Careers Advisor

Around 12 hours per week (2 days), working times from 8:45am, term time only (38 weeks)

Salary: H7 pro rata, FTE annual salary £33,872 - £36,322

Actual salary: £9,185 - £9,850

Start date: October 2026

We are looking to recruit a Careers Advisor to deliver high-quality careers advice and guidance to students across Years 9 to 13. The role also includes developing personalised action plans and offering targeted support to students and parents at key points in the year, such as Year 9 Options Evening and PTCs. You will monitor and track student engagement and produce termly summary reports of interview activity.

The successful candidate will:

• have Level 6 Diploma in Careers Advice & Guidance

• have professional integrity

• have excellent attention to detail

• have the ability to work well within a team

• be inspiring, dynamic and passionate

• promote Sandringham’s ethos and values

We can offer a supportive environment with outstanding professional development and future career opportunities and a well-resourced, positive workplace. You’ll work with committed colleagues and benefit from a focus on staff well-being.

If you feel that this could be the right next step in your career, we would love to hear from you.

Candidates interested in a broader coordination role may also wish to apply for our Careers Co‑ordinator position, which is advertised separately.

Sandringham School is part of the Ambition Education Trust (AET). The Ambition Education Trust (AET) consists of eleven schools in Hertfordshire; four primary, one nursery and infants’, one juniors and five secondary. Our Trust launched in September 2024 following the amalgamation of two established Multi Academy Trusts (MATs), Alban Academies Trust and Atlas Multi Academy Trust. As a member of the AET, we are able to maximise opportunities for rewarding careers and opportunities for personal and professional development throughout our wider organisation. Sandringham, School also leads the Alban Teaching School Hub.

Application deadline: 9am on Monday 21st September

Prospective candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as the school reserves the right to close the advert should we feel able to appoint an appropriate candidate.

Ambition Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment to a post at AET is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, as well as other pre-appointment checks including an online check, as outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education.

We are committed to the aim of ensuring that everyone who applies to work for us receives fair treatment and we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, disability, race, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership and caring status. We expect all our staff to demonstrate a commitment to advancing equality of opportunity and fostering good relations.