Passionate about supporting young people to explore their future and make confident decisions? We're looking for a College Adviser to be a trusted link between the college and school communities across Devon and the Southwest. You'll provide excellent information, advice and guidance, helping students understand their options and feel excited about their next steps.

You'll...

• Deliver engaging presentations and information sessions in schools
• Provide welcoming, honest and inspiring advice about college pathways
• Support recruitment activities including school events and college open events (with occasional evening work)
• Build strong relationships with students, parents, school careers teams and heads of year
• Create and share inspiring resources that promote our courses and opportunities
• Work closely with internal teams to ensure a smooth and supportive learner journey

We're looking for someone who's...

• Energetic, approachable and confident speaking to groups
• Experienced in working with young people (or a recent graduate keen to build experience in education and outreach)
• Brilliant at building positive relationships and putting people at ease
• Highly organised and able to manage a varied workload
• A strong communicator who can explain options clearly and simply
• Enthusiastic about making a real difference to young people's futures

This is a varied and rewarding role within a small, high-performing team known for its integrity and the genuine respect it earns from pupils, parents and education professionals alike.

If you want to inspire young people every day and help them take their next big step, we'd love to hear from you.

Ambition, Collaboration, Energy. These are our values. Watch this short video to learn more.

And see what our staff have to say here.

Benefits

We'll give you incredibly generous holidays and a superb pension scheme. You'll also get a package of amazing benefits, including free counselling and discounted supermarket shopping, spa treatments, electric cars and paddleboarding. Read more on our careers page.

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Closing date: midnight, Sunday 15th March 2026

Interviews: Monday 23rd March 2026

No CVs or agencies please.

Everyone's welcome to apply for a role here, regardless of personal characteristics, including race, age, gender, religion, ability, disability, or sexuality.

We're totally committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students, and we expect you to be too. We follow safer recruitment statutory guidance (Keeping Children Safe in Education).If you're successful, you'll be required to complete thorough pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.All posts at Exeter College are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) mean that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ's guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications, related exceptions and further information.

*the paid holidays quoted include at least 7 Christmas closure days and 8 bank holidays.

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