Independent Living Support Lead

City of Bristol College; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Two‑week Christmas close down

LGPS/Teachers Pension Scheme

Paid volunteering leave

Flexible hybrid/working policy

Right to disconnect

Wellbeing & CPD focus

Job summary

City of Bristol College is seeking an Independent Living Support Lead to oversee independence training facilities for students with learning difficulties and disabilities. You will bring your residential experience to work with teaching and Additional Learning Support teams to support students becoming more independent and progressing into supported living, employment, or further education.

You will plan and run a daytime activities programme and lead a team to ensure students actively engage in

Responsibilities

• As Independent Living Support Lead, you will lead support for students who live at the independence training facilities and those accessing them through college study programmes.
• You will be a confident communicator, building strong relationships with colleagues, students and stakeholders.
• You will plan and run a daytime activities programme and supervise a team to develop students’ independent living skills.
• You will be the most senior person on duty when the management team is absent.
• Sleep-ins (22:00–06:30) are paid in addition to salary at the real living wage (£13.45/hour) and participation in the sleep‑in rota is required.

Job description

Job Summary

Our Independence Training Facilities train students with learning difficulties and disabilities who are attending College study programmes to live independent lives. You will be bringing your residential experience to this role, working closely with the Colleges teaching and Additional Learning Support teams.

Key Responsibilities

• You will be a confident communicator with the ability to build and maintain excelling working relationships with colleagues, students and stakeholders both internally and externally.
• As an Independent Living Support Lead, you will lead support for both students who live at our independence training facilities, and students who are accessing them via their college study programme
• As Independent Living Support Lead, you will be supporting the management team to oversee and develop the centre, ensuring the primary focus is on our students becoming as independent as possible in order to progress into supported/semi-independent living, secure employment opportunities, and/or move into HE.
• As Independent Living Support Lead, you will ensure a consistent outstanding service is delivered across the training facilities by working collaboratively with all aspects of the independence training team.
• To support the managers in the successful running of the Independence Training Facility
• To plan and run a daytime activities program
• To lead a team of staff, to ensure students are actively engaging with their independence living skills
• To be the most senior person on duty in the absence of the management team
• Carry out sleep‑ins (22:00 - 06:30) which are paid in addition to your salary at the Real Living Wage. You will be enrolled into the centres sleep‑in rota. You can choose to opt out at any time by speaking to the Independence Training Facility Manager.

Location and Work Arrangement

We have four main sites across the city with state‑of‑the‑art facilities. Further future investment in our estates is now allowing us to provide the best possible outcomes for our students and local communities, delivered by our fantastic community of colleagues.

At City of Bristol College, we have one goal: to help our students succeed. We offer the widest range of academic and vocational qualifications in the area, with more than 1,000 courses available from entry to degree level and we provide education and training to approximately 10,000 students each year.

Salary and Contract

£25,253 - £27,596

Permanent

City of Bristol College

Salary: Term Time Only (38 Weeks)

Additional 8.5 hours (paid sleep ins) every 2 weeks at the real living wage £13.45 per hour

About the College

At City of Bristol College, we deliver transformative education in inclusive and dynamic learning environments and for our employees, this is no different so why not come and join us? With recent investments in our already outstanding facilities, the College has a great deal on offer for you.

One of our key strategic aims is our unrelenting focus on our people‑first culture, ensuring you feel valued, empowered, and recognised for your individual contributions and expertise whether that be in a teaching capacity or a professional services team. All colleagues within the College contribute to the success of our students and we actively work to eliminate any barriers at work, ensuring you have the opportunity to thrive.

Benefits

• Two‑week paid Christmas close down and additional paid time off over Easter plus bank holidays (pro‑rata for part time roles).
• Membership to the Local Government Pension Scheme / Teachers Pension Scheme, one of the UK's leading public sector pension schemes, providing a secure income in retirement.
• Paid Volunteering leave (3 days a year)
• Family friendly policies including paid fertility and foster friendly policy
• A menopause policy outlining support available
• A person‑centred annual appraisal focusing on your wellbeing and CPD
• Access to a benefits portal including shopping discounts and cycle to work scheme plus lots more!
• The 'Right to Disconnect' from work outside of your normal working hours
• A supportive, highly utilised hybrid and flexible working policy
• An Aspiring Leaders programme open to all plus our Management Academy for all management roles covering management skill and internal processes
• Welfare Rooms at all our sites for professional breakout and relaxation spaces
• A bespoke programme of recognition, reward and celebration for colleagues throughout the year to recognise your hard work.