Career Coach Graduate Placement

37 hours per week (1.0FTE)

12-month fixed term graduate placement opportunity

Are you a recent graduate from university including the University of Gloucestershire? Then we want to hear from you!

We have an exciting opportunity for a 12-month graduate placement within our Career Studio team as a Career Coach where you will be providing support to our current students across all our campuses in Cheltenham and Gloucester.

About the department  

Libraries and Student Support Services offer student-centred support across a range of teams to enrich the student experience throughout their academic journey.  These teams collaborate with other professional and academic colleagues across the University to deliver a professional, high quality, and customer-focused service aligned with the University’s academic mission and strategic priorities.  

The Careers and Employability Team sit within the Student Services offer, providing a range of employability and career support through in-curricular and extra-curricular activities. The Career Studio acts as the ‘front door’ to this team, providing personalised 1-1 and group career coaching and support. 

About the role 

We’re looking for an enthusiastic and empathetic individual to join our Career Studio team as a Career Coach. You’ll be at the heart of the student experience, providing high-quality, careers support both in-person and online. To support our growing campus communities, you will spend time across all four campuses each week (FCH, Park, Oxstalls and City), supported byother members of the Careers and Employability Team. 

As a Career Coaching and Engagement professional located in the Career Studio, your main responsibilities will involve both offering personalised career support to students and graduates and contributing to the wider goal of engaging as many students as possible with the activities run by the Careers and Employability Team.  

Operating across all UoG campuses, this will be a hands-on and flexible role where every day is different. 

At the University of Gloucestershire, we are committed to fostering a vibrant, inclusive, and supportive community where every student feels valued and empowered. We are also committed to building a diverse and inclusive staff community and welcome applications from currently under-represented sections of our workforce. 

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader, guaranteeing an interview to everyone who meets the definition of disability set out in the Equality Act 2010 and the essential criteria contained within the person specification. 

How to apply

To apply please click on APPLY at the bottom of this page, you will be asked to complete our application form, alternatively, you can submit a CV and Support Statement showcasing how you meet the essential criteria, CVs alone will not be considered. Please see applicant guidance for help and advice on how to complete the application process.

Contact details 

Catherine Hamblin, Career Studio Lead, chamblin@glos.ac.uk, 01242 715017 

Key dates 

Closing date: 29 June 2026 

Interview: Dates TBC in July 2026 

To avoid disappointment please apply early, should we find a suitable candidate we will close the advert. 

For more information about out benefits and working for the University please click here 

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