Careers Adviser - Kilmarnock

If you require this advert in another format, please contact recruitment@sds.co.uk or call 0300 013 5119.  

Our East Ayrshire CIAG team is looking for a new team member to join a friendly, supportive and creative team in the Kilmarnock office.  

This is a Fixed Term post until the 31^st July 2025 - we’d love for you to join us!

About the You and the Role

To deliver the role of Careers Adviser at Skills Development Scotland, it is essential that you possess the Career Development Institute (CDI) UK-recognised professional accredited Qualification in Career Development (QCD or its predecessor equivalent) and Post Graduate Diploma in Career Guidance and Development.

In your role as Careers Adviser, you’ll be delivering impartial career guidance, developing career management skills and supporting individuals to plan and manage their career decisions, now and in the future, including services which respond to those facing redundancy.

You’ll be able to demonstrate strong interview, group work and coaching skills with a sound knowledge and understanding of policy, theory and practice in the field of career guidance and you will work with and through a range of partner agencies to engage, inspire, motivate and encourage clients to achieve their full potential.

Come and make an impact you can be proud of!

East Ayrshire has a mix of rural and urban living across its towns and villages, Kilmarnock being its largest town. The area offers opportunities for leisure activities and hospitality and, having a rich history and cultural heritage, also has many landmarks and historical sites to visit and experience.

Our local CIAG team works closely and effectively with a wide range of partners in a variety of settings to support our customers to develop their Career Management Skills and to identify career opportunities that are right for them. We endeavour to be in locations where our customers can access our services easily such as in schools, community venues, and partner premises.

Hear first-hand from some of our Careers Advisers about the benefits and lifestyle of a career in the career service at SDS and what makes them so passionate about their jobs.

About SDS

Skills Development Scotland is the national skills agency. Our ambition is to drive productivity and inclusive growth through investment in skills, enabling businesses and people to achieve their potential. Through the sharing of expertise, intelligence, and extensive partnership working, we enable the development and delivery of innovative solutions to Scotland’s skills and labour market challenges. This is even more important given the current economic climate and recessionary outlook. Find out more about SDS here

Values

Our organisational values are created by our colleagues and are the compass that guide our behaviours and actions with our customers and each other.  We need our future employees to share these values and help us to continue to deliver our bold ambitions for the future;

• We put the needs of our customers at the heart of all we do
• We make use of our combined strengths and expertise to deliver the best outcomes
• We demonstrate self-motivation, personal responsibility, and respect
• We continually improve to achieve excellence

Benefits

SDS is an award-winning equal opportunities and fair work employer. Our values and culture are owned and driven by our colleagues and show our commitment to our customers - the people of Scotland. Our employees enjoy a wide variety of progressive benefits and working practices. We prioritise employee engagement, wellbeing, and development, making us a great place to work. 

Click here to see the full range of our Benefits 

Where you’d be based 

While the location of this post will be the East Ayrshire Centre, Kilmarnock, there may be some travel due to the nature of the role and the geography of East Ayrshire. We will be happy to discuss this with candidates at interview. 

Candidates should be aware that some areas of East Ayrshire are not easily accessed by public transport so access to a car or other means of transport for example, access to work arrangements, is essential due to the geography covered.

Our Application Process

The closing date to submit your application is Wednesday 8^th January 2025.   Interviews are due to be scheduled as soon as possible thereafter.

More information on the interview format will be made available if you are invited to interview.  To find out more about working at SDS and our application process please visit us at https://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/work-with-us/

If this opportunity excites you and you would like to discuss the role in more detail to help you decide if it is right for you, contact Stuart Cook at stuart.cook@sds.co.uk, or Vincent Logue at vincent.logue@sds.co.uk.  

Please note that SDS Offices will be closed over the Christmas holiday period from 5pm on 24th December 2024 until 9am on Friday 3rd January 2025.