Learning Support Assistant (Part Time, Reduced Year)

Benefits

The group offers a range of excellent benefits, including:

• Annual leave:
• Curriculum and Management: 44 days plus bank holidays
• Curriculum support and business support: 39 days plus bank holidays
• Pension schemes with generous employer contributions:

Teachers’ Pension Scheme

• Local Government Pension Scheme
• People’s Pension Scheme
• CPD opportunities:
• Annual staff conference plus 2 additional staff development days.
• Qualifications including PGCE, Apprenticeships, Leadership and Management courses.
• Employee wellbeing initiatives: Family Friendly Policies, discounted onsite spa (Printworks) and gym (Park Lane).
• Travel and commuting: Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities: Please speak to the recruiting manager regarding flexible opportunities as these differ between roles.

About the Role

Leeds City College is seeking a Learning Support Assistant to join our dynamic team at our Quarry Hill Campus. The post holder will work closely with curriculum staff across the department in a varied and rewarding role, designed to support students’ progress, development, and success throughout their studies.

The successful candidate will provide support within both practical and theory-based learning environments, helping students to develop their skills, confidence, and independence as they work towards achieving their qualifications.

The role involves working closely with teaching staff to provide personalised support for students with a range of needs, ensuring they can fully engage with their learning and make progress. We are particularly interested in applicants who have experience, knowledge, or qualifications within areas such as Music Production and backstage work, Media Studies, Public Services, Art and Design, as well as knowledge and experience of supporting learners with English and Maths. This will enable you to provide valuable subject-specific support and contribute to a positive learning experience for our students

Quarry Hill is an amazing place to study and work; students thrive in an environment where colleagues promote high challenge, offer generous support, and where inclusion is at the heart of all decision-making.

Please note, this is a part-time reduced year role. You will work 24 hours per week, 39 weeks per year. The pro rata'd salary for this role is £15,358.

What You Will Do

• Provide support within the classroom and off-site visits.
• Help provide support (including Personal Care) for students with additional needs (i.e. wheelchair users, hearing impairment, visual impairment, etc.) as necessary.
• Involved in planning, preparation and assessment of learning as part of the course team.
• Providing in -class support to meet the needs of students who have High Needs and SEND.
• Providing curriculum teachers/assessors and Learning Support team members with verbal and written reports on students who have High Needs or SEND.
• Assisting with emergency evacuation plans and practices, and helping with emergency evacuations.
• Keeping accurate and timely records, recording progress and strategies used, as required.

About You

A positive, inclusive approach;

Commitment to creating a supportive learning environment where all students can thrive;

Ideally, experience, knowledge, or qualifications within areas such as Music Production and backstage work, Media Studies, Public Services, and Art and Design, as this will enable you to provide valuable subject-specific support and contribute to a positive learning experience for our students.

About Us

Leeds City College is one of the largest further education institutions in the country and is one of the biggest providers of apprenticeships regionally.

We provide a vibrant and diverse learning environment, delivering excellent and innovative education which is supportive, inspiring and life changing. Leeds City College’s values put students first and are at the heart of everything the college does.

We are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our staff. You’ll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow. We offer a wide range of job vacancies, and our large size means there are always exciting opportunities to progress.

Join us on the journey to being the best that we can collectively be for our students, apprentices, staff and our stakeholders.

SAFEGUARDING

At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in recruitment is key to our Group’s values. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace that embraces equality, diversity and inclusion in all its forms, where every candidate is treated with fairness, respect, and equity.

Our recruitment processes are designed to ensure equal opportunities, remove bias, and promote a diverse talent pool. To find out more about what our commitment to EDI means to us please Click here to learn more about our EDI objectives.

RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

We do not accept unsolicited CV’s and applications from agencies and will not be liable for any fee in connection with a candidate that has been submitted speculatively through any agency that has not been expressly instructed for a particular vacancy as part of our Preferred Supplier List.