Careers Advisor

The College of Richard Collyer in Horsham, ‘Collyer’s’, is one of the leading sixth form colleges in the country and the top state provider of A Levels in West Sussex. The College has an attractive campus and classrooms are well resourced, with ambitious plans for growth in the coming years that are already started. There is a collegiate and professional ethos amongst staff and students within which excellent teaching and learning can flourish.

The College provides education for over 2,750 young people in the 16-19 age range. Around half of each year’s intake comes from the four partner 11-16 schools in Horsham: Forest, Millais, Tanbridge House and Bohunt. Many others come from a wide range of schools which are further afield, including the independent as well as the maintained sector. Collyer’s has a very successful and consistent record in external

examinations. In 2025 the A level high grade rate (A*-B) was 61%. Results across our other course types such as vocational, technical, foundation and GCSE are equally strong. Collyer’s also runs leisure Adult Education courses in the evenings with students studying a range of recreational adult learning courses.

Job Details

Careers Adviser

Required from September 26

21 hours per week

Term time only (43.6 weeks paid per year)

Part of the Horsham Learning Alliance (HLA), Collyer’s is one of the country’s top sixth form colleges. We have an exciting opportunity for a Careers Adviser.

The Careers Adviser will work alongside our existing Careers Advisor within the Progression Team, and across the HLA Trust, to provide a professional careers information, advice and guidance service to support students’ progression planning. The successful candidate will have experience of working in an educational setting providing Careers IAG, up to date knowledge of the labour market, employability skills and career pathways and the ability to empathise with, motivate, inspire and relate to young people.

There is some flexibility in the work pattern for the 21 hours per week.

If you think that this role is a good fit for your skills and you would enjoy supporting our young people in their choice of path after their studies with us, we look forward to hearing from you.

Salary: For a candidate with a Careers qualification, Point 16 to Point 20 on the Support Staff Pay Scale. The annual salary for a FT post in this range is £33,232pa to £37,734pa depending on skills and experience which equates to £15,814pa to £17,956pa prorated for 21 hours p/w term time only (0.4758 fte 43.6 weeks paid per year). For a candidate working towards a level 6 in Careers IAG, salary level would be dependent on level of expertise.

We would be happy to discuss the role in more detail with you, please contact us on ***email_hidden*** if you have any questions.

Closing Date: 9am Tuesday 9th June.

We may interview before the closing date if suitable applications are received.

Further Information

The College of Richard Collyer and West Sussex County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an appropriate Disclosure and Barring Service check along with other relevant employment checks, including satisfactory references.

Collyer's embraces equality and diversity in our working, teaching and learning environment and is committed to maintaining a supportive and inclusive community. We particularly encourage applications from Minority Ethnic backgrounds as the College is under-represented by Minority Ethnic staff.

How to Apply

To apply please visit our website https://www.collyers.ac.uk/vacancies/

Should you have any questions regarding the role or the application please feel free to email us on ***email_hidden***

NOTE TO CANDIDATES - Please do not select the ‘Apply online’ button as the School processes your applications directly rather than through this site.

The reference number for this role is SCHO02478.

Job Reference: SCHO02478