Careers Adviser - National Recruitment Campaign- Talent Bank

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

Skills Development Scotland are inviting applications to join our Careers Adviser ‘Talent Bank’. 

To be eligible to apply, 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. 

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.

About the Talent Bank

Our aim is to have a bank of candidates who have successfully undertaken an assessment centre with us and who wish to be considered for future job opportunities with Skills Development Scotland. The bank will remain in place until February 2026.

As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a location proforma to indicate what geographical locations you would consider. In making an application, you understand that there is no guarantee of a job offer, however as and when suitable vacancies arise, we would endeavour to review the talent bank before advertising these vacancies wider.

If you are successful through our assessment centre you will be asked to consent to your details being held on file, in the talent bank.

About the You and the Role

As a Careers Adviser, you’ll be delivering impartial career guidance, to a wide range of customers to help develop their career management skills and to support them to plan and manage their career decisions, now and in the future, including to those facing redundancy. Our coaching approach to career guidance supports young people and adults and includes services which are delivered face to face, and where appropriate, through digital platforms.

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 

We deliver our services to customers throughout Scotland as far North as Shetland and the Western Isles and as far South as Dumfries & Galloway and the Scottish Borders. As part of your application, you are required to complete the attached Location Pro-forma and return it to us.  This will allow you to identify areas that you would like to be considered for.  As part of your role you must be flexible in your approach to work.

Please e-mail your completed Location Pro-forma to: recruitment@sds.co.uk by end of day Thursday 8th May 2025.

SDS as an Inclusive Workplace

At SDS we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.  If you've got the right skills for the job, we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from the right candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief or race.  To support our ambitions our application process is anonymised. Therefore, while we want to know about your relevant skills and experience, please avoid disclosing any identifying characteristics.

Our Application Process

The closing date to submit your application is Thursday 8^th May 2025. 

More information on the assessment centre 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 Fiona Enston (Fiona.Enston@sds.co.uk).