Curriculum Assistant - ALFIE

The Windsor Forest Colleges Group; Slough; On-site; GBP 13,000 - 14,000; 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 including staffCoun

Job summary

The Windsor Forest Colleges Group is seeking a part-time Curriculum Assistant for our ALFIE team at Berkshire College of Agriculture, Maidenhead. The role supports attendance, ILPs, enrolments, DBS checks and safeguarding across sites.

You will coordinate trips, events and day-to-day admin including meeting minutes, diaries and learning materials, while promoting a safe and inclusive learning environment for students.

Qualifications

• Tracking student attendance and updating records.
• Managing the end-to-end enrolment process and related paperwork.
• Maintaining safeguarding compliance and DBS checks across sites.
• Coordinating trips, transport, events and learning materials.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing safeguarding compliance for external staff and learners.
• Minuting meetings, managing diaries and raising purchase orders.
• Producing the termly staff newsletter and supporting classroom setup.
• Delivering high-quality customer service across campuses.

Skills

Administrative support

Record keeping

Customer service

Safeguarding compliance

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.

This is a part time, permanent position working 20.5 hours a week, term time only for 38 weeks a year (paid for 44.48 weeks per year). The working pattern is Tuesday 8:00am to 4:30pm (7.5 hours), Wednesday 8:00am to 4:30pm (7.5 hours), and Friday 8:00am to 1:30pm (5.5 hours), with Tuesday and Wednesday including a 1 hour unpaid break.

The actual salary ranges from £12,895.23 (H19) up to £14,172.74 (H22) per annum depending on experience and qualifications, based on a full time equivalent salary of £27,284.00 to £29,987.00.

ALFIE Curriculum Assistant

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 Tuesday the 18th of August 2026. However, applications will be shortlisted on a rolling basis, and we reserve the right to interview and appoint before this closing date.

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.

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