Learning Assistant

City of Bristol College; West of England; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

Paid Volunteering leave

Hybrid and flexible working policy

Right to Disconnect

Job summary

City of Bristol College is seeking Learning Assistants to support students with learning difficulties and disabilities across multiple college centres. The role focuses on safe handovers, trauma-informed support, and collaboration with the ALS Department and curriculum teams.

The position offers a people-first environment with flexible and hybrid working options. We value inclusivity and safeguarding, with opportunities for professional development and a supportive appraisal process to help you

Qualifications

• Support identified students with learning difficulties and disabilities.
• Assist in creating a cohesive support network with curriculum teams.

Responsibilities

• Support identified students with learning difficulties and disabilities throughout the day to promote safety and wellbeing.
• Ensure smooth handover at start and end of day to maintain continuity of care for vulnerable students.
• Collaborate with ALS Department and curriculum teams to deliver trauma-informed, inclusive support aligned with the College’s aspirations.

Job description

The job requirements are detailed below.Where applicable, the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

Salary 22,691.64 (pro-rata for part time roles)

Hours: Various Hours Available - Can be Discussed at Interview

Location: Vacancies Available at all College Centres

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 Learning Assistants to join our college community.

What we offer:

Our people-first ethos provides a highly supportive, flexible approach to enable you to excel within your role and to reach your full potential. In return, you can expect the following:

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

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply to join us. As a disability confident employer, we take a trauma informed approach to our work, support the Care Leavers covenant, and have been awarded accreditation as a College of Sanctuary for refugees.

Your responsibilities will be to support identified students with learning difficulties and disabilities. You will also ensure there is a smooth handover process at the beginning and end of each day to maintain the safety and wellbeing of vulnerable students in our care.

You will work collaboratively with colleagues within the Additional Learning Support (ALS) Department and curriculum teams to create a cohesive support network for our students. In this role you will contribute to a culture of high-quality, trauma informed support delivery that is responsive, flexible and aligned with our College’s aspirations for all our students. Your support will be crucial in promoting an inclusive, educational experience that empowers our students to thrive.

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.

City of Bristol College is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. The search of the online presence will be conducted for the successful candidates. All new employees to the College are required to complete and obtain an enhanced DBS disclosure.A copy of our Safeguarding Policy can be found onthe College website .

Please see our Job Description, Person Specification, Conditions of Service and Applicant Information for more information about the role and what it’s like to be part of our team.

A few points to note:

If you have a medical condition or an individual need for an adjustment to our processes, and you believe this may affect your ability to be at your best – please let us know so we can talk about how we can best support you and make any adjustments that may be needed.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and flexible working environment, that promotes diversity. If you are excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement on the job description or you are seeking an alternative working pattern, please apply anyway – you may just be the person we are looking for. We recognise that talent comes in various forms, and we are committed to providing opportunities that create an environment of growth, diversity, and inclusion for everyone. In your application, please feel free to note which pronouns you use.

We do not engage with recruitment agencies for this role. Any CVs received from agencies will be considered as unsolicited and the property of the City of Bristol College, with no obligation to pay agency fees.