Job Description

The Role

We are excited to announce an opportunity to join the Directorate for Students Team as a Careers Co-ordinator. This role is essential in supporting students through high-quality, impartial careers guidance, ensuring their successful progression into employment or further education. You will lead a dynamic careers team within the Student Life Centres, delivering a robust CEIAG (Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance) programme across the College.

Your Responsibilities Will Include:

Leading and coordinating the careers team to deliver 1:1 and group careers guidance across all campuses. Developing, implementing, and evaluating the College-wide CEIAG programme, ensuring compliance with Gatsby Benchmarks, The Matrix Standard, and Office for Students B3 outcomes. Monitoring student destinations, analysing data, and reporting on careers guidance impact. Managing digital careers resources and ensuring strong engagement from students and staff. Collaborating closely with curriculum teams, corporate services, students, parents, and external partners to deliver effective careers and employability support. Supporting UCAS applications and leading on careers input for cross-college events such as open days and enrolment.

Why Apply?

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real impact on students' futures while developing your own leadership and coordination skills in a supportive and professional environment. You'll play a key role in helping students achieve their career ambitions and in shaping the future of careers education at B&FC.

Interested? Apply Early!

If this role excites you, please submit your application as soon as possible, as this vacancy may close early if sufficient applications are received.

Rewards and Benefits

------------------------



Blackpool and The Fylde College is proud to be Great Place To Work Certified(TM)


Enhanced leave allowance of

38 days

(full-time equivalent), inclusive of bank holidays Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave Competitive pension scheme: + Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS) -

28.68%

employer contribution
+ Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) -

15.4%

employer contribution

Extensive professional development opportunities for all, with B&FC choosing to invest circa. 1.8m annually in colleague development and professional qualifications Agile working opportunities Enhanced Family friendly policies Extensive wellbeing provision including, but not limited to: + Access to funded Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) available 24/7, 365 days a year
+ Occupational Health
+ FREE Flu Vouchers for those not entitled through the NHS
+ FREE eye tests
+ Dedicated Wellbeing Hub available to all colleagues containing rich and varied content with resources relating to emotional, physical, financial and social wellbeing
+ FREE healthy breakfast
+ Sports facilities including fully equipped gym and discounted memberships
+ Health and beauty salon
+ Trim Trails on Campus (guided routes for walks)

Onsite food outlets and Starbucks at subsidised rates FREE car parking Car lease scheme Cycle to work scheme Onsite kids 'Sports Camp' 8am - 5pm during selected half-term breaks



B&FC is committed to the promotion of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all resourcing practices. Please email jobs@blackpool.ac.uk should a specific adjustment be required to support in the application and selection process


B&FC is dedicated to safeguarding and the promotion of the welfare of all learners, and expects all colleagues to share in this commitment. As such, employment at B&FC is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check via the Disclosure and Barring Service. For further information on DBS, please click here


The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered 'protected'. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website. Check whether your conviction or caution is spent by visiting Disclosure Calculator

Job Type

Permanent

Curriculum / Service Area

Directorate for Students

Campus / Location

Bispham

Hours per week

37

Part-Year?

No

Post scale

Supervisor 1

Post Scale Range (FTE)

32,913 - 35,976

Closing Date

26/05/2025