Description

Careers Advisor – Level 4 or Level 6 (with development support up to a level 6 Careers Advisor level – fully funded)

Salary:

• Level 4 - £24,000
• Level 6 - £27,500

Location: Garforth Academy (LS25 1LJ)/The Leeds United Foundation (LS11 0ES)

Contract Type:

Term Time (39 Weeks) Plus 10 days Full Time - (37.5 hours), with some hours allocated to level 6 training within the 37.5 hours per week

Reports to: Primary:

The Leeds United Foundation & Education Manager  

Application Deadline: 25th January 2026

Apply here:

https://forms.office.com/e/9LHn82CVmG 

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 About us

Leeds United Foundation supported over 70000 beneficiaries last season through our twenty-five programmes embracing health and wellbeing, sports participation, and education

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 What You’ll Be Doing

An exciting partnership between The Leeds United Foundation and Garforth Academy sees an opportunity to invest in Careers Information Advice and Guidance for Young People in a full-time role. The partnership seeks to appoint a Careers Advisor to inspire young people to learn, be active and develop important life skills, knowledge, understanding, confidence, and skills that they need to make informed choices and plans for their future learning and career.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build young people’s interest in learning and education through creativity and innovation
• Bridge young people’s ability to connect with the professional working world
• Provide young people with the knowledge, understanding, confidence and skills that they need to make informed choices and plans for their future learning and career
• Create opportunities for enterprise, employability & personal development
• Support young people to make the right choices and progress into positive pathways.
• Ensure all activity meets safeguarding, inclusion, and quality standards.
• Complete Mid-term and End of Year Reports to the Premier League and Professional Footballers Association.
• To monitor and evaluate the success of project, gather key information and progress date in line with the Foundation’s impact reporting framework and the requirements of funders.
• To celebrate success and showcase the impact of our work and achievements of our beneficiaries.
• To interview identified students in Key Stage 3, and 4 on a one-to-one and / or small groups.
• Providing additional support to students identified as at risk of becoming NEET by the School.
• Supporting students in gaining the skills required to increase their chances of a successful transition from secondary education to further education, training providers and employment, e.g. how to write a C.V, how to complete an application form/personal statement and preparing for interviews.
• To deliver apprenticeship workshops with pupils to show them how to search and apply for vacancies on the National Apprenticeship Website. 
• Support the schools Careers Lead in organising other careers events including the school careers evening, options & HE days/evenings, employer insight days, HE fairs etc.
• Support the Head of PSHE regarding the delivery of a planned program of lessons and activities for careers education as appropriate, including developing employability skills.
• Presenting information at open evenings, parent’s evenings and other careers related events.
• Support the development of effective and continually improving careers education, careers information and careers guidance for the students at KS3 and KS4.
• Liaising with Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO) in supporting the transition of vulnerable students and those with learning difficulties.
• To liaise and negotiate with external organisations (around employment, Further Education) with and, on behalf of young people.
• Researching careers, options and support organisations to meet students’ needs.
• Running small group/drop-in sessions or larger presentations on all aspects of careers work.
• Using computer-aided guidance packages, skills assessment tools, psychometric tests and personal inventories.
• To use, and where appropriate, establish IT systems for administrative tasks, such as recording interactions with and tracking students. 
• Ensure the programme meets the requirements of the participants and as set out by the key stakeholders (The Leeds United Foundation and Garforth Academy)
• Attend meetings with the Key Stakeholders to present developments and progress towards Key Performance Indicators.
• Project Monitoring - Complete all Monitoring and Evaluation requirements as set by the Key Stakeholders.
• Ensure the programme meets the Minimum Operating Standards as directed by the Key Stakeholders. From time to time and where deemed appropriate, the Key Stakeholders may make changes to the structure of KPIs or minimum operating standards during and after the first year of delivery. Any such changes will be formally communicated in writing by the Key Stakeholders
• Attend meetings, events, and/ or mandatory training (for the duration of the times specified) as required by the Key Stakeholders. 
• Develop working relationships with employers, colleges, universities and training providers.

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Why Should You Join Leeds United?

The Leeds United Foundation is a Community Charity, we march together to support health, wellbeing, education, and sports participation for all and make a real difference to the communities around us.

In return for your dedication, you’ll receive a competitive salary package and pension scheme, along with a range of exciting perks, including but not limited to:

• Competitive salary 
• 34 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Pensions contribution 
• Personal growth and development 
• Staff training 
• The opportunity to work with young people and change lives and inspire the young people in the local area. 
• Access to discounted offers
• Access to internal events
• Access to external events

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If you’re looking to take the next step in your career journey and want to be part of a club that’s as committed to its people as it is to performance, we would love to see your application.

Deadline: 25th January 2026
Apply here: https://forms.office.com/e/9LHn82CVmG 

Requirements

 What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for someone proactive, personable, and who thrives in a busy environment.

You’ll ideally have:

• Level 4 qualification in Careers Guidance & Development, e.g. NVQ level 4/Level 4 Diploma in QCG or equivalent
  CDI accredited or Level 6 qualification in Careers Guidance & Development
• High standard of literacy and numeracy
• Relevant NSPCC Safeguarding or equivalent.
• DBS Checked
• Minimum 5 GCSE passes grade A-C (or equivalent) including English and Maths
• In Careers Education, Information & Guidance
• In managing one’s own time in a work placement
• Experience of working with young people at KS 3 & 4
• Experience of working with a management information system
• A passion for maximizing the career opportunities for every individual pupil.
• Understand the role of a School Careers Advisor
• Be an effective and confident communicator, having a good command of English, both spoken and written, appropriate to a variety of audiences.
• Ability to work as a team and on one’s own.
• Ability to communicate the school’s values and a desire to promote the image of The Leeds United Foundation/The Premier League and the School
• Ability to work in new and challenging situations.
• Ability to use current Windows based packages including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint, software relevant to Careers.