Job Description

Description

Job Title: Teaching Assistant

Department: Creative Arts and Fashion

Salary: 23,638 - 25,781 FTE

Actual: 11,819 - 12,890.50

Job Type: Permanent, 17.5 hours per week

The City of Liverpool College is excited to announce an opportunity for a passionate and dedicated part-time Teaching Assistant to join our Creative Arts and Fashion team. This position is based at our vibrant Arts Centre Campus on Myrtle Street, L7 7JA.


This role involves supporting the planning of learning, activities, and assessments, as well as contributing to the development of learning outcomes and achievement criteria. You will assist individuals or groups of learners across theory, practical, and workplace sessions to achieve their goals, delivering intervention strategies as agreed.


Additionally, you will support numeracy and literacy development, provide feedback on learner progress to teachers and assessors for continuous improvement, and promote the effective use of technology in sessions. Demonstrating and promoting effective learning behaviours, you will maintain professional communication with staff, learners, and stakeholders. Collaboration in planning learning interventions and transition activities is also key to this role.

Key Responsibilities

Supporting the planning of learning, learning activities and assessment

Contributing to the development of learning outcomes and achievement criteria

Supporting individuals or groups of learners to achieve their learning goals within theory, practical and workplace sessions

Helping individuals or groups of learners to achieve their learning goals by delivering agreed intervention strategies

Helping individuals or groups of learners to achieve their learning goals by supporting numeracy and literacy development

Supporting the assessment of learning by feeding back learner progress to teachers and assessors so that future activities may be modified to more effectively meet learner needs

Supporting the effective use of technology within theory, practical and workplace sessions

Promoting and demonstrating effective behaviours for learning

Liaising with all staff, learners and stakeholders in a professional manner

Contributing to the planning of learning and learning interventions with relevant stakeholders

Contributing to the planning of transition and progression activities and events

Generic duties:

To contribute fully to the mission and values statement of the College Group ensuring its effective implementation in all aspects of college life.

To take proactive responsibility for Health & Safety to ensure that a safe working environment and safe working practices are always maintained.

To comply with the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).

To support cross college activities as required the key enrolment and invigilation periods.

To understand roles and responsibilities around safeguarding all learners.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Essential Criteria:

Level 2 qualification in Maths/numeracy and English/literacy

Good knowledge of ICT, able to support technology-based learning activities

Level 4 qualification e.g. Degree or equivalent

Previous experience in an educational environment

A personal ambition to develop and progress within Further Education

Desirable Criteria:

General awareness of safeguarding and equality, diversity and inclusivity

Ability to build and form good relationships with learners across all college provision

Ability to utilise strategies to support learners in achieving learning goals

Ability to complete accurate learner records within college systems and specified timescales

Ability to provide detailed feedback regarding learner progress and achievement

Ability to encourage learners to interact with others and engage in activities led by a teacher

Benefits

Why Join The City of Liverpool College?

As a valued member of our College community, you'll enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits, dedicated wellbeing support, and meaningful opportunities for professional growth and development.

Here are some of the benefits available to you:

Generous holiday allowance

60 days annual holiday allowance, plus 1 annual wellbeing day

Pension Scheme

You'll be part of the Teachers' Pension Scheme, with generous employer contributions of up to 24%--one of the best pension packages in the sector.

Employee Benefits Platform

As part of your role, you'll have access to the COLC Employee Benefits Platform, a one-stop hub for a wide range of perks designed to support your wellbeing, work-life balance, and everyday savings. You'll be able to access discounts at major supermarkets, fashion and lifestyle retailers, tech stores, travel providers, and more. You'll also benefit from the Cycle to Work Scheme, cinema and leisure discounts and tech and home appliance discounts, with the option of spreading the cost through salary sacrifice. The platform is part of our commitment to supporting you in every aspect of your working life - and beyond.

Health and Wellbeing

As part of our commitment to supporting your health and wellbeing, all employees have access to the Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - a completely confidential support service available 24/7, 365 days a year. Whether you're facing personal challenges, looking for advice, or simply need someone to talk to, Health Assured is here to help. Through Health Assured, you can access a 24/7 confidential helpline, face to face, online or telephone counselling, as well as structured support for a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, relationships, bereavement, legal and financial concerns.

You'll also have access to the online wellbeing portal, asecure, user-friendly platform offering a wide range of self-help resources, health assessments, articles, and guidance covering emotional, physical, and financial wellbeing, and to the Wisdom App, which offers mood trackers and wellbeing tools, meditation guides, fitness videos, and self-help modules

as well as daily wellbeing tips.




You'll also be entitled to a free eye test through our voucher scheme with Specsavers, which covers a full eye exam (worth up to 25) and even includes 45 towards a pair of glasses. We also offer free flu vaccinations to help keep you feeling your best all year round.

Travel

We've partnered with Arriva to bring you great savings on bus travel. Plus, we offer interest-free loans to help you buy annual travel passes from Merseytravel and Merseyrail. That means you can enjoy the savings of up to two months' free travel--without having to cover the full cost upfront. It's all about making your commute more affordable and less stressful.

Flexible Working

We offer flexible working options depending on business need to support our employee's work-life balance.

Professional Development

We're passionate about helping you thrive, offering a mix of formal and informal professional development opportunities--designed to sharpen your skills, expand your knowledge, and accelerate your career.

College Benefits

Our excellent sports and fitness facilities can be used free of charge by staff. You can also access a range of discounted hair and beauty treatments at our Academy and Graduate Hair & Beauty Salons, and a staff discount at our Academy Restaurant.

About The City of Liverpool College

About The City of Liverpool College

The City of Liverpool College is a leading education provider for almost 12,000 students across the Liverpool City Region, from ages 16 and up.

Our passion for nurturing talent and personal approach to teaching makes sure all our students are fully equipped to realise their potential and be empowered to live out their career ambitions.

We believe in opportunity for all and offer access to both academic and vocational courses. From GCSE to degree level, our students achieve some of the highest exam results in the region.

As a recognised leader in skills and education, we are proud to have been named the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce 2024 Skills Provider of the Year, a testament to our deep-rooted commitment to delivering outstanding education that meets the needs of our students and the regional economy. We are also a proud member of the Chartered Institution for Further Education, reinforcing our position as a centre of excellence within the sector. Our recent Ofsted inspection rated us 'Outstanding' for Adult Provision and Personal Development, highlighting our dedication to providing life-changing education that empowers learners at every stage of their journey.

Our Mission

To provide high quality skills and education by delivering opportunities for growth to all people and businesses of the Liverpool City Region.

Our Goals

Deliver world class skills in business Provide an outstanding learning and student experience Develop the talent for sustainable employment

Safeguarding Our Students

The City of Liverpool College is dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare our learners, and all staff will require an Enhanced DBS check.

Ready to Take the Next Step in Your Career?

Join a dynamic team shaping the future of education in the Liverpool City Region. With over 600 dedicated staff, five campuses, hundreds of courses, and more than 10,000 students, we're proud to be a leader in learning and innovation. Ready to make an impact? Apply now and become part of our journey.