Careers and Development Manager

Careers and Development Manager

Required: ASAP

Contract: Full time 40 hours

Salary: Grade 9 Pt 32 to 36 Actual Salary £29,530 to £32,299

Term: [37 working term weeks + 5 weeks to include INSET days]

London Academy of Excellence (LAE) is seeking to recruit an outstanding Careers and Development Manager. LAE is an Outstanding, heavily oversubscribed school located in the heart of Stratford, close to the Olympic Park and just two minutes from Stratford Station (zone 2/3), with excellent links to all parts of London.

LAE is the top-ranked sixth form provider in England to offer a full A level curriculum, according to the Sunday Times Parent Power Survey 2022. The school is particularly proud of its success in helping students from disadvantaged backgrounds to gain places at the finest universities in the UK and around the world. Over 1,200 of our alumni have progressed to Russell Group universities and over 120 to Oxford or Cambridge.

The Careers and Development Manager is central to the school’s mission to advance the social mobility of its students. Reporting to the Headteacher, the Careers and Development Manager plays a key role in supporting existing students and alumni with independent advice regarding their employability and future career. The Careers and Development Manager will further develop LAE’s network of corporate partners and private donors, which already includes multinational financial institutions, other corporates and charitable foundations.

Ideal applicants will have experience in either careers or development and will embrace the challenge of mastering a new discipline. The school would, particularly welcome candidates that reflect the diversity of its student community.

LAE offers:

• The opportunity to work with highly motivated students in one of the country’s leading sixth form schools.
• An intellectually stimulating working environment characterised by a culture of professional trust and collegiate working that promotes autonomy, innovation, and rigour.
• Access to an outstanding package of regular, high-quality continuous professional development and support.
• A modern and positive learning environment minutes from the Olympic Park and Stratford Station.
• Collaborative working with our world-class partner schools: Brighton College, Caterham School, Eton College, Forest School, Highgate School and UCS Hampstead. 
• A package of employee benefits including subsidised lunches and social events; access to a Cycle Scheme, Tech Scheme, and discounted local gym memberships; and longer school holidays, which include an extended eight-week summer break.
• Pay scales in line with nationally recognised frameworks.

LAE is a diverse and inclusive school, committed to supporting staff and students to be themselves and succeed on merit.  

How to apply?

Please submit an application form including a concise supporting statement that addresses the demands of the job description and person specification via the TES website no later than Monday 21st February 2022 at 9 am.

A provisional date of Friday 11th February 2022 has been set aside for interviews.

For more information about the post or LAE, please contact HR@lae.ac.uk

LAE reserves the right to close applications ahead of the deadline and as such early application is advised. Due to the number of applications processed, if you have not received an invitation to interview within two weeks of the application date, please consider your application unsuccessful.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo pre-employment screening, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.