College Support Worker | NHS England

NHS England; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading health organization in London is seeking a Student Support Worker to assist interns with learning difficulties in reaching their full potential. This flexible role requires travel and the ability to provide one-on-one support in a classroom setting. Ideal candidates will exhibit a passion for education and a commitment to helping students succeed.

Benefits

Travel expenses reimbursed

Qualifications

• A passion for supporting students with learning difficulties.
• Ability to manage emotional sensitivity with anxious students.
• Experience working in a classroom or similar environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day delivery of support for students.
• Deliver high-quality learning tailored to individual needs.
• Communicate effectively with mentors and managers.

Skills

Supporting students with SEN

Flexibility in hours and location

Communication skills

Job description

Choices College (formerly Project Choice) is a supported internship programme that aims to support young adults with learning difficulties, disabilities or autism to become employment ready.

The role of a student support worker is to support our interns on a one to one basis within a workplace setting to enable them to reach their full potential.

Due to the bespoke nature of this project we cannot accurately predict the number of hours support the students will need, and the level of support may fluctuate across the academic year. For these reasons we cannot guarantee the number of hours offered. This is a 0 hour contract.

These posts are therefore only suited to applicants that do not require guaranteed full time hours and are able to be flexible on the hours worked, and areas worked within a local geographical area.

We are currently looking for candidates to support in London and Buckinghamshire. Willingness to travel around the region is essential. Expenses will be reimbursed.

The College support worker's main duties will include attending work placements with the students to support and develop the learning and embedding of work based tasks. Maintaining weekly detailed individual records for each student that meet inspection requirements.

A passion for supporting students with SEN to meet their full potential is essential for this role.

Key areas of responsibility include:

• Managing the day to day delivery of 121 support for an student with autism learning disability difficulty or Disability
• Delivering high quality TSI based learning.
• Supporting mentors to support student.
• The interpretation of sensitive information supporting very anxious student to learn to work
• Assisting in the development of bespoke learning
• Reporting and Communicating information effectively and efficiently to area manager and mentor.
• Supporting the student 1:1 in a classroom environment.

The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:

• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
• Delivering value for money.

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.

If you are successful at interview, we will run an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) in the Electronic Staff Record system (ESR). This transfer gathers valuable information from a previous or current NHS employer to support the onboarding process, including; statutory and mandatory competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You will have the opportunity throughout the recruitment process to inform us if you do not consent.

You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

This advert closes on Thursday 18 Sep 2025