Independent Living Support Worker

City of Bristol College; West of England; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Christmas close down

Pension scheme

Volunteering leave

Family policies

Menopause policy

Wellbeing appraisal

Benefits portal

Cycle to work

Right to Disconnect

Hybrid/flexible work

Aspiring Leaders programme

Welfare rooms

Recognition programme

Job summary

City of Bristol College is seeking an enthusiastic Independent Living Support Worker to assist students with learning difficulties and disabilities in achieving independent living skills across our college campuses. You will bring residential experience and work closely with teaching and Additional Learning Support teams to support learners daily.

As part of a collaborative, friendly team you will build confident relationships with students, colleagues and external partners, contribute to a

Job description

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. 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 Worker you will work as part of a team to promote a positive experience and support students to work towards the "Preparing for Adulthood" outcomes 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. 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. We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and proactive independent living support worker to join our college community.

What we offer:

• Two-week paid Christmas close down and additional paid time off over Easter on top of a generous holiday entitlement of 26holiday days, plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time roles).
• Membership to the Local Government Pension Scheme with employer contributions of 18.0 %
• 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.