Careers Adviser

Our Fife CIAG team is looking for a new team member to join a friendly, supportive and creative team working across Fife.

This is a full time, permanent post - we’d love for you to join us!

About 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!

Our skilled and enthusiastic CIAG team work across Fife, in schools and throughout our communities, to support individuals to develop their career management skills and achieve their dreams. From the bustling city of Dunfermline to the beautiful East Fife coast, the team covers a wide area with a rich history and plenty of exciting opportunities including a brand-new Dunfermline Learning Campus and investment through Forth Green Freeports. We have a creative, collaborative team who go above and beyond each day to support not just their customers, but each other as well.

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.

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.

Where you’d be based

This role will be located in Kirkaldy; however travel will be required to areas not easily reached by public transport so access to a car or other means of transport is preferable due to the nature and geography covered in the role. Happy to discuss this with candidates at Interview.

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 Sunday 12th 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 Gavin Rennie – gavin.rennie@sds.co.uk or Suzanne Steel – suzanne.steel@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.

Internal applicants should discuss their application with their People Manager prior to applying for this post.