Careers & Development Officer

Hours per week: 36 hours per week Vetting requirements: Enhanced DBS Check Holiday: 31 days holiday (pro-rata for mid-year starters) About Us: Westminster Adult Education Service is a leading provider of adult education in London, committed to empowering individuals through lifelong learning. Our work environment is stimulating and inclusive, promotes diversity and fosters personal growth. Join us in our mission to inspire lifelong learning in our communities and become an integral part of our team. If you are ready to elevate your career, apply today and be part of our exciting journey at Westminster Adult Education Service. The Role: An exciting opportunity to work alongside an established team as a Career Development Officer is now available. You will be joining a good provider at a time where making a difference to peoples’ lives is even more important than ever, you will take the lead with developing job opportunities and career progression with WAES learners. Within this role you will deliver outstanding customer satisfaction, support across the Learner Journey –delivering CEIAG, coaching learners into employment, delivering Careers Presentations. You will be working in our new Careers and Employability Hub at out Lisson Grove Centre, offering a one stop shop for all things careers, and employability related. The role involves supporting learners with UCAS, facilitating, and delivering cross service enrichment activities throughout the year and working alongside a team of Career Development Officers. What we Offer At Westminster City Council, we pride ourselves on being an inclusive workplace and employer of choice. We encourage and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that, at all levels, represents the communities we serve. We champion equality, diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, has a sense of belonging and is empowered to be their best, that is the Westminster Way. To find out more about how we do this visit https://www.westminster.gov.uk/health-and-social-care/public-health-strategy-policies-and-reports/equality-duties  As a forward-thinking Council, we appreciate that people work in different ways, therefore some of our staff depending on their role at WAES can benefit from working a range of flexible working patterns as well as Agile working. The Council is a Disability Confident Employer. If you have declared a disability in your application, we guarantee an interview if you meet the essential criteria of the job. If you are invited for interview, you will be asked if you need any reasonable adjustments in order to attend, and we will make these wherever possible. The Service offers a competitive salary and employment benefits including a public sector pension scheme, generous holiday allowance and opportunities for Continuous Professional Development.