SEND Support Worker
Luminate Education Group, Leeds City College, Park Lane Campus, Park Lane, Leeds, LS3 1AA8 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
28 August 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
20 August 2026
Job details
Job role
- Student support, learning and progress
- Other support role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday Reduced year: 39 weeks per year
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- Commencing at £26,195 with progression to £26,855 per annum pro rata
What skills and experience we're looking for
Leeds City College are recruiting for 3x SEND Support Workers to join our Future Pathways department.
This role is reduced year 39 weeks per year, 37 hours per week. The pro rata salary is £23,902 with progression to £24,505.
In this role, you will support students with learning and cognition difficulties by delivering tailored interventions and working closely with teachers and High Needs staff to help learners achieve their EHCP targets. You will contribute to learning activities and assessments, support students in a range of settings including workshops and work placements, assist with examinations, and provide personal, physical, and medical care where required.
Our Future Pathways Department supports young people aged 16–25 with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) - including those with SEND, SEMH needs, or a history of educational disengagement (NEET) - to access education and employment. Admission is exclusively via local authority consultation to ensure we can meet the student's EHCP needs.
What You Will Do
- Collaborate with the curriculum team, managers, and High Need leads to deliver high-quality, targeted academic, behavioural and physical support. The primary goal is to ensure students with learning, emotional, or behavioural difficulties can safely access the curriculum and achieve their Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) targets.
- Assist within lessons to provide tailored interventions for individuals or groups, assist with lesson planning/assessment, and support students in workshops, work placements, and local excursions.
- Use positive intervention strategies to manage challenging behaviours and emotional needs.Deliver personal, physical, and medical care as required.
- Monitor student attendance, contribute to progress reviews/target-setting, and maintain accurate student logs and documentation.
- Assist with exam preparation and invigilation across the group, and participate in open evenings or weekend events as required.
- Strictly adhere to all health and safety, safeguarding, and group legislative/regulatory policies.
- Act with honesty and integrity, utilise relational practice approaches, and participate in ongoing professional development and team meetings.
About You
- Compassionate, resilient, and highly adaptable professional dedicated to removing barriers to learning. You will possess a natural ability to connect with young people who have diverse and complex needs, balancing a nurturing approach with firm, positive boundaries.
- Possess a deep understanding of the frustrations and challenges faced by students with complex needs; remains calm and supportive under pressure.
- Able to positively manage challenging behaviours, emotional outbursts, or high-stress situations without taking incidents personally.
- A natural team player who can communicate seamlessly with teachers, HN leads, intervention coaches, and external support networks.
- Strongly committed to promoting student independence, dignity, and equal opportunity in every aspect of college life.
- Knowledgeable about learning difficulties, the effects of trauma on learning, and Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) needs.
- Skilled in using positive behaviour interventions and de-escalation techniques rather than punitive measures.
- Ability to break down complex curriculum concepts into accessible, digestible tasks tailored to individual EHCP targets.
- Competent (or willing to be trained) in manual handling, assisting wheelchair users, and administering basic medical or personal care plans.
- Excellent verbal and written skills for tracking student progress, updating logs, and collaborating with course teams.
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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