Learning and Skills Assistant (Health, Care and Early Years) in Bristol

We have an exciting opportunity for Learning and Skills Assistants to join our college community as they support across all our study programmes in Health, Education and Care. The ideal candidate will be an inspiring, innovative and team-focussed individual with a real desire to create maximum impact and will likely have experience in Health, Social Care, Early Years or Assisting Teaching who would like the opportunity to develop the next generation of health, social care and education practitioners.

About your role: The Learning and Skills Assistant for Health, Education and Care is a new role in the department, and the successful candidates will develop this role to support programmes from Level 1 up to degree level. Working with the departments Programme Managers and Lecturers, you will contribute to the quality of curriculum provision and learner experience. You will build relationships with those in the department and colleagues in the wider college community.

We are looking for someone with some real-world experience in any of the subject areas around Health, Social Care, Early Years or Assisting Teaching. As one of our department Learning and Skills Assistants, you will work closely with teaching teams and ensure students gain the confidence and skills required to succeed, link theory to practice and contribute to their personal and professional growth. This will involve primarily working with our 16-19 learners from Level 1 to Level 3/T Level.

Depending on your background and skillset, your responsibilities could include:

• Preparing and organising practical learning resources and spaces for learning - including the RealCare babies, simulated ward and immersive room (training provided).
• Oversight of resources inventory, purchasing and maintenance schedules liaising with IT, Facilities and external suppliers.
• In-class support for lecturing staff - helping with practical learning sessions, skills and scenario-based learning, as well as with the practical exams. Helping manage behaviours when needed.
• Delivering skills workshops and practice sessions for T Level Health, Early Years and other learners.
• Supporting learners to be ready for placement and other industry related enrichment and accompanying groups on trips and visits.
• A desire to help support our First Aid and Moving and Handling training will also be welcomed.
• Supervising independent learning of small groups or occasional whole class supervision with pre-prepared activities when the teacher is absent - planned or unplanned.
• Delivery of exam invigilation when required.

We have planned a varied curriculum from September with a range of new courses for 16-19 learners including the L2 Supporting Healthcare Technical Diploma, L2 Supporting Teaching and Learning, the L3 Technical Occupational Diploma in Social Care, AAQ in Mental Health as well as the Health, Early Years Education and Teaching Assistant T Levels. This is in addition to our Level 1 courses in Health and Social Care, Wellbeing and Caring for Children.

What we offer: At City of Bristol College, we deliver transformative education in inclusive and dynamic learning environments and for our employees, this is no different so why not come and join us? With recent investments in our already outstanding facilities, the College has a great deal on offer for you. One of our key strategic aims is our unrelenting focus on our people-first culture, ensuring you feel valued, empowered, and recognised for your individual contributions and expertise whether that be in a teaching capacity or a professional services team. All colleagues within the College contribute to the success of our students and we actively work to eliminate any barriers at work, ensuring you have the opportunity to thrive.

Our people-first ethos provides a highly supportive, flexible approach to enable you to excel within your role and to reach your full potential. In return, you can expect the following:

• Two-week paid Christmas close down and additional paid time off over Easter on top of a generous holiday entitlement of 26 holiday days, plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time roles).
• Membership to the Local Government Pension Scheme with employer contributions of 18.0 %
• Paid Volunteering leave (3 days a year)
• Family friendly policies including paid fertility and foster friendly policy
• A menopause policy outlining support available
• A person-centred annual appraisal focusing on your wellbeing and CPD
• Access to a benefits portal including shopping discounts and cycle to work scheme plus lots more!
• The 'Right to Disconnect' from work outside of your normal working hours
• A supportive, highly utilised hybrid and flexible working policy
• An Aspiring Leaders programme open to all plus our Management Academy for all management roles covering management skill and internal processes
• Welfare Rooms at all our sites for professional breakout and relaxation spaces
• A bespoke programme of recognition, reward and celebration for colleagues throughout the year to recognise your hard work.

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply to join us. As a disability confident employer, we take a trauma informed approach to our work, support the Care Leavers covenant, and have been awarded accreditation as a College of Sanctuary for refugees.

About us: We have four main sites across the city with state-of-the-art facilities. Further future investment in our estates is now allowing us to provide the best possible outcomes for our students and local communities, delivered by our fantastic community of colleagues. At City of Bristol College, we have one goal: to help our students succeed. We offer the widest range of academic and vocational qualifications in the area, with more than 1,000 courses available from entry to degree level and we provide education and training to approximately 10,000 students each year. More information about the College can be found on our website. City of Bristol College is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. The search of the online presence will be conducted for the successful candidates. All new employees to the College are required to complete and obtain an enhanced DBS disclosure. A copy of our Safeguarding Policy can be found on the College website.

Please see our Job Description, Person Specification, Conditions of Service and Applicant information for more information about the role and what it’s like to be part of our team.

A few points to note: If you have a medical condition or an individual need for an adjustment to our processes, and you believe this may affect your ability to be at your best – please let us know so we can talk about how we can best support you and make any adjustments that may be needed.

Don’t meet every single requirement? We are committed to creating an inclusive and flexible working environment, that promotes diversity. If you are excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement on the job description or you are seeking an alternative working pattern, please apply anyway – you may just be the person we are looking for. We recognise that talent comes in various forms, and we are committed to providing opportunities that create an environment of growth, diversity, and inclusion for everyone. We do not engage with recruitment agencies for this role. Any CVs received from agencies will be considered as unsolicited and the property of the City of Bristol College, with no obligation to pay agency fees.

Closing date: 21/06/2026 Interview date: 29/06/2026