CEIAG Adviser

Job Title: CEIAG Adviser
Starting Salary: £34,434 progressing to £37,280 per annum*
Hours: 37 hours per week
Base Location: Farnham House, Stevenage with countywide travel required
Contract Type: Permanent
Directorate: Childrens Services

*Unqualified/Trainee = £31,527 progressing to £34,434
Qualified = £34,434 progressing to £37,280

About the team

Servies for Young People is the primary provider of youth work; careers, education information, advice and guidance, work related learning and work experience to young people across Hertfordshire. The Service provides a wide range of careers and work related support, predominantly for young people aged 13-19 (up to 25 if they have learning difficulties or disabilities) to make sure that the needs of young people are met so that they are able and motivated to remain in or return to education, training or work and achieve their full potential.

About the role

Key activities of the role include:

• Understanding the needs of young people and how the priorities of HCC SfYP address them and personally develop existing and new services.
• Ensuring that the needs of all clients are met, so that they are able and motivated to engage in education, training, work opportunities and constructive activities that lead to successful transitions and positive destination outcomes.
• Ability to be flexible, to multi -task and to work independently within dynamic and evolving teams.
• Deliver CEIAG in 1 to 1 and groups and create new products and programmes.

About you

Essential:

• Diploma in Careers Guidance parts 1 and 2; QCG and or Level 6 in Advice and Guidance and evidence of relevant continuing professional development and the ability to put learning into practice.
• For the trainee post you will need appropriate prior learning that will enable you to undertake the QCF Level 6 Advice and Guidance. Ability/capacity to study if a trainee
• Previous experience of working intensively with young people with a range of needs and backgrounds.
• Good ICT Skills
• Ability to be flexible in multi tasking and working independently
• Excellent organisation and administrative skills with good attention to detail.
• Interpersonal skills and ability to performance manage a team to a high standard
• Able to understand the barriers that young people face
• To be able to work to and achieve targets
• To understand the needs of the young people, and service delivery
• Full UK driving licence with regular access to a vehicle.

We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.

This job role is within the Community Services, level COM9 job profile. Please locate this via: Job profiles - Community services

For the unqualified role this is level 8, please locate the job profile via: Health and Social Care Services

To hear more about this opportunity please contact Alex Turner (alex.turner@hertfordshire.gov.uk) for an informal discussion about the role.

Interview Date: 16th Jan 2026 (In Person - Hemel Hempstead Young People's Centre)

Benefits of working for us

How to apply

As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.

Additional information

Disability Confident
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

Safeguarding
This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.

Driving required
You’ll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.

English Fluency
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.