SfYP Careers Education Practice Manager

Job Title: SfYP Careers Education Practice Manager
Starting Salary: £48,226 progressing to £53,460 per annum (pro rata for part time)
Hours: 37.0
Location: Stevenage
Contract Type: Permanent
Directorate: Childrens Services

About the team

Are you interested in managing a team of Advisers, supporting the delivery of quality work with young people?

Do you have good organisational, communication, numerical and analytical skills?

Do you have an eye for detail?

About the role

Hertfordshire County Council Services for Young People (HCC SfYP) is recruiting a Careers Education and Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) Practice Manager to manage a team of Advisers that deliver high-quality work and support for young people in Stevenage and North Herts.

The role will include: To lead an area team to ensure best practice, achievement of targets and quality standards in the effective delivery of CEIAG (Careers Education and Information, Advice and Guidance) within a variety of settings.

To ensure that the needs of all clients are met, so that they are able and motivated to engage in education, training, work opportunities and constructive activities that lead to successful transitions and positive destination outcomes.

To develop and respond to new initiatives in line with the Service priorities, working to strategic aims and objectives.

About you

Essential:

• Driving licence and access to a vehicle.
• Excellent organisation and administrative skills with good attention to detail.
• Interpersonal skills and ability to performance manage a team to a high standard
• Able to understand the barriers that young people face
• To be able to work to and achieve targets
• To understand the needs of the young people, and service delivery
• Good ICT Skills

We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.

This job role is within the Community Services, level COM12 job profile. Please locate this via:

Job profiles - Community services

For information regarding the work of (SfYP) please visit www.servicesforyoungpeople.org

To hear more about this opportunity please contact Karen Haswell karen.haswell@hertfordshire.gov.uk

Interview Date: 9th September

Benefits of working for us

How to apply

As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.

Additional information

Disability Confident
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

Safeguarding
This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.

Driving required
You’ll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.

English Fluency
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.