Curriculum Assistant

Windsor forest colleges group; Maidenhead; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 15,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS 24.3% employer contribution

Free onsite parking

Career progression opportunities

Subsidised leisure courses

Defined benefit pension schemes

Cycle to Work Scheme

Family friendly policies

Onsite Coffee Shop & Cafeteria

Wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Windsor Forest Colleges Group is seeking a Curriculum Assistant to support the ALFIE team at Berkshire College of Agriculture, Maidenhead. This permanent, part-time role involves 20.5 hours per week across 38 weeks per year (paid for 44.48 weeks).

Salary on the H19–H22 scale, from £13,983.22 to £14,881.69 FTE depending on qualifications and experience. The role includes managing attendance, enrolment processes, DBS checks, safeguarding, student trips, events, and general admin.

Qualifications

• Experience in administrative support and learner services.
• Ability to manage enrolment processes and data updates.
• Comfort with safeguarding compliance and DBS checks.

Responsibilities

• Track student attendance and update Individual Learning Plans.
• Manage enrolment processes from application to systems update.
• Coordinate trips, transport, open days and departmental events.
• Oversee safeguarding compliance for external staff and DBS checks.
• Take minutes, manage diaries, raise purchase orders and prepare learning materials.
• Support classroom setup and promote a safe, inclusive learning environment.

Skills

Administrative support

Customer service

Attention to detail

Communication

Tools

EBS system

Job description

Windsor Forest Colleges Group is looking for a Curriculum Assistant to join our Adult Learning for Independence and Employment (ALFIE) team, supporting learners at our Berkshire College of Agriculture campus on a permanent, part-time basis.

This Curriculum Assistant – ALFIE position is a part time, permanent position working 20.5 hours a week on a term time only basis. for 38 weeks a year (paid for 44.48 weeks per year). This position is on scale H of our support staff pay scale offering a salary between H19 £13,983.22 up to H22 £14,881.69 (H19 £29,586 up to H22 £31,487 FTE) depending on qualifications and experience.

Whilst we are flexible on the working pattern for this role, applicants should be aware that this role may involve working between 8am and 4:30pm Monday – Friday.

As a Curriculum Assistant within our ALFIE team, you will provide vital administrative and operational support across the department. Your key duties involve tracking student attendance, updating Individual Learning Plans, and managing the complete end to end enrolment process, from handling application paperwork and benefit details to updating systems such as EBS.

A central responsibility of this role is overseeing safeguarding compliance for external support staff across our sites. This includes processing DBS checks, verifying identification and maintaining live compliance trackers. You will also coordinate student trips, transport, open days and departmental events like graduation, while delivering great customer service and producing our termly newsletter.

Alongside these key areas, you will handle day to day office duties by minuting meetings, managing diaries, raising purchase orders, preparing learning materials and supporting classroom setup. Crucially, you will help promote a safe, inclusive learning environment, safeguard student welfare and support the values of the Group.

For further details on this role please refer to the attached job description / person specification.

About Us

The Windsor Forest Colleges Group (TWFCG) is a leading education provider in the South East. Our staff work across 4 main campuses at Langley, Windsor, Strodes Egham and Berkshire College of Agriculture Maidenhead. Our teams place the learner at the heart of all we do and in our state-of-the-­art learning environments, we are proud to deliver education and training to a diverse group of students and businesses each year.

Our staff benefit from:

• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) currently offering 24.3% employer contribution
• Free onsite parking at all sites
• Career progression opportunities for ambitious staff
• Access to a wide range of subsidised leisure courses
• Access to excellent defined benefit pension schemes
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Family friendly policies supporting Work Life Balance
• Onsite Coffee Shop & Cafeteria
• Various health & wellbeing benefits including discounted gym memberships, confidential staff counselling and discounted hair and beauty treatments at The Salon at Langley College

Please be advised that the vacancy will close on 22nd November 2026*

Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed*

The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS and Barred List check along with other legally required checks which are an essential part of the safeguarding process.