At a Glance
- Tasks: Support learners with additional needs and help them achieve their goals.
- Company: Heart of Worcestershire College, a diverse and inclusive educational institution.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible working, professional development, and great discounts.
- Other info: Join a vibrant team committed to diversity and sustainability.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in students' lives while growing your skills in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in learning support and a passion for helping others succeed.
The predicted salary is between 16172 - 16715 £ per year.
Join us as a Learning Support Assistant at Heart of Worcestershire College. We are looking for someone who’s ambitious, driven, and enthusiastic to join our CORE team. This is your chance to grow your skills, explore new opportunities, and take on exciting challenges in a vibrant, forward-thinking environment.
Heart of Worcestershire College is recognised for nurturing the brilliance of every student and we are proud to be a college that celebrates diversity and inclusion. Our latest Ofsted report highlights our continued commitment to delivering high-quality education, outstanding support for learners and meaningful partnerships with employers and the wider community.
You’ll be mainly based at our Worcester campus, but flexibility to travel across sites is essential.
WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:
- Provide tailored one-to-one and group learning support for learners with additional needs, helping them engage, achieve their goals, and progress successfully.
- Support learners with a range of specialist needs, including autism, mental health conditions, learning difficulties, and behavioural or emotional challenges within both specialist and mainstream settings.
- Work collaboratively with lecturers and support staff to assess needs, plan effective interventions, monitor progress, and contribute to individual learning targets and Personal Learning Plans.
- Maintain accurate records, evaluate the impact of support activities, and promote learner attendance, engagement, independence, and achievement, including Functional Skills.
- Ensure all support is delivered in line with safeguarding, Prevent, equality and diversity, health and safety requirements, while providing personal care support where required.
- Assist students in the classroom with understanding the activities set by the tutor, as well as supporting with spelling, punctuation, and mathematics.
WHO WE ARE:
Heart of Worcestershire College is the county’s largest and most diverse FE provider, offering academic, vocational, and community courses across multiple campuses. Our values — diversity, integrity, partnership and trust — power everything we do and shape the experience we give our learners.
If you’re ready to innovate, inspire and progress, you’ll feel right at home here. Your growth is our growth.
WHY YOU’LL LOVE WORKING HERE:
- 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme
- Regular CPD and opportunities to gain new qualifications
- Agile and flexible working options (role dependent)
- A great benefits package with high-street and travel discounts
- Clear progression routes
- A mentor to help you settle in and succeed
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Free onsite parking (at selected campuses)
- Opportunities to give back through community and charity projects
WE HIRE PEOPLE:
We value individuality. Everyone at HoW brings their own story, background, identity and strengths — and together, we’re stronger for it. We’re committed to being an inclusive and supportive employer and expect all colleagues to share our dedication to safeguarding children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
NEED TO KNOW:
All successful candidates will need to complete and pay for a DBS check, plus required online verification checks.
AIM AND PURPOSE OF THE JOB:
- To support College attendance, retention and achievement strategies by providing a high quality pro-active support service to learners who have special educational high needs support requirements.
- To ensure that all learners receiving support achieve as well as their peers and develop independent learning skills.
- To provide learning support that contributes to an outstanding student experience from the start of their college journey to progression into further study, employment or greater independence.
- To work directly with curriculum staff, Lecturers, PLCs, Student Services and key external agencies to ensure services proactively engage learners and meet individual social, emotional and learning needs.
KEY ROLES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- To provide high-quality learning support that enables learners to engage and achieve identified goals to aid their progression.
- To provide support for the delivery of specialist foundation programmes which may include those for autistic spectrum conditions, mental health, emotional and behavioural difficulties, severe, moderate and mild learning difficulties and disaffected groups and students accessing mainstream courses, in need of additional support.
- To ensure learners with support needs are fully engaged with Learner Services and to reinforce College attendance policies.
- To assist in pre-entry activities such as recruitment, enrolment and assessment of support needs.
- To maintain accurate records of all information and interventions, ensuring all administration is completed promptly and efficiently within agreed timescales.
GENERAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- To commit to the safeguarding and promotion of the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
- To participate in the College’s Performance Management Scheme and attend such training events as are necessary to enable him/her to carry out the duties of the job description.
- To continually improve teaching, learning and assessment through proactive CPD and sharing best practice.
- To actively participate in the College’s Quality System, including quality improvement strategies and initiatives.
CONDITIONS OF SERVICE:
The appointment is subject to the Conditions of Service for Business Support Staff. All successful applicants will undergo the following checks: Enhanced DBS, 2 x References, one of which must be your current or most recent employer, Qualification validation check.
SALARY: The salary range for this post is from £16,171.84 to £16,715.16 per annum. Your starting salary will be dependent upon your qualifications and experience.
HOURS OF WORK: The hours of work will be based on 30 hours per week for 36 weeks per year.
ANNUAL LEAVE: As this is a term time only appointment you will receive a payment in lieu of holiday, which is in addition to your salary.
PENSION SCHEME: The College operates an occupational pension scheme, namely the ‘Local Government Pension Scheme’.
PROBATIONARY PERIOD: All newly appointed staff have to serve a 4-month probationary period.
LOCATION: The successful applicant will be based at our Worcester campus but may be required to work at other locations from time to time.
Learning Support Assistant – CORE in Worcester employer: HoW College
HoW College is an attractive employer due to its commitment to diversity and inclusion, as well as its recognition as one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2026. Employees have the opportunity to grow their skills in a supportive and collaborative environment, making it a great place for professional development.
