Careers Adviser

Join us as a Careers Advisor:
Empower Futures!

The role can be offered for employed or self‑employed - currently we need someone 2/3 days per week. We can also accept a trainee willing to work towards a L6 qualification. Based in Durham.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join expanding Progress Careers Team as a Careers Advisor. The ideal candidate should be able to support the smooth and efficient running of contracts, the effective overview of central records and reporting and to develop strong communications with all key stakeholders.

Progress Careers is part of the Progress Education Division within The Progress Group. Its objective is to provide high quality impartial and independent careers information, advice and guidance in a range of sectors. This centres around students within the secondary school sector but also includes those at a later point in their career pathway. The aim is to provide the tools required to make informed choices about next progression moves, whilst supporting schools and multi‑academy trusts (MATs) to meet their statutory requirements in relation to the Gatsby benchmarks.

To provide professional career guidance services, including personal guidance interviews, to improve young people’s skills, knowledge, and understanding of career planning and management.

• Professional Development:
  Support for professional qualifications, in‑house training, including paid qualifications.
• Financial Security:
  Death in Service Insurance providing four times your salary.
• Family‑Friendly Policies:
  Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave.
• Health and Wellness Support:
  Access to Medicash, covering eye tests, optical, dental, prescriptions, and holistic treatments up to £900 annually.
• Recognition Awards:
  Monthly, Quarterly and Annual Recognition Awards.
• Referral Bonus: £500 for referring top talent.
• Exclusive Discounts:
  MiRewards benefits platform, offering shopping discounts, fuel cards, and more.
• Commute in Style:
  Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Supportive Environment:
  Enhanced Employee Assistance Programme for you and your immediate family.
• Group Connection:
  Annual Group conference and a comprehensive benefits.

• To conduct client‑focused, impartial, personal career guidance interviews, supporting students/clients to make informed, realistic career decisions. Delivered in 1:1 interviews and group sessions advisers are expected to encourage clients to demonstrate self‑ and opportunity awareness, raise aspirations, motivate and generate ongoing career conversations.
• To work closely with the career leads within each educational setting and to generate and maintain client records electronically in support of personal guidance interviews, including the creation and distribution of a summary of guidance.

• Contribute to a strategic vision for the organisation and wider division in its community and contribute to analysing and planning for its future needs and further development within the local, national and international context.
• Always demonstrate high standards of personal integrity, loyalty, discretion and professionalism and publicly support all decisions of the Senior Management Team, Executive Team and Governing Body.

• Use expert knowledge of careers information and labour market information and intelligence to enable students/clients to identify, access, interpret and utilise valid current information that is relevant to them, including the appropriate use of information technology, e.g. social media and web‑based information sources.
• Organise careers fairs and other relevant activities in conjunction with the Careers Leader.

• Provide advice to the Careers Leader on the range of resources and the role of opportunity providers, other education, training and employment providers and relevant others e.g. Enterprise Co‑ordinator/Adviser in the development and delivery of the career guidance programme in school and the achievement of the Gatsby Benchmarks and where appropriate the Quality in Careers Standards Award.
• Facilitate career‑related learning…