Campus Support Responder

Yeovil College; Bath; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme 16.1% employer

Staff discount scheme

Professional development

Employee assistance programme

Free onsite gym

Subsidised catering facilities

Cycle to work scheme

Free staff parking

Job summary

Yeovil College is seeking a Campus Support Responder to provide a calm, visible presence on campus and help keep learners safe, supported and thriving. You will respond to first aid, safeguarding concerns and emergencies, monitor behaviour and promote College values while working with Student Support Services and the safeguarding team.

The role is term-time only, full-time hours (37 per week) with a competitive salary and strong staff benefits including a generous pension, staff discounts and

Qualifications

• Experience building positive relationships with young people.
• Trained in safeguarding or committed to achieving the required training.
• Maintain clear and appropriate boundaries at all times.
• Confident in de-escalation and conflict management.
• Stay composed and effective in pressurised situations.
• Strong team player who works collaboratively.

Responsibilities

• Respond to first aid, wellbeing and emergency incidents as a designated first aider.
• Provide a highly visible presence to learners, staff and visitors with safety and wellbeing at the forefront.
• Identify, report and record safeguarding concerns and support vulnerable learners.
• Support campus security and appropriate CCTV use; follow safeguarding procedures.
• Work with Student Support Services and safeguarding leads to promote College values.

Skills

Relationship building

Safeguarding training

Professional boundaries

De-escalation

Composure under pressure

Team player

Job description

Be right at the heart of campus life and make a real difference every single day as a Campus Support Responder at Yeovil College. This term time only role is a hands‑on, visible role for someone calm under pressure, people-focused and committed to keeping learners safe, supported and thriving.

As a Campus Support Responder, you'll offer a supportive and highly visible presence to learners, staff and visitors, always prioritising safety and wellbeing across the College. You'll respond to first aid, wellbeing and emergency incidents, act as a designated first aider, monitor behaviour, promote positive choices and College values, and help maintain campus security, including the appropriate use of CCTV. Working closely with Student Support Services, the Senior Safeguarding Officer and DSL, you'll identify, report and record safeguarding concerns, support vulnerable learners, signpost to the right services and follow College procedures. You'll diffuse conflict using a solution‑focused, restorative approach. In short: you'll be a steady, trusted presence who helps our campus run safely, respectfully and inclusively‑every day.

• Demonstrable experience of building positive, respectful relationships with young people.
• Trained in Safeguarding, or committed to achieving the required training.
• A highly professional approach with the ability to maintain clear and appropriate boundaries at all times.
• Confident in de‑escalating situations and managing conflict in a calm, solution‑focused way.
• Able to stay composed, level‑headed and effective in pressurised situations.
• A strong team player who works collaboratively and supports colleagues when needed.

What we offer

Annual Salary: £21,246.76 [FTE £26,129]

Full‑time position, 37 hours per week, Term Time only

• Generous pension scheme of 16.1% employer contributions
• Staff discount scheme with high‑street and online retailers
• Opportunities for professional development and career growth
• Employee assistance programme
• Free onsite gym
• Subsidised catering facilities
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to free staff parking

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications.

Safeguarding Statement

Yeovil College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

Potential applicants should be aware that all successful applicants will need to agree to an enhanced DBS check including child and if required adult barred list checks.

Yeovil College uses a third party registered body called uCheck to complete DBS checks on our behalf. Your data is handled according to the DBS Code of Practice which is available from the DBS website.

DBS checks are only one of several methods used to assess candidates' suitability to work with children and young adults.JBRP1_UKTJ