Additional Support Worker

Blackpool Sixth is an outstanding college specialising in 16-19 education, we have an exciting opportunity for a number of Additional Support Worker to join our team. We want to make sure that our students with learning or medical needs enjoy full support to help them succeed in their studies. This position is well suited to you if you can provide that support and we can offer you a hugely rewarding role as part of our friendly, dedicated and close-knit team. There is a 36.25 hour full time and an 18.5 hour part time post, both are fixed term positions for the academic year 2023/24 with possibility of them being extended or becoming permanent. Please note on your application which post you are interested in. 

Based in Additional Support you will work closely with others in the department to support your students to achieve their ambitions. We are constantly looking for new and innovative ways to help our vulnerable students to achieve. The results speak for themselves, all of our high needs students who completed in summer 2023 achieved success in their studies and went on to higher education or employment with training. We have expertise in mental health, autism and other special educational needs disabilities.    

A day in Additional Support could see you: 

• identifying the individual needs of students, and working with teachers and other colleagues to put in place effective support strategies;
• ensuring that students enjoy equal access to the curriculum and the broader range of opportunities that make up college life;
• working with young people in and out of class with learning difficulties, disabilities and/or complex medical needs.

Do you have excellent communication skills? Do you have a proven ability in 1:1 support for students with special educational needs, disabilities and/or complex medical needs? Do you have the ability to motivate young people? If you have answered yes to these questions then click here to apply now and find out more about the college.  

Closing date: 8th September 2023, 9am

Interviews: 14th September 2023

These dates are subject to change. 

The health and wellbeing of our staff is important to us and we have a commitment to creating a healthy working environment for staff and students through the promotion of a healthy and balanced lifestyle.

We are an equal opportunities employer and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of a protected characteristic, or is disadvantaged by any conditions or any related individual requirements. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and all diverse groups. The college provides equality of access, services and care to everyone, regardless of people’s age, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression or trans status, race, religion or belief or sexual orientation. 

All staff will be carefully selected using recruitment and selection procedures designed to emphasise the college’s commitment to safeguarding. All posts, including volunteers, are subject to enhanced DBS clearance. All shortlisted applicants will be asked to complete a self-declaration of any criminal record or information that will make them unsuitable to work with children. Any offer of employment may be withdrawn should any information come to light that has not been included in the self-declaration. It is an offence to apply for a role if you are barred from regulated activity relevant to children, anyone caught doing so will be reported to the police immediately.