Careers Advisor - Level 3 Business Administrator Apprenticeship - Oasis Academy MediaCity UK
1:1 Careers Interviews: Conduct individual career interviews with all Year 11 students and priority groups in Years 9 & 10, reporting back to students and parents.
Careers Strategy Implementation: Work alongside the Careers Lead to develop and implement the Academy’s Careers Strategy through weekly planning, implementation, and evaluation meetings.
Curriculum Integration: Develop and present career-related resources for use across the Academy’s curriculum in collaboration with the Careers Lead.
Raising Aspirations: Support the Careers Lead in organizing student assemblies and external visits to a range of sectors, including FE, HE, traineeships, apprenticeships, and employers.
NEET Prevention Programmes: Create and/or work with partners to deliver bespoke programmes for students at risk of becoming NEET.
Personal Profiles & CVs: Support Year 9 students in creating personal profiles and CVs, with revisions in Years 10 & 11.
Labour Market Information: Ensure students have access to up-to-date labour market information through platforms like GMACS, Xello, and the Academy website.
Post-16 Applications & Interviews: Liaise with Post-16 providers regarding Year 11 student applications and interviews.
Taster Days & Sessions: Coordinate opportunities for Year 10 & 11 students to attend Post-16 taster days and sessions.
Parental Engagement: Engage with hard-to-reach parents, offering career guidance and support.
Technical Training Providers: Coordinate the Academy’s engagement with technical training providers for Years 8 to 11 in line with Provider Access Legislation.
Work Experience & Industry Exposure: Organize and coordinate work experience opportunities, workplace safaris, mock interviews, business mentoring, and workshops.
Off-Site Visits: Accompany students on off-site visits to experience real-world work environments.
STEM & Careers Integration: Link STEM activities for all year groups to Careers Education, Information, Advice, and Guidance (CEIAG).
Work Placement Opportunities: Connect with external agencies to secure work placements for students.
Destination & NEET Reporting: Liaise with the local authority on student destination tracking and risk of NEET reporting.
Alumni Engagement: Communicate with the Academy’s alumni network and share updates via social media.
Networking & Best Practices: Participate in real and virtual networking events to exchange best practices.
Funding & Project Development: Seek funding opportunities (e.g., GM Higher) to develop innovative careers projects in collaboration with the Careers Lead
Training:
You will work towards your Level 3 Administrator qualification across a total duration of 16 months!
Training provider: LMP Group: https://lmp-group.co.uk/
All online/remote learning, no classroom or college day release
An allocated tutor will support you throughout the apprenticeship!
Training Outcome:
Future opportunities for progression
Employer Description:
Oasis Academy MediaCityUK is a co-educational secondary school for 11-16 year olds in Salford Quays, Salford, Greater Manchester, England. The school is an academy run by Oasis Community Learning, a multi-academy trust.
Oasis Academies exists to provide a rich and balanced educational environment which caters for the whole person - academically, vocationally, socially, morally, spiritually, physically, emotionally and environmentally. Our task is to serve our students as well as to provide a learning hub for the entire community. In this way we will raise aspirations, unlock potential and work to achieve excellence through encouraging a ‘can do’ culture which nurtures confident and competent people
Working Hours :
22.5 hours over 3 days per week, term-time only.
Exact shift pattern to be confirmed.
Skills:
Communication skills,IT skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Customer care skills,Problem solving skills,Presentation skills,Administrative skills,Team working,Non judgemental,Patience