CXK is a leading charity that empowers young people and adults to build the skills and confidence they need to move into sustainable education, employment or training. Each year we make a difference to more than 300,000 people across the

We are looking for a confident & experienced colleague to join the Youth Employability Service (YES) to provide CIAG (Careers, Information, Advice & Guidance) to 15-25-year-old young people with SEND (Special Educational Needs & Disabilities) and/or an EHCP (Education & Health Care Plan).

The role works closely with the Assessment and Planning Team (within the ISEND department at East Sussex County Council) and the adviser will be expected to build positive working relationships, attend team meetings, relevant training, and input into relevant databases.

The adviser will liaise with allocated school to provide support to young people from year 11 to address barriers, engage with named placements & parent or carers, to improve the young persons’ chance of sustaining post-16 provision in the short and longer term. They will also work closely with post 16 providers to identify young people who are not attending or who may be at risk of withdrawing, to intervene and support them back into education or training.

This post covers the Eastern side of East Sussex and is based in Hastings.

Please note this is fixed term role to 30th September 2023 (with the possibility of extension).

For further details of this role and to find out how to apply, please visit our website.

**No candidate will meet every single specification or qualification requirement. If your experience looks a little different from what we’ve identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we’d love to learn more about you!**

Closing date for applications: Monday 6th February 2023.

**Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as soon as possible**