Careers Adviser - City NEET

Employment
Permanent
Hours
37
Location
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire
Salary
Grade 5 (£28,700-£32,031) - pro rata for part-time
Closing Date
Friday 02 October 2026
Interview dates
TBC

The position may close earlier than the closing date if sufficient applications are received.

🌟 Careers Adviser (City NEET Team)

📍 Nottingham & Nottinghamshire | Grade 5 £28,700 - £32,031

Make a difference where it matters most.

We're looking for a passionate and motivated Careers Adviser to join our City NEET Team, supporting young people who face significant barriers to education, training and employment.

This is an incredibly rewarding opportunity to help young people build confidence, raise aspirations and move towards positive futures.

What you'll be doing:

✅ Providing high-quality careers information, advice and guidance
 ✅ Supporting young people with SEND, mental health needs, care experience and other complex barriers
 ✅ Working with schools, alternative provision settings, Youth Justice Services and partner organisations
 ✅ Helping young people progress into education, employment and training
 ✅ Delivering careers guidance in schools across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire

About you:

✔ Hold a Level 4 Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) qualification (or equivalent), where possible
 ✔ Be willing to work towards a Level 6 Career Information, Advice and Guidance (CIAG) qualification if not already qualified
 ✔ Have a genuine passion for supporting young people to achieve their potential
 ✔ Be an excellent communicator who can build positive relationships and inspire confidence

Why join us?

Every day brings the opportunity to make a lasting impact on a young person's future. If you're committed to changing lives through outstanding careers guidance, we'd love to hear from you.

📢 Grade 5 | £28,700 - £32,031
 📍 Nottingham & Nottinghamshire
 💙 Supporting young people. Creating opportunities. Changing futures.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.

Who Are We?

Please take the time to look at our website to gain more understanding of who we are, and what we do.

Our mission is to be at the forefront of careers advice, skills and support that turns ambition into a successful career and fulfilling life.  At Futures, our company-wide values underpin who we are and what we do, and it’s essential that all colleagues share these.  

  • Have passion
  • Do the right thing
  • Make a difference  

Join our team and help us make a difference to people’s lives. 

Job Description

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Disability Confident  

As a Disability Confident employer, we undertake to interview disabled people who meet the minimum essential criteria as detailed on the person specification. If you have a disability, please make this known in your application. 

Safeguarding  

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo both a DBS (level relevant to the role) and Vero Social Media check at the point of offer.

 

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