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Learner Support Compliance & Standards Lead
The Sheffield College, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S2 2RL4 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
7 September 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
3 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
- Administration, HR, data and finance
- Student support, learning and progress
- Other support role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £41,561- £48,529 per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
Organisational skills; attention to detail; flexible
Experience in Further Education and inclusive practice
Competent in MS 365 and AI tools
Knowledge of role related regulatory requirements and Quality Assurance (JCQ)
Experience in audit and analysis activity
Planning and organising. Has the ability to make long-term strategic plans
An ability to make operational and strategic decisions which deliver positive results
What the college offers its staff
What we can offer you
As the successful candidate, you will be offered a salary of between£41,561- £48,529 per annum based upon a combination of the skills,knowledgeand experience that you can bring to the role.
Alongside your salary, your pension is one of the most valuable benefits of joining the College. TheLocalGovernmentPensionScheme (LGPS), administered locally bySYPA, provides financial security in retirement and support for your loved ones.
Our Full Benefits Package
- SYPA – with agenerous employer contribution
- Annual leave - 30 Days (222 hours) + 8 Bank Holidays (59.2 hours)- this includes a discretionary Christmas closure period
- Health and wellbeingsupport,including:
- Employeeassistanceprogramme through Bupa
- Occupational Health through PAM
- Free eye tests for VDU users
- Freeparkingis available atthe majority ofour campuses
- Hybrid andflexibleworkingopportunities
- Continuousprofessional developmentopportunities
- Apeople‑focusedworking culturewhere you can grow and thrive
Further information about the job
About the Role
The post-holder will report to the Head of Learning Support: Compliance, Quality and Specialist Support and be responsible for the maintenance and monitoring of the compliance and quality assurance systems in line with relevant regulatory bodies and legislative codes of practice associated with Learning Support across all provision types at The Sheffield College.
The post-holder will be responsible for completing audits and samples on the provision of learning support and sharing findings which provide assurance regarding compliance with processes and funding regulations.
The post-holder will line-manage the Inclusion and Learning Support Advisors, leading them to support delivery staff to develop and successfully implement inclusive teaching and learning and Individual Support Plans for appropriate students. The postholder will help drive a culture where assessment of need is robust, timely and informs each student’s normal way of working which in turn leads to the implementation of exam access arrangements.
MainResponsibilities
- Ensure all provision types, including sub-contracted provision, remain compliant with college policy and procedures related to learning support
- Generate reports and analysis of matters relating to learning support compliance and standards that support the Head of Learning Support: Compliance, Quality and Specialist Support with providing assurances to the college’s Executive Leadership team regarding the provision of learning support.
- Support delivery staff to continuously develop inclusive teaching and learning practice across the college through the team of Inclusion and Learning Support Advisors
- Support the development of processes to provide needs-led Individual Support Plans for all students who require one.
- Providing assurance that exam access arrangements are accurate and robust having been informed an assessment of need and by the student’s normal way of working.
The Learning Support Compliance and Standards Lead will be responsible for issues of regulatory compliance and quality, and their implementation, throughout The Sheffield College (TSC).
The Learning Support Compliance and Standards Lead will maintain awareness of good practise in relation to learning support as it applies to the delivery of all provision types, to ensure awareness of all relevant legislation, funding requirements, policies and procedures as related to the operation and integrity of learning support delivered by TSC.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on college website (opens in new tab)About The Sheffield College
- Organisation type
- FE College, ages 16 to 99
- Education phase
- Sixth form or FE college
- Size
- No information available
- Age range
- 16 to 99
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- Lynda.Matthias@sheffcol.ac.uk
The Sheffield College is a further and higher education college that provides academic, vocational and professional qualifications to approximately 13,218 young people and adults a year. Our mission is transforming lives through learning.
The college, which is Ofsted graded ‘good’, provides high quality academic, technical and vocational training to enhance qualifications, skills and employability across the region, and operates from a number of campuses and sites across the city.
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