Head of Professional Guidance Centre
Reference: APR20254696
Expiry date: 11:30, Wed, 23rd Apr 2025
Location: Cheltenham
Salary: Competitive
Benefits: Teachers Pension Scheme, Health Cash Plan, Private Healthcare Insurance, Cycle to Work, Subsidised Sports Centre Membership
Relocation assistance available as appropriate
Required for September 2025
Cheltenham Ladies’ College is looking to appoint to the role of Head of Professional Guidance Centre. This vacancy has arisen due to the current incumbent securing a promotion to the Leadership Team.
We are looking for an outward-facing and skilled professional with strong management experience and vision to maintain and develop a dynamic and effective programme of professional guidance.
This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience in one of the world’s leading schools and to play a key part in guiding students as they make exciting decisions about their next steps, with a particular focus on the UK and USA.
This role carries significant responsibility and scope for professional development. The successful candidate will have a leading role in promoting the work of the Professional Guidance Centre both internally and externally to students and parents.
The Professional Guidance Centre (PGC) at Cheltenham Ladies’ College is a team of specialist Careers and Higher Education guidance advisers and counsellors dedicated to supporting each student by developing and implementing an effective strategy of guidance that enables them to make well-informed decisions about their Higher Education and Career opportunities.
The successful applicant will lead the work of the department. The PGC team works closely with all teaching departments, the Leadership Team (LT), the IB Diploma Programme Co-ordinator, Tutors, and Houseparents to inform and empower students as they make key choices about their futures.
Throughout their time at College, the PGC aims to promote independence and nurture confidence in our students, helping them to manage the decisions and processes they face and encouraging positivity about their futures. The PGC offers individualised support from LC1 (Year 7) to SFC2 (Year 13) and beyond - students can and do make the most of our support even after leaving College.
We are proud of the destinations of our students due to their breadth and globally-competitive nature. Our students are high achieving, ambitious, and globally-minded, applying to the very top universities in the world. However, we promote a strong case-by-case ethos, emphasising empowered choice and genuine ambition rather than a simple focus on big-name universities.
This is an exciting role which will afford the post-holder the opportunity to lead an ambitious department aiming to be one of the best guidance teams in the world.
Interviews are anticipated to be held in the week commencing 5 May 2025. Applications will be considered as they are received, and the College reserves the right to appoint at any time in the process.
Cheltenham Ladies’ College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
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