Job Description

Deadline to apply:

10am, 11th February 2026

Interviews dates:

24th and 26th February 2026

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40 Hours per week, 37 weeks per year

Actual Salary: 21,470 - 22,635

FTE 26,308 - 27,736 (if over the age of 21)

Starting salary will be subject to qualifications and experience

We are looking to appoint a Learning Assistant to offer specific and specialist educational support to the Green Woodwork Tutor in the delivery of a therapeutic education programme and work experience to a number of students.

The students benefit from an extensive range of nutritional, therapeutic and medical support at each college that is reflected in the college sessions.

You must be able to instil enthusiasm and enjoyment into the learning process in such a way that can lead to increased self-esteem and enhanced engagement in learning.

Main Duties:

To assist and work closely with the Green Woodwork Tutor in session to progress students towards their short, medium and long-term outcomes. To assist the Green Woodwork Tutor in planning sessions to differentiate for the range of students under that tutor's remit in order to progress each student educationally as well as to mitigate safeguarding risk. To communicate consistently, openly and frequently with relevant parties in helping students to progress educationally towards their targets To embed PSTE within all lesson plans to address the differing student needs in each session
Working at Ruskin Mill Trust is incredibly rewarding; we offer competitive salaries and holiday allowances, an auto-enrolment pension scheme with a salary sacrifice option, a health cash plan and employee assistance programme via Medicash.

In addition, staff receive valuable training opportunities including an in-depth interactive induction to enable our new team members to experience our Practical Skills Therapeutic Education (PSTE) curriculum and also opportunities for further training and academic research including our own MSc in Practical Skills Therapeutic Education.

The post is subject to satisfactory references, an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for both adults and children, medical check, evidence of qualifications, and verification of the right to work in the UK.

Ruskin Mill Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Coleg Plas Dwbl sits on biodynamic farmland at the foot of the Preseli Mountains in the Welsh countryside. The 100-acre location offers a wealth of natural materials that are used in our curriculum crafts. These include clay for pottery, slate and stone, and wool from the sheep. Coleg Plas Dwbl's signature craft is textiles.

Coleg Plas Dwbl is part of Ruskin Mill Trust. Established in 1984, Ruskin Mill Trust is an educational charity that operates in England, Scotland and Wales.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced Level Disclosure as well as a medical check, references, evidence of qualifications, plus verification of the right to work in the UK.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 26,308.00-27,736.00 per year

Benefits:

Casual dress Company pension Cycle to work scheme On-site parking
Ability to commute/relocate:

Mynachlogddu SA66: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:

Educational support: 1 year (preferred) Woodworking: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person