Senior Careers Coach / Careers Coach (Maternity cover)

Fixed term – Maternity cover for 6-12 months

About us 

Arts University Bournemouth (AUB) is a globally leading independent arts, design, performance and media university. 

At AUB we nurture creativity, engage communities, collaborate with industry and make a difference.  

Our commitment to EDI 

As recognised by the Inclusive Employers Standard Silver Accreditation 2024, our core commitment to diversity, inclusion and a sustainable future truly values the diversity of our students and staff, creating an inclusive environment where everyone’s identities and talents are valued and respected. We welcome applications from all areas of the community and particularly encourage applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds and people who are disabled, who are currently underrepresented in our workforce.    

Our commitment to Safeguarding 

AUB aims to adopt the highest possible standards and to take all reasonable steps to secure the safety and welfare of all people in the course of its work to ensure that all children, young people, adult(s) at risk of harm and those who work with them are safe and supported.  

About the role  

We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our small, dedicated team of career professionals.  We are passionate about helping students and graduates achieve the best possible outcome for their future happiness and success. We are looking for a Senior Careers Coach or Careers Coach to help us to support students and recent graduates through their journey at AUB and to manage their careers beyond graduation.

This role is for maternity cover, initially for 6-12 months, for either a Senior Career Coach (£34,866 - £39,105) or Career Coach (£28,879 - £32,286) depending on qualifications and experience.  To be considered for the Senior Careers Coach role it is essential that you have a L6 diploma in careers guidance.

This is an exciting, varied role working with an amazingly diverse, creative cohort of students, industry partners and colleagues.  Every day is different, and you’ll need to enjoy adapting to different roles and working alongside a range of stakeholders.  As well as delivering one to one advice and guidance, you’ll be working with academics to provide engaging employability interventions in the curriculum and collaborating with industry and other professional staff to plan industry events and initiatives that are inclusive, relevant, current and inspirational. 

The ideal candidate will:

• Have experience in Careers & Employability / Coaching / Training or Teaching or other relevant experience
• Have experience providing guidance to individuals or small groups
• Have experience of building successful professional relationships, networking, influencing, negotiating and maintaining effective stakeholder links
• Have the ability to be empathic and genuine and be sensitive and adaptable to the varying needs of a diverse cohort and variety of stakeholders
• Be interested and enthusiastic in supporting students to develop their careers
• Enjoy facilitating workshops or lectures and experimenting with new ways of engaging students
• Be creative and adaptable to student needs
• Be organised and able to stay on top of varying demands
• Be a great collaborator and enjoy working with a variety of stakeholders
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment and able to adapt to different tasks.

Our benefits 

In meeting your performance expectations, each year you’ll have a salary increase in line with the grade of your role.  As well as this there is an annual cost of living increase. AUB provides generous holiday entitlement, and you will be enrolled in the Local Government Pension Scheme (professional services staff) or the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (academic staff) from day one of employment. Along with subsidised bus travel, cycle to work and annual savings schemes, our broad range of benefits can be explored on the AUB careers website https://aub.ac.uk/working-at-aub.  

AUB has an agile working policy, and flexible working can be considered. If you require support with your application or have any questions about the role or recruitment process, please email recruitment@aub.ac.uk . If you are disabled, we are committed to supporting you with any reasonable adjustments you require, so please email recruitment@aub.ac.uk and we’ll be in touch.  

How to apply 

For more information and to apply visit https://aub.ac.uk/working-at-aub. We look forward to receiving your application.