Job Description

Salary

14.25 per hour (inc. 1.54 holiday pay)

Contractual hours

0

Basis

Part time

Package

20 Holiday Days (148 hours) + 8 Bank Holidays (59.2 hours) - this includes a discretionary Christmas closure period
3% Employer Pension Contribution into NEST Pension Scheme

Date posted

15/07/2025

Job reference

RR00000599

About us

The Sheffield College is a further and higher education institution dedicated to providing academic, vocational, and professional qualifications to approximately 13,000 young people and adults annually. Our mission is to transform lives through learning, advocating for inclusivity and diversity at every stage.

About

the role

Working for our subsidiary company

Sparks Teaching Services

as a Learner Support Assistant, you will contribute to the education and social development of students with special educational needs and disabilities. You will assist with the delivery of learning programmes and activities in the classroom/ workshop or off-site learning situations.

There are 5 psoitions available on a temporary basis with an end date of the 4th July 2026. Please note that there is a potential to take on a permanent contract upon expiry of this temporary contract.

Main Responsibilities:

Meeting the support needs including intimate personal support of individual learners, in the classroom and out of class situations Contributing to the review of learner progress and achievement and attend meetings as appropriate Liaising with learner, families and external agencies as directed by the line manager Routine administrative tasks associated with the above duties, including record keeping Participating in programmes of planned development and training as may be recommended by line managers and contributing to the development of Additional Support Services across the college Liaising with appropriate additional support and mainstream staff to promote the inclusion of learners with learning difficulties and disabilities according to college policy. Assisting learners to access medication under the direct guidance of the line manager and the Health and Safety officer and in accordance with procedures outline in induvial risk assessment. Maintaining a safe and healthy working environment in accordance with the Colleges Health and Safety policies and procedures, in association with other colleagues and managers Participation in quality assurance and controls procedure To comply with requirements of all company and Sheffield College policies ad procedures.


If you want to find out more about the role please contactLynda Matthias, Lead Transition and Progress Coorindator - Lynda.Matthias@sheffcol.ac.uk

What we can offer you

As the successful candidate, you will be offered an hourly rate of pay of 14.25 (inclusive of 1.54 per hour holiday pay).

Our benefits

Enhanced Pension contributions scheme with Nest - 3% Annual leave - 20 Days (148 hours) + 8 Bank Holidays (59.2 hours) - this includes a discretionary Christmas closure period Health and wellbeing, we offer + Employee assistance programme through Bupa
+ Occupational Health through PAM
+ Free eye tests for VDU users
Free Parking is available at majority of our campuses


Further information can be found on our Benefits and Career Development pages.

Disability Confident

We are a Disability Confidentemployer and are committed to removing barriers for applicants with a disability during our recruitment process, upon appointment and as an employee. Please review our Recruitment Guidelines for Disabled Candidates which provides further information on reasonable adjustments and how the Disability Confident scheme works in practice. If you require any reasonable adjustments or any support at any point throughout the process, please contact jobs@sheffcol.ac.uk

Armed Forces Covenant

As part of our commitment through the Armed Forces Covenant,we're pledged to support the Armed Forces Community. Recognising the value Personnel, Veterans and military families contribute to our community and country.

Safeguarding

We are an employer who is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students. Successful applicants will be required to have an enhanced DBS check and will be subject to safer recruiting procedures. Further details on our safer recruiting procedures, including the employment of ex-offenders can be found here Safeguarding

Next Steps:

To apply:

Click apply online and follow the links to complete the online application. For queries regarding the application process, please contact the Recruitment Team at jobs@sheffcol.ac.ukCVs are currently not accepted.

As a Leader in Diversity employer, we encourage applications from everyone and value diversity in our workforce.

Closing date: 18th August 2025

Please be aware - If we have a high number of applications, we may decide to close the vacancy earlier.