College Support Worker

Salutem Care & Education; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Salutem Care & Education is recruiting for a Student Support Worker to join our team at Beaumont College. The role involves supporting students with long-term health conditions, delivering personal care with dignity, and helping students access learning and community activities.

Work is term-time, 44.6 weeks per year, about 30 hours weekly, within a multidisciplinary team. You will help empower students to develop life skills, participate in college life, and follow care plans to promote safety

Qualifications

• Experience supporting students with long-term health conditions.
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.
• Commitment to safeguarding and delivering person-centred care.

Responsibilities

• Support students in classroom environments and accessing the community.
• Participate in activities to develop life skills and independence.
• Assist with personal care needs with dignity and respect.
• Contribute to creating a nurturing environment and implementing agreed care plans.
• Promote student participation in college activities and maintain effective communication with the team.

Job description

Beaumont College supports special school leavers including those with complex autism and social and emotional challenges.

Some of our students have excellent language skills, while others may communicate in different ways. All have learning difficulties. For individuals in this group of students, they may have developed strategies for communication over their lives that aren’t as helpful or easy to understand as they reach adulthood. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, our ethos and culture is to support our young people to develop strategies focusing on positive behaviours, reducing and ideally removing the need for our young people to deploy unhelpful strategies to communicate their needs, be heard, listened to and understood.

You will work with identified students as part of a small team around the student, enabling and empowering them to prepare for fulfilling busy lives as young adults. Along the way, there will be fun, memories to make and a significant journey of ups and downs. As they graduate our young people demonstrate the progress they have made through their actions. And they have achieved this because they have been empowered by the staff who support them. Are you the next member of our amazing team?

About The Role

Term time only role

44.6 weeks per year

30 hours per week

Job Overview

Do you have as passion and experience or are interested in supporting students with long term health conditions? Our students love to come to College and enjoy learning. Working directly with students in and around sessions you will provide the care and support they need and rely on to be able to access their learning. Timetabled activities alongside life in a busy student community; no two days are the same.

The students you will support with have long term health conditions, they may be reliant on your for personal care, which we provide with dignity and respect. As Special School Leavers we are committed to enabling our students to be heard, listened to and understood. And in return you will enjoy seeing the students you work with become adults and prepare for busy and fulfilling lives as graduates.

Graduation is a rite of passage, and it reminds of of how far each and every learner has progressed. And there isn’t a dry eye in the house as we recall the journey our amazing young people take.

As a student support worker, you will be supporting students in classroom environments, assisting in accessing the community, and participating in activities to help develop life skills together with assisting them with their personal care needs.

You will contribute to creating a nurturing environment where students can lead fulfilling lives, free from fear, and in line with their needs and aspirations. You will be supporting their personal growth by assisting them in maintaining personal hygiene, maximizing their comfort, and fostering their abilities as well as minimising risks.

You will promote and empower students to actively participate in college activities by providing support within college sessions and in the community at large.

Effective communication serves as the cornerstone of our approach. By truly understanding the needs of our students, team members, and the organisation, you will ensure seamless implementation of an agreed care plan.

About Us

- At Salutem, we recognise the value and wisdom that come from all stages of life. Join our team to be a part of a community that truly appreciates the richness of age diversity.

- We are a Global Top 100 Inspiring Workplace - We celebrate our recent recognition as a top 100 Inspiring Workplace Globally with special recognition for our efforts in communication and employee experience.

- Our Competency Framework – You’ll have a transparent path to progress through our career pathways and pay bandings. This means you'll always know exactly what skills and achievements are needed to advance in your career.

- We have developed a core and cluster model - We specialise in supporting children and young people who have emotional and behavioural needs, autistic spectrum condition, and physical / learning disabilities with access to education opportunities being at the core of our work.

Our Core Values:

Supportive: Helping everyone reach their full potential.

Ambitious: Striving for the best outcomes.

Loyal: Prioritising our staff and the people we support.

Unique: Innovating without compromising quality.

Transparent: Fostering openness and mutual respect.

Engaging: Partnering with everyone involved.

Why Choose Us?

Emotional Support: 24/7 Employee Assistance, mental health resources, meditation apps, and bereavement support.

Medical Support: Free Online GP access, Health Cash Plan, Cancer Cover, and Menopause support.

Financial Support: Flexible pay with Wagestream, utility bill savings, Money Helper, and Life Assurance.

Physical Support: Online workouts, Cycle to Work scheme, gym discounts, and National Trust activities.

Still not convinced?

We have been recognised as a Top Employer 2025 in the United Kingdom.

We have been named as a Top 50 Inspiring Workplace Uk & Ireland

We are a Disability confident committed company.

Salutem Care and Education is dedicated to protecting and promoting the well-being of children, young adults, and vulnerable individuals. As part of our safer recruitment process, the successful candidate will be required to complete thorough pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS and, where applicable, overseas criminal record checks.

We are committed to ensuring that safeguarding is a top priority; therefore, in line with KCSIE, we will be carrying out online searches on shortlisted candidates as part of their due diligence.

£39,959 - £48,117 paid up to a midpoint NHS AfC: band 6 (dependant on experience)

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust