Transition Worker & Careers Officer

Ancora House School and its governors wish to recruit an outstanding practitioner to join our talented and experienced team to lead on careers at the school's community site in Frodsham. The role is challenging, diverse and rewarding; the successful applicant will bring passion, commitment and fantastic organisational skills to the team.

Ancora House School has two sites; Ancora House Adolescent Psychiatric Unit, on the Countess of Chester Hospital Site and our Ancora House community provision at Castle Park, Frodsham.
The vacancy has arisen in our SEND and Transition Team; and is predominantly based at our community site in Frodsham however there is an expectation that all staff work flexibly across sites as required.  

Key elements of the role will be to deliver careers lessons to students in small groups or 1:1; arrange for external speakers to come into school to deliver careers talks and work with subject teachers and organisations such as The Pledge to help students develop employability skills. The postholder will also be responsible for gathering information to support the Transition Plans for young people who are referred to us and contribute valuable information to the wider team to inform the plans and to ensure any barriers are identified and addressed in a timely way.

Strong skills in communication are essential along with the commitment to advocacy for vulnerable young people. A positive and solution focused approach is imperative to encourage young people experiencing significant mental health, social and emotional challenges to regain aspirations, consider their future plans with more optimism and to engage with education, employment or training. Sound safeguarding and thorough information sharing will ensure destination settings feel confident and skilled to support the sustained transition of young people following their next steps.

If you think you could offer the profile to meet these exacting criteria, we would be delighted to receive your application. If you wish to visit the setting and to discuss the post with us then please contact the school on 01244 506670

We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share the same commitment. The post will be subject to enhanced DBS checks and satisfactory references