Trainee & Qualified Careers Advisers

Trainee & Qualified Careers Advisers across Gateshead and surrounding areas Job type: This is a Permanent full time role (37 hours per week) This role will be onsite 4-5 times a week Do you want to support people to change their lives? Are you looking for a new challenge or wanting to change your career? If yes, have you considered the role of a Careers Adviser at Education Development Trust? At EDT we provide the support, training and qualifications needed for you to become a fully qualified Careers Adviser. This role will deliver the National Careers Service contract within local communities to a wide range of adults. Employing a person-centered approach, we help individuals recognise their strengths and skills, improve their employability, and explore and manage their available career opportunities. Working together, we support people to take positive steps in achieving their career goals. As an organisation EDT provide a wide range of services that help transform the lives of people around the world. Our National Careers Service contract provides world class Careers Advice and Guidance to more than 100,000 adults annually across a range of community settings within England. Key duties: Provide careers advice and guidance in a one-to-one setting or group workshops to support customers with their career aspirations. Help customers identify and consider the range of choices available to them and outline possible ways forward, using a range of tools and resources. Undertake administration duties to ensure that all delivery evidence is complete and compliant in line with contract and quality standards. Meet targets for number of customer appointment, percentage of customers into learning and work to support contract delivery commitments. Produce an action plan for employment, education, and training to help customers achieve their goals. Discuss with customers how to overcome any barriers to reaching their goals and signpost them to other agencies for advice where appropriate. Attract new customers and partnerships to the service, e.g. community organisations, Job Centre Plus, training and Higher Education providers. Demonstrate genuine curiosity in the customer, their needs and their aspirations. At Education Development Trust, we strive to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, can be themselves and knows they can reach their full potential. We embrace and celebrate our differences through various initiatives and support colleagues through a number of staff networks. We’re committed to building a strong, diverse workforce and making Education Development Trust an inclusive place to work. If you have specific requirements or adjustments, please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application. We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident employer scheme.