Education Advisor

Job details

Contract:

Permanent, Full-Time (37.5 hours per week)

Salary :£25,585.20 - £31,239.21 per annum

Closing Date:
Wednesday 30th September 2026

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 6th October in Manchester (M4)

Please note, we may close this advert early if we receive a high volume of applications.

Centrepoint, the UK’s leading youth homelessness charity, is looking for a Jobs & Education Advisor to join our Jobs & Education Team based in Manchester.

We help vulnerable young people by giving them the practical and emotional support they need to find a job and live independently. Centrepoint provides homeless young people with accommodation, health support and life skills in order to get them back into education, training and employment. We want to end youth homelessness by 2037.

Together with our partners, we support over 15,000 young people each year.

At Centrepoint Works, the Jobs & Education Team (JET) empowers young people to unlock their potential and build brighter futures. Our dedicated Advisors provide personalised careers guidance, practical employability support, and help with everything from choosing the right course to securing employment. Through tailored advice, skills development, and access to specialist opportunities, we support young people to achieve their goals and move confidently towards education, training, and work.

While maintaining a strong focus on achieving outcomes for young people, our team also works towards a range of performance targets that measure the impact and effectiveness of our support, ensuring we deliver high-quality services and positive progression opportunities.

• Hold a level 3 or above IAG qualification or equivalent
• Have strong written and verbal communication skills
• Respectful and empathetic, always considering the impact on our young people.
• Flexible, always adapting to changing needs, able to carry out lone working on a regular basis.
• Engaging, committed to self-development by engaging with training and continuous learning.
• Proactive, always looking for creative ways of working.tinid>li>
• Provide outreach across Manchester

• In person delivery of employability programmes and contracts as requested by management.
• Managing a caseload across Manchester to provide: employment support to young people and/or unemployed clients, safe, quality outreach services by increasing appropriate referrals and supporting the retention of learners on internal programmes.
• Database management, face to face and telephone liaison at all levels.
• Maintaining partnerships with all relevant external agencies and responsibility for outreach across Manchester.

In return for your efforts you’ll receive a competitive salary, excellent training and development, and a host of staff benefits including:

• 25 days of annual leave per year, rising by one day per year to a maximum of 27 days
• Healthcare cash plan
• Private Medical insurance
• Income protection
• Employer pension contributions of 5%
• Access to Cycle 2 Work loan scheme
• An interest-free travel loan

At Centrepoint we challenge the discrimination within society that contributes to youth homelessness, and we are just as committed to fairness and equality within Centrepoint itself. We are passionate about ensuring all of our colleagues are made to feel included in the work we do and that we value the rich diversity within the organization.

We are an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications regardless of sex, gender, race, age, belief in any religion and none, gender identity, ethnic origin, class, sexuality, nationality, appearance, unrelated criminal activities, disability, responsibility for dependents, part time or shift workers, being HIV positive or living with AIDS,…