Learning Support Assistant (Part Time, Reduced Year)

Benefits

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

Part Time - 18 hours per week

Reduced Year - 39 Weeks

Leeds City College is seeking a Learning Support Assistant to join our dynamic team at our Printworks Campus. The postholder will work closely with curriculum staff across Printworks in a varied and rewarding role, designed to support learners’ progress, development, and success throughout their studies.

The successful candidate will provide support across practical and theory-based learning environments, helping students develop their skills, confidence and independence as they work towards achieving their qualifications. Working closely with teaching staff and other colleagues, you will deliver personalised support to learners with a range of needs, encouraging participation, removing barriers to learning and helping students reach their full potential.

We are particularly interested in applicants with relevant experience, knowledge or qualifications in subjects delivered at Printworks, alongside experience supporting learners with English and Maths. You will use your skills to provide valuable subject-specific, literacy and numeracy support, ensuring students can engage fully with their learning and make meaningful progress.

Printworks is a fantastic place to study and work, where learners thrive in an environment that combines high expectations with supportive, inclusive teaching. As part of the team, you will contribute to a positive learning experience, promoting independence, celebrating achievement and ensuring every student feels supported to succeed.

• Actual salary for 18 hours per week over 39 weeks is £11,518 per annum.

What You Will Do

• Provide support inside and outside the classroom, along with off-site visits as required.
• Provide support for students with additional needs (for example, wheelchair users, hearing impairment, visual impairment, etc., as necessary.
• Be involved in planning, preparation and assessment of learning as part of the course team.
• Provide in-class support to meet the needs of students who have High Needs and SEND.
• Provide curriculum teachers/assessors and Learning Support team members with verbal and written reports on students who have High Needs or SEND.
• Assist with emergency evacuation plans and practices, and helping with emergency evacuations.
• Keep accurate and timely records, recording progress and strategies used, as required.

About You

• Be student focused
• Have a positive, inclusive approach and be committed to creating a supportive learning environment where all students can thrive
• Be friendly, professional and inclusive with proven ability to create a welcoming, inclusive and productive learning environment in which learners can flourish
• Demonstrate a “can do” attitude, with the ability to provide solutions to problems, in response to learner needs, while managing your own workload
• Educated to a minimum Level 2 in an appropriate Literacy and Numeracy or a commitment to achieving this within one year of appointment, in addition to other qualifications listed in the Person Specification

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.

SAFEGUARDING

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.