholders such as Universities, employers and other external providers is key. To have some understanding of the Gatsby Benchmarks and other statutory guidance would be beneficial but could be developed within the role. Funding to complete the Level 6 Careers training programme will be available after an initial induction period.

Prospective candidates are welcome to visit the College or have a telephone conversation for further information, please contact Gemma Hayes-Logan, Head of Careers and Skills. Please state on your application if you are applying for a Full time or part time position.

We offer a forward-thinking, welcoming college with supportive management and a modern environment. Benefits include a strong programme of staff development and membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme. We are lucky to work with great students who are here to learn and 97% of staff said they would recommend the College as a good place to work in the Autumn 2023 Staff Pulse Survey. We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and we welcome applications from a diverse range of applicants. We would love our staff ethnicity and cultural profile to closely match the student population we serve.

The College takes safeguarding extremely seriously and a full range of pre-employment checks as set out in Keeping Children Safe in Education including a satisfactory enhanced DBS with barred list check and an online search will be required for this post. All posts at the College are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and it is an offence for those barred from working with children to even apply for a role at the College.

For further details and an application form please see below or visit www.wyke.ac.uk/about-wyke/staff-vacancies . If you have any queries about applying for the role or require paper copies of the information, please contact personnel@wyke.ac.uk, or call 01482 346347.

The closing date for received applications is 9a.m. on Wednesday 15th May 2024.

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