Learning Support Assistant (Reduced Year)
Luminate Education Group, Leeds City College, Somerville House, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS10 1BG13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
8 October 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
25 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Reduced Year, 40 weeks per year, 37 hours per week.
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £25,948 per annum pro rata
What skills and experience we're looking for
About the Role
Leeds City College are seeking a Learning Support Assistant to join us at our Somerville House campus.
In this role, you will provide help in class to scaffold learning, mentoring for those struggling with the social and emotional demands of college life, referrals to external and internal professionals for assessment (including for exams access arrangements), and work hard to ensure the inclusion of all our learners, particularly those with an Educational, Health and Care Plan.
We enjoy close, positive relationships with our curriculum colleagues and external partners. This enables us to maximise the learning outcomes of all our young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities with a view to them gaining course offers for their next steps.
The School of Enterprise and Employability offers a wide range of study programmes to 16-18 year old learners and 19+ with an EHCP. Our course offers range from Level 1 for learners who may be applying to college with limited previous experience or qualifications, to Level 2, which enables students to progress to higher education, apprenticeships, or the world of work.
The Enterprise and Employability Department is a vibrant area with an exceptional and successful reputation for offering a ‘learning by doing’ curriculum. Our department is full of energy and passionate about what we do. We offer a wide range of Level 1 and 2 courses focusing on enterprise skills and the personal development of our learners.
Please note, this is a reduced year role of 40 weeks. The pro rata'd salary is £24,284 per annum.
What You Will Do
- To be involved in planning and preparation and assessment of learning as part of the curriculum team.
- Providing in and out of class support to meet identified needs of students who have High Needs.
- Providing curriculum teachers/assessors and SEND team members with verbal and written reports on students who have High Needs or SEND and feedback against strategies used and progress towards outcomes on the EHCP.
- At the direction of the teacher/assessor, assist students with their individual personal care, medical and mobility requirements excursions related to the programme of learning.
- There may be a requirement to be involved in learners’ transport arrangements and helping students who have High Needs to develop independent travel skills where needed.
About You
- Educated to Level 2 in Literacy and Numeracy or a commitment to achieving this within one year of appointment.
- Qualification relevant to the post.
- Experience of working within a team who support students who have high needs or SEND to support their learning through identifying strategies and preparing young people for adulthood.
- Clear oral and written and IT communication skills with the ability to communicate with staff at all levels in the college.
- A willingness to be adaptable as role requires working across the college campuses and off-site visits with learners.
What the college offers its staff
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
Further information about the job
Commitment to 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 a job with us if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.
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 Luminate Education Group
- Organisation type
- FE College, ages 14 to 99
- Education phase
- Sixth form or FE college
- Size
- No information available
- Age range
- 14 to 99
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- careers@luminate.ac.uk
Luminate Education Group is a collective of education providers based in Yorkshire with one clear purpose: to make a positive difference to people's lives through genuinely transformative education and training.
We are a group of seven organisations, based in the Leeds City Region: Harrogate College, Keighley College, Leeds City College, Leeds Conservatoire, Leeds Sixth Form College, Pudsey Sixth Form College and University Centre Leeds.
Together, we are inspiring a whole generation of people and new leaders who will go on to make their own impact on the region and beyond.
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