Careers and Progression Officer

About The Role

From first ideas to future careers - Join us as Careers and Progression Officer and h elp shape the futures of tomorrow’s workforce.

EKC Group is looking for a motivated and student-focused

Careers and Progression Officer to join the team at EKC Sheppey College. If you’re passionate about helping people discover their potential and take the next step in their journey, this could be the perfect opportunity.

In this rewarding role, you’ll deliver a personalised careers and progression service that empowers students to make informed decisions about their futures. Through tailored information, advice, guidance and careers education, you’ll help learners explore their options and build the confidence to achieve their goals.

Working closely with students and colleagues, you’ll support progression into further study within the College, higher education, employment, apprenticeships, partner organisations or self-employment, ensuring every learner has the opportunity to succeed.

Weeks per year: 42

Hours per week: 18.5

Salary per year: £13,945 (inc holiday pay)

Benefits

Alongside our priority of excellent student experience, we also focus on our employees. Here are just some of our benefits when working for the East Kent Colleges Group:

• Generous Annual Leave - 27 days FTE per annum
• Learning and Development Opportunities - 3-4 annual paid group development days, bespoke training programmes and strong internal progression-1 in 3 roles are filled internally
• Flexible Personal Leave - Time off for your child's first day at nursery or school, moving homes and for interviews
• Competitive Pension Scheme - 18% employer contribution
• Exclusive Discounts & Perks - Inc. restaurant, grocery, retail and holidays discounts as well as car leasing and tech purchasing schemes,
• Wellbeing and Health Support - Generous sick pay, counselling services, discounted gym membership at Canterbury College, free eye tests and glasses vouchers, flexible support for medical appointments and return-to-work support
• Culture and Recognition - Being part of Community Days, an Annual Staff Celebration Day, and an eco-friendly organisation dedicated to reaching net-zero by 2030

About You

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic individual with a background in careers guidance who is passionate about inspiring young people and adults to achieve their ambitions through high-quality careers education and support.

You’ll be a creative thinker with the ability to design and deliver engaging careers sessions that equip students with the knowledge, confidence and skills to make informed decisions about their future. Through your guidance, you’ll help learners progress towards positive academic and employment outcomes.

You will hold a Level 6 Information, Advice and Guidance qualification, or be willing to work towards achieving it. A strong understanding of careers education and guidance within a Further Education setting is essential, along with the confidence to deliver presentations and interactive group sessions to a wide range of audiences.

Ready to apply?

No need to spend time updating your CV, just click apply and complete our short application form. You can save your progress as you go, and we’ll review all applications and get back to all candidates after the closing date.

If you are interested in an informal chat about the role, or have any queries, please email us on ***email_hidden***

Outstanding Ofsted Provider

East Kent Colleges Group is an Ofsted Outstanding rated provider. It is proud to be the first General Further Education college organisation in the country to have received the Outstanding grade against each of the strands under the new Ofsted inspection framework. An inclusive provider, our colleagues place our students and the communities we serve at the heart of everything they do across EKC Group and this is illustrated in our ‘Strong’ skills grading by Ofsted.

Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we ensure that all staff are aware of their responsibilities for upholding these principles.

As a designated establishment, we are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore have an obligation to carry out checks to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults. These checks include conviction/caution self-declaration, Enhanced DBS check and obtaining sufficient referencing.

It is a criminal offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so.

If you are successful in being shortlisted to interview, your suitability to work with children and vulnerable adults will be explored as part of the interview process.

Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

East Kent Colleges Group is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of our communities. We are particularly keen to increase the diversity of our staff body and encourage applications from candidates where there is underrepresentation in our workforce.

We are proud to hold the Positive About Disability Award and are a Disability Confident Employer. This confirms our commitment to interviewing all applicants who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria outlined in the person specification. With any successful candidate, we will explore any reasonable adjustments to a role due to a health needs or disability.

Similarly, we have a commitment to Care Leavers (Care Covenant Pledge) and to current or previous

Armed Forces personnel (Armed Forces Covenant Pledge) with a commitment to interview applicants who meet the positions essential criteria and who have declared this on their application.

We welcome applications from anyone wishing to work flexibly and those considering a return to work from a career break.

We do not engage with agencies for permanent staff and have an in-house recruitment team.