Salary £26,262 - £30,012
Location Greater Manchester
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We are currently recruiting Trainee Career Advisers to join our highly successful team.

Are you passionate about making a difference and working with young people in schools to unlock career aspirations? If you’re enthusiastic about creating a society where everyone reaches their potential, this is the ideal role for you.

We are an award-winning charity with big ambitions and if you share our values then we would love to meet you. 

Are you ready to take the next step and make a real difference to the lives of young people? Would you like to work with one of the most successful careers guidance services for schools and colleges in the UK?

Whilst you train, you will work alongside our highly professional Careers Advisers, in a number of schools delivering one to one career guidance, motivational group work and employer encounters with young people.  We care about careers and we want to invest in your future, so we will fund a Level 6 Diploma in Careers Guidance & Development, as part of your training, worth over £3,000 

We can offer flexibility for full time/ part time work/ term time working arrangements. We believe that part-time workers also have a valuable contribution to make to our workforce, alongside our full-time people.  

View the Job Description at the bottom of this page.

The closing date for this vacancy is 10-Feb-2026

Interviews are expected to take place on 16-Feb-2026 via Face to Face

If you would like an in formal discussion about this role, please contact Neil.McCaskill@careerconnect.org.uk and we can arrange a time to speak.

The Company

It’s an exciting time to join Career Connect. Over the last year we’ve made a positive impact to the lives of more than 90,000 people across the country.

Our vision is for a society where every individual realises their full potential. Our mission is to drive social mobility by enabling more people to access and succeed in education, training and employment.

We work in schools, in the community, and right across the criminal justice sector, delivering impartial, person-centred careers and transition support that changes lives. We also train those who work in advice and guidance roles, helping them to help others.

We’re continuing to increase our impact and reach – changing even more people’s futures for the better. We take an innovative approach to the services we provide, and we’re passionate about using feedback from those we support to shape what we do.

Our research amplifies the voices of those we support and helps inform positive change - for all our futures.

Flexi time

Perkbox (Multiple benefits)

Cyclescheme and
Car Lease scheme

Holiday Purchase Scheme

Flu Jabs/Glasses

Employee Assistance Programme

Generous Sick Pay

Staff Development

  • Amnah
  • Careers Adviser

“I’m proud to work for a charity that cares so much for the people it employs and supports”

  • Sean
  • Team Manager

“Great opportunities for training, ongoing development and internal progression.”

  • Jenny
  • Careers Adviser

“I have great colleagues, and flexible hours that fit around my own family.”

We are committed to safeguarding young people and vulnerable adults and expect our staff to share this commitment. All applicants are subject to DBS and staff who work in custody also have a prison clearance process.

We promote equality and diversity across all that we do and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Part-time workers are always welcome. Inclusion and diversity are a significant feature of our charity’s values, cutting across everything that we do.

As a Disability Confident Leader, we are keen to hear from applicants with disabilities. Around a quarter of our workforce have a disability. Please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments in the recruitment process.

We are proud to be recognised as an Investor in Diversity and one of the Top 10 Most Inclusive Workplaces with the National Centre for Diversity.