Career Coach

Contractual hours: 37

Career Coach - Post 16 x2 Fixed Term

Full Time, Fixed Term until 1st July 2025.

Exciting Career Opportunity: Post 16 Career Coach

Are you passionate about guiding and empowering young people towards a brighter future? Do you have a strong commitment to education, employment, and training? If so, we have a rewarding position for you as a Career Coach supporting the young people of North Bristol. 

About Us:

We are dedicated to making a difference in the lives of young individuals by providing comprehensive support to help them access education, employment, and training opportunities. As a key player in our team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the pathways to success for the youth in our community.

Key Responsibilities:

You will be the friendly face that young people turn to when seeking guidance. Manage a caseload of young individuals not currently engaged in education, employment, or training, and provide them with tailored support.

Empower through Guidance: Utilise your expertise to offer education, employment, and training advice. Collaborate within a career coaching framework to provide guidance that sets young individuals on a path of success.

Tracking and Outreach: Stay connected with participants through calls, texts, and visits, ensuring statutory requirements are met. Record essential details in compliance with DfE standards.

Rapid Support: Provide timely Information, Advice, and Guidance (IAG) sessions within 48 hours of referrals. Facilitate sessions in diverse locations, guiding individuals on exam results, career exploration, job searches, and more.

Support during key Transitions: Assist schools, alternative learning providers, and home-educated students in transitioning successfully into year 12, paving the way for a smooth educational journey.

Networking and Collaboration: Build and maintain an extensive network of contacts and stakeholders. Collaborate with post-16 providers and local businesses to foster career development opportunities. Champion cross-referrals to enhance support services.

Exceptional Service: Uphold exceptional customer service standards in all interactions, be it face-to-face or over the phone. Maintain professionalism while engaging with participants, referral agencies, and employers.

Please note that this role is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.

Why Bristol City Council?

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our roles hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice - mixing both home and office working.

Join us and you’ll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you’ll be working in a supportive environment where you’ll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

How do I apply?

If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.

To be shortlisted for interview you’ll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.

For permanent Bristol City Council employees, this post will be a secondment.

For employees who are currently on a fixed term contract with Bristol City Council, the secondment must not extend beyond the end of the fixed term period to ensure there is a substantive post to return to.

If you are currently a casual worker or a member of an employment agency (currently working with Bristol City Council) this post will be a fixed term contract.

At Bristol City Council, we value having a workforce as diverse as the city we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. Appointments will be made on merit.