Lecturer in Maths

Weston College; Weston-super-Mare; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Weston College in Weston-super-Mare is seeking a proactive Student Funding Co-ordinator to help learners access financial support through bursaries and financial aids, ensuring they have personalised help to succeed. This is a full-time role within our Student Support team, based at Knightstone Campus with travel between sites to reach all learners.

You will provide a responsive, learner-facing service for personal, financial and practical advice; manage administration of student support funds;

Qualifications

• Experience of computerised financial accounts.
• Proven team working and networking with colleagues across teams.
• Proven experience of collecting and analysing data and recommending improvements.
• Ability to work quickly and accurately under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Resilience and emotional intelligence supporting vulnerable learners.

Responsibilities

• Provide a responsive, learner-facing service to FE learners on financial and practical support.
• Administer student support funds to minimise barriers for vulnerable learners.
• Assess applications, maintain records, produce detailed reports and provide timely advice.
• Lead communication campaigns promoting financial wellbeing resources.

Skills

Computerised financial accounts

Team working

Data analysis

Ability to work under pressure

Job description

Welcome to the Weston College recruitment portal.

Job profile for Student Funding Co-ordinator

Student Funding Co-ordinator

location_on Weston-super-Mare 10/09/2026

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

Job details

Salary £31k - £33k p.a. Contractual hours 37 Basis Full time (AYR) Region North Somerset Job category/type Business support Date posted 26/08/2026 Job reference WREQ5948 Attachments attachment Job Description - Student Funding Co-ordinator.pdf attachment Applicant Information.pdf attachment Staff Benefits.pdf

Job description

At Weston College, we know that finances can be one of the barriers to education, which is why we are looking to recruit a Student Funding Co-ordinator, who will help students access support through a range of bursaries and financial aids, ensuring they have individualised help to succeed.

This is a full-time role, working within our Student Support team.

Whilst the role will be based at Knightstone Campus, you will be expected to travel between all of our sites to ensure all learners can access the support offered.

As the Student Funding Co-ordinator, you will:

• Provide a responsive, effective and learner-facing service to FE learners of the College in relation to personal, financial and practical advice.


• Provide support to learners by managing the administration of student support funds, with the aim of minimising the impact of vulnerability and socio-economic disadvantage on outcomes.


• Assess applications for support, maintain accurate financial records, produce detailed reports, and provide clear, timely advice to students.


• Lead on communication campaigns that promote financial wellbeing resources available to students.

To be successful in this role you will need:

• Experience of computerised financial accounts.


• Proven team working and networking, including working with a range of colleagues across teams and effective liaison with external organisations.


• Proven experience of collecting and analysing data, making responses and making recommendations for service improvements.


• Able to work quickly and accurately under pressure and meet deadlines.


• Resilience, emotional intelligence, and commitment to supporting vulnerable young people and adults.

Interviews for this role will take place on-site, at one of our college campuses in Weston-super-Mare.

For full details about the role and its responsibilities, please view the job description and person specification attached above.

Weston College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We value equality, diversity and inclusion, and welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities. As a Disability Confident employer, we will support applicants who require reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact [e-mail] or 01934 411441.

Please note: this vacancy may close early if sufficient applications are received, so we encourage early applications.