Learning Support Assistant (Part Time, Reduced Year)

Luminate Education Group; Leeds; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 17,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 44 days

Pension schemes

CPD opportunities

Employee wellbeing

Travel discounts

Flexible/hybrid opportunities

Job summary

Leeds City College is seeking a Learning Support Assistant to join the Quarry Hill Campus. The role involves providing personalised support for students across practical and theory-based learning, helping develop skills, confidence and independence.

Experience in Music Production, Media Studies, Public Services or Art/Design is valued to enhance subject-specific support. The post is a part-time reduced-year role, 24 hours per week over 39 weeks per year, with a pro rata salary of £15,358.

Qualifications

• Experience or qualifications in areas such as Music Production, Media Studies, Public Services, or Art/Design preferred.
• Ability to support students with High Needs and SEND.
• Experience delivering Personal Care or support in educational settings is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide classroom and off-site support within a variety of learning environments.
• Assist students with additional needs including mobility, hearing or visual impairments.
• Contribute to planning, preparation and assessment with the course team.
• Provide in-class support to meet needs of students with High Needs or SEND.
• Prepare and deliver verbal and written progress reports on students.
• Assist with emergency evacuation plans and drills.
• Keep accurate records of progress and strategies used.

Skills

Positive attitude

Inclusive approach

Supportive learning environment

Job description

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Learning Support Assistant (Part Time, Reduced Year)

Job Reference LUM13871/2909

Number of Positions Requested:

1

Contract Type:

LEG - Permanent - Reduced Year

39 weeks

Working Hours:

24 hours

City/Town:

Leeds

Closing Date:

18/10/2026

Job Category:

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)

Group Member:

Leeds City College

Campus:

Quarry Hill Campus

The group offers a range of excellent benefits, including:

• Annual leave: Curriculum and Management: 44 days plus bank holidays
  Curriculum support and business support: 39 days plus bank holidays
• Pension schemes with generous employer contributions: Teachers' Pension Scheme
  Local Government Pension Scheme
  People's Pension Scheme
• CPD opportunities: Annual staff conference plus 2 additional staff development days.
  Qualifications including PGCE, Apprenticeships, Leadership and Management courses.
• Employee wellbeing initiatives: Family Friendly Policies, discounted onsite spa (Printworks) and gym (Park Lane).
• Travel and commuting: Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities: Please speak to the recruiting manager regarding flexible opportunities as these differ between roles.

About the Role

Leeds City College is seeking a Learning Support Assistant to join our dynamic team at our Quarry Hill Campus. The post holder will work closely with curriculum staff across the department in a varied and rewarding role, designed to support students' progress, development, and success throughout their studies.

The successful candidate will provide support within both practical and theory-based learning environments, helping students to develop their skills, confidence, and independence as they work towards achieving their qualifications.

The role involves working closely with teaching staff to provide personalised support for students with a range of needs, ensuring they can fully engage with their learning and make progress. We are particularly interested in applicants who have experience, knowledge, or qualifications within areas such as Music Production and backstage work, Media Studies, Public Services, Art and Design, as well as knowledge and experience of supporting learners with English and Maths. This will enable you to provide valuable subject-specific support and contribute to a positive learning experience for our students

Quarry Hill is an amazing place to study and work; students thrive in an environment where colleagues promote high challenge, offer generous support, and where inclusion is at the heart of all decision-making.

Please note, this is a part-time reduced year role. You will work 24 hours per week, 39 weeks per year. The pro rata'd salary for this role is £15,358.

What You Will Do

• Provide support within the classroom and off-site visits.
• Help provide support (including Personal Care) for students with additional needs (i.e. wheelchair users, hearing impairment, visual impairment, etc.) as necessary.
• Involved in planning, preparation and assessment of learning as part of the course team.
• Providing in -class support to meet the needs of students who have High Needs and SEND.
• Providing curriculum teachers/assessors and Learning Support team members with verbal and written reports on students who have High Needs or SEND.
• Assisting with emergency evacuation plans and practices, and helping with emergency evacuations.
• Keeping accurate and timely records, recording progress and strategies used, as required.

About You

• A positive, inclusive approach;
• Commitment to creating a supportive learning environment where all students can thrive;
• Ideally, experience, knowledge, or qualifications within areas such as Music Production and backstage work, Media Studies, Public Services, and Art and Design, as this will enable you to provide valuable subject-specific support and contribute to a positive learning experience for our students.

About Us

Leeds City College is one of the largest further education institutions in the country and is one of the biggest providers of apprenticeships regionally.

We provide a vibrant and diverse learning environment, delivering excellent and innovative education which is supportive, inspiring and life changing. Leeds City College's values put students first and are at the heart of everything the college does.

We are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our staff. You'll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow. We offer a wide range of job vacancies, and our large size means there are always exciting opportunities to progress.

Join us on the journey to being the best that we can collectively be for our students, apprentices, staff and our stakeholders.

At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in recruitment is key to our Group’s values. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace that embraces equality, diversity and inclusion in all its forms, where every candidate is treated with fairness, respect, and equity.

Our recruitment processes are designed to ensure equal opportunities, remove bias, and promote a diverse talent pool. To find out more about what our commitment to EDI means to us please Click here to learn more about our EDI objectives.

RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

We do not accept unsolicited CV's and applications from agencies and will not be liable for any fee in connection with a candidate that has been submitted speculatively through any agency that has not been expressly instructed for a particular vacancy as part of our Preferred Supplier List.