Company: Summer Boarding Courses
Location: London
Posted: April 11th, 2026
The Role career programme assistants (CPAs) play a crucial role in the delivery of our educational events for young people aged 15‑18. As a CPA, you will assist with event logistics, provide pastoral support for our students, and contribute your expertise to the industry content.
CPAs are assigned to relevant programmes based on their studies, experience and interests. You may submit a career preference in your application.
For a full list of the career experiences you may support, head to https://investin.org/collections/our-programmes.
During the summer holidays, we deliver immersive Summer Experiences designed to give students a 360‑degree insight into their dream career. Led by industry professionals, our programmes offer up to 65 hours of hands‑on experience, including visits to real workplaces, professional development coaching, and exclusive networking opportunities.
Our Summer Experiences are based on‑campus in central London at some of the UK’s most prestigious universities, including University College London (UCL), the London School of Economics (LSE), and the University of London. Students can choose to attend a one‑week, two‑week, or two‑week Premium programme, with the option to study on a non‑residential or residential basis.
We also run additional one‑day masterclasses in November and March to give students a taster of the industry.
Renumeration: £13/hour
Hours: Event days typically run from 9am – 6pm, with the option of full days, half days, and single sessions. Your Programme Manager will inform you of all available shift opportunities via email.
While no two days supporting our programmes are the same, tasks on a typical day as a Career Programme Assistant might include:
You are an organised and detail‑oriented university student, or recent graduate, looking to gain experience in events management and/or education. You thrive under pressure and love to work in a busy, fast‑paced environment. You are a fast learner who is enthusiastic, proactive and great at taking initiative.
You exhibit a can‑do attitude and demonstrate a high level of ownership and professionalism when approaching your work. You are excited to work with a rapidly scaling start‑up aiming to support school students aged 15‑18 in achieving their dream careers.
You have, and can demonstrate, the following essential skills and interests:
Since 2012, InvestIN has equipped over 70,000 students from across the UK and 100+ countries with an immersive experience of their dream career.
Co‑Founders Hitesh Chowdhry and Shameer Thobhani are former professionals in corporate law and investment banking respectively. They were inspired by the opportunity to provide students with a realistic insight into their own fields, by equipping young people with the insider knowledge they both wished they’d had when they were at school. Today, InvestIN delivers immersive work experience programmes across 15 competitive industries, including medicine, engineering, architecture and entrepreneurship.
InvestIN delivers immersive work experience programmes in London for students aged 15‑18. With 15 competitive careers to choose from, each programme is delivered by accomplished industry experts to equip students with a 360‑degree insight into their respective fields.
Our programmes provide students with the ultimate work experience.
Three in four of our alumni who referenced InvestIN on their university application received a spot at their first choice university.
We’ve built a network of over 1,200 Partner Schools across the world.
We have excellent ratings based on over 1,500 Trustpilot and Google reviews and 93% of last year’s summer students said they would recommend InvestIN to their friends.
We’re the only accredited summer school that enables students to gain UCAS points for work experience. We’re also accredited by the British Accreditation Council, as well as listed as approved activity providers for the Duke of Edinburgh Gold Residential Award.
We want to make sure we do all we can to set candidates up for success in this process. If you require any adjustments to help you at interview and/or you have any questions at all, please contact us at: recruitment@investIN.org
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InvestIN is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, seasonal workers, and external professionals to share this commitment.
InvestIN are committed to making our recruitment processes as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values difference, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to InvestIN’s culture.
This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to work with InvestIN will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of Police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The Disclosure and Barring Service helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable candidates gaining access to minors or vulnerable adults.
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"… as part of the shortlisting process, schools and colleges should consider carrying out an online search as part of their due diligence on the shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which the school or college might want to explore with the applicant at interview." (para 226, KCSIE 2025)#J-18808-Ljbffr