Curriculum Assistant

BCA (Berkshire College of Agriculture); Taplow; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 15,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS pension

Free onsite parking

Career progression

Subsidised leisure courses

Pension schemes

Cycle to Work

Work life balance

Onsite café

Wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Windsor Forest Colleges Group is seeking a part-time Curriculum Assistant for our ALFIE team at Berkshire College of Agriculture. You will support attendance tracking, ILP updates, enrolment processing, DBS checks, safeguarding, trips, events, and day-to-day office duties.

A commitment to safeguarding and high-quality customer service is essential. The role involves maintaining compliance trackers, coordinating activities across sites, and contributing to a positive learning environment while

Qualifications

• Administrative experience in education or similar setting.
• Experience with DBS checks and safeguarding processes.
• Strong customer service and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Track student attendance and update Individual Learning Plans (ILPs).
• Manage end-to-end enrolment processes and applications.
• Coordinate safeguarding compliance for external staff and DBS verifications.
• Organise student trips, transport, open days and graduation events.
• Minimise paperwork and manage diaries, meeting minutes and purchase orders.
• Prepare learning materials and support classroom setup.
• Promote a safe, inclusive learning environment and student welfare.
• Support termly newsletters and active departmental communications.

Skills

Administrative support

DBS checks

Safeguarding

Customer service

Tools

EBS

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., 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.

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., 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. Recruitment Agencies we have a PSL of trusted partners to assist us when required and do not acknowledge any speculative CVs or unsolicited candidate introductions from agencies not on this list.

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.,

• 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