Careers Advisor

As a Careers and Employability Advisor at City of Bristol College, you will play a crucial role in delivering a professional and student-centred Career Education, Information, Advice, and Guidance (CEIAG) service. Your primary objective will be to inspire individuals by showcasing the diverse opportunities available in education, training, and employment. You'll provide inclusive support tailored to individual needs, fostering aspirations and facilitating positive student outcomes.

Your responsibilities will include ensuring compliance with Gatsby Benchmarks, Matrix Standards, and Ofsted requirements across the college. Collaborating closely with teaching staff and personal development tutors, you will embed careers guidance into the curriculum and support the design and delivery of comprehensive careers programmes and workshops. Engaging with local labour market information, you'll empower students to make informed decisions about their career paths.

Additionally, you will contribute to progression activities, monitor student attendance and progress, and facilitate workshops on essential employability topics. Your efforts will contribute to high application to enrolment conversions and positive student destinations.

At City of Bristol College, we have one goal: to help our students succeed. We offer the widest range of academic and vocational qualifications in the area, with more than 1,000 courses available from entry to degree level. We provide education and training to approximately 12,000 students each year. The College is made up of five centres across Bristol and each centre offers excellent, well-equipped, purpose-built facilities. In addition, we have a wide range of community partners allowing us to offer courses in venues across the city. More information about the College can be found on our website.

A generous holiday entitlement of 26 holiday days, plus bank holidays pro-rata for part time roles. Also, 10 closure days which fall over Christmas to spend time with friends and families.

- Membership to the Local Government Pension Scheme with employer contributions of 18.0 %

- Great discounts on hair and beauty treatments offered on site

- Family-friendly policies including flexible and hybrid working working, compassionate leave, enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave, parental leave, job share and fostering friendly leave

- Up to 3 days paid volunteer leave

- Excellent facilities including study centres, City Salon, multi-faith prayer rooms, bike storage, City Restaurant (situated at College Green and at SBSA), refectories

- Cycle to work scheme

- A variety of online shopping discounts and offers and cash health plan

- Plus a supportive package to ensure continuous professional development.