Are you an Information, Advice and Guidance professional? Are you able to help people break down complex problems into manageable steps, engaging with training and support to get them to where they need to be to relaunch their career? If so, we have the ideal role for you working within the Mayors Academies supporting participants into careers for Green, Hospitality, Digital and Creative.
Capital City College Training (CCCT) is part of Capital City College Group, the largest further education provider in London.
CCCT 's aim is to provide exceptional education and training that allows students to reach their potential and employers to access and develop their talent pool. Our goal is to be London's trusted provider of exceptional apprentices. We deliver high-quality training solutions for businesses, designed to meet the needs of employers looking to improve their workforce. Our courses are designed with real jobs in mind and our colleges are constantly updating their course portfolio to reflect the latest market intelligence, employer and student demand.
We're recruiting for Job and Careers Advisors to help assess, plan and support people into a career that's right for them.
In this role, you will:
- Assess needs and enrol participants on correct learner journey and relevant paperwork after completing initial IAG
- To prepare participants for work, further training and or education.
- Complete a robust initial assessment which meets the requirements of the contract deliverables and sign posting those that aren't suited to the programme
- Provide careers education and guidance to caseload, helping them to develop their career plans, supporting students to have high but realistic careers ideas with achievable goals and awareness of the local and national labour market.
You will be/need:
- Minimum Level 3 IAG qualification or Careers Guidance Qualification (e.g. Diploma in Careers Guidance, Qualification in Careers Guidance, NVQ Level 4 in Guidance or QCG)
- Experience of supporting and ability to motivate unemployed adults
- Knowledge of Data Protection Laws
- Excellent communication skills with a good standard of written English
- The nature of this post means that the post holder may need to travel from time to time to other College centres and external venues.
The post holder will be contracted to work for a defined number of hours per week but it is a requirement of this post that the holder will flex these hours to reasonably meet the needs of the service, which may include working occasional evening and weekends.
This post falls within the scope of the regulations requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS check).
Safeguarding Statement:
WKCIC is committed to protecting and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.
Equality & Diversity:
We value the diversity of our staff and learners who come from different cultural, religious and ethnic backgrounds. This diversity is the source of our strength as our differences enable us to be innovative and creative in the way we work.
Through our curriculum and employment policies, procedures and practices, we embrace equality and successfully celebrate the diversity of our staff and learners, who are encouraged and supported to share different aspects of their identity.
We are proud to display the 'two ticks' symbol, to be a Stonewall Diversity Champion, and members of the Network for Black Professionals, and the Women’s Leadership Network.
Our aim is to recruit the best staff possible and to deliver first class teaching to our learners. We are one of the few Colleges to employ an Equality & Diversity Manager whose goal it is to monitor and measure the steps taken to make sure we have an inclusive and safe learning and working environment.
We are committed to equality and diversity, and expect our staff to share this commitment.