Pastoral Student Support Coordinator – Visual Arts

Teaching Vacancies; Leeds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 44 days

LGPS pension

CPD opportunities

Travel discounts

Onsite facilities

Job summary

Leeds City College is recruiting a Student Support Coordinator to join our Visual Arts team at Quarry Hill Campus. You will deliver pastoral support to help students overcome barriers to learning, improve attendance, and progress through their studies.

Work with curriculum teams to promote wellbeing, deliver short-term interventions, signpost to internal and external services, and act as safeguarding contact, building positive relationships to ensure an inclusive and safe learning environment.

Qualifications

• Level 2 safeguarding qualification or willingness to achieve within one year.
• Experience supporting students with additional support needs or who may be vulnerable.
• English and Maths at Level 2.
• Experience working with young people in an educational or support setting.
• Up-to-date knowledge of safeguarding, wellbeing and student support practices.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build professional relationships.
• Ability to work with stakeholders while maintaining confidentiality.
• Proactive, organised and student-centred approach.

Responsibilities

• Support student success, attendance, retention and achievement.
• Provide high-quality pastoral support to learners.
• Deliver timely short-term interventions to help students stay engaged.
• Signpost to appropriate internal and external services.
• Act as safeguarding contact and report concerns using required systems.
• Build relationships with students, tutors and external agencies for coordinated support.
• Promote a safe, inclusive and supportive learning environment.
• Undertake relevant safeguarding training.

Skills

Safeguarding

Student support

Communication

Team collaboration

Wellbeing awareness

Interpersonal skills

Education

Level 2 safeguarding qualification

English and Maths Level 2

Job description

Leeds City College is recruiting a Student Support Coordinator to join our Visual Arts team at Quarry Hill Campus. You will deliver pastoral support to help students overcome barriers to learning, improve attendance, and progress through their studies.

Work with curriculum teams to promote wellbeing, deliver short-term interventions, signpost to internal and external services, and act as safeguarding contact, building positive relationships to ensure an inclusive and safe learning environment.