Student Support Worker (weekends)
Northern College
Barnsley
- £19,906 - £21,547 per year
- Expired
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 20 August 2021
Job overview
Are you passionate about improving adult skills?
The demands of the modern UK workplace and the current economic crisis mean that adult learning is increasingly crucial for people of all ages, regardless of their level of skills and qualifications.
Did you know that ...
- one in five adults lack functional English or maths.
- longer working lives and frequent career changes mean regular upskilling is a necessity.
- rapid developments in technology require us all to keep acquiring new knowledge.
- automation means reskilling and redeployment are the only options for many.
Northern College, the only adult residential college in Yorkshire, is in a unique position to be able to offer the essential skills adults need and employers want. Our campus is open 24/7 so we can offer flexible and accessible modes of delivery - evenings, weekends, blended and residential – to meet the needs of the local, regional and national economy.
Our mission is to inspire positive change through adult education, and working closely with our community, voluntary and employer partners we will provide outstanding teaching and learning on our campus based in the grade 1 listed Wentworth Castle and surrounded by 500 acres of National Trust gardens and parkland. Find out more at www.northern.ac.uk
We have a number of exciting new roles that will be at the heart of delivering our aims. If you are passionate about enabling adults to achieve the skills they need to reach their potential, and you meet the requirements below, then we look forward to receiving your application.
Student Support Worker (Weekends)
Salary: £19,906 - £21,547 pro rata
Part time: 14.4 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
Working pattern: Working Saturday and Sunday
Location: Wentworth Castle, Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Key duties:
- To provide flexible and responsive support to students attending weekend courses at the college.
- To be available to respond to or resolve unexpected or emergency situations and contact the on-call manager or the emergency services as required.
- To support the reception function, for example, managing queues, dealing with enquiries, answering the telephone and assisting with general reception tasks.
- To support with the administration of assessments for students with disclosed learning difficulties, disabilities and / or health needs enrolling on short courses.
- To maintain accurate records, collate data and statistics, produce reports and undertake administrative duties as required.
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Experience of working in a supportive role with adults in an educational environment.
- GCSE English and maths (Grade 4/C or above) or an equivalent qualification.
- Experience of working in a student facing support service within an educational setting.
What we can offer you:
- Access to the SYPA pension scheme with generous employer contributions
- Up to 35 days annual leave entitlement (including bank holidays) plus college closure between Christmas and New Year
- Staff health & wellbeing and benefits schemes including access to Occupational Health services
- Career development and progression opportunities and access to support for professional development
- Flexible working opportunities
- Free on-site parking
- Opportunities to take paid time off to participate in volunteering in community and charity fundraising events.
- Free access to 500 acres of surrounding National Trust gardens and parkland
How to apply
To find out more information about the college, view the job description and person specification and to download an application form please visit the jobs page at www.northern.ac.uk/jobs. For any queries about these vacancies please contact the HR team on 01226 776000 or by email at HR@northern.ac.uk.
Application forms must be submitted by: 20 August 2021
Interviews will be held on: 3 September 2021
Open days to be arranged - please look at Northern College website for more details.
Northern College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners and expects all staff to share this commitment. We strive to be an equal opportunities employer and actively welcome applications from all sections of the community. Northern College promotes the welfare of all students and is fully committed to safeguarding and to fulfilling its obligations under the Prevent duty. The college expects all staff to share these commitments. Please note that all applicants will be subject to a DBS check. Evidence of qualifications will be required at interview.
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About Northern College
- Northern College
- Wentworth Castle, Stainborough, Barnsley
- South Yorkshire
- S75 3ET
- United Kingdom
Can you help us to transform lives through adult education?
Thank you for your interest in working at Northern College.
The demands of the modern UK workplace and the current economic crisis mean that adult learning is increasingly crucial for people of all ages regardless of their level of skills and qualifications.
Northern College is in a unique position, as the only adult residential college in Yorkshire to be able to offer essential skills for adults and employers in our region and beyond through flexible and accessible modes of delivery - evenings, weekends, blended and residential: www.northern.ac.uk
We have a proud and celebrated history of providing educational opportunities for those adults that have returned to learning. Much of what we offer provides a platform to engage people back into education with the aim of designing a supportive learning pathway. This is so that every individual can reach their potential and use their learning to improve their lives both in their community and in the workplace.
We are entering our next exciting phase and have been developing our curriculum offer in readiness for the changes that the devolution of the adult education budget will bring in August 2021. These new permanent job roles are at the heart of this ambitious work.
In response to the challenges that Covid-19 is presenting, it is critical that this development continues and our programmes respond to the recovery needed in communities and in the economy.
Our re-energised offer to students, communities and employers will consist of:
- the best range of community learning programmes to provide essential support for those who are furthest away from the job market to gain confidence, acquire the skills employers want and drive a focus to apply and progress in work;
- intensive English, maths and digital skills offered at a time that meets the needs of the unemployed and those in work and looking to upskill;
- qualifications at all levels that give adults an opportunity to learn the skills needed to progress through further education, and move into gainful employment at the stage they choose;
- a range of vocationally focused higher education programmes that adults can progress onto with the aim of improving their life and employment opportunities.
Our full range of current provision can be found at www.northern.ac.uk
Our mission is to inspire positive change through adult education.Working closely with our community, voluntary and employer partners, we will provide outstanding teaching and learning on our campus based in the grade 1 listed Wentworth Castle and surrounded by 500 acres of National Trust gardens and parkland.
As we offer almost all of our provision residentially, the campus is open 24/7 almost all year round. This allows us to be extremely flexible in the way we offer our programmes, enabling access to adults that may need to attend weekends, evenings or in a blended approach to work round families, jobs and life in general.
We are very proud of our outstanding achievement rates across the provision, and of the excellent feedback we get from our students. Here’s just one of the many comments recently shared with us:
‘My experience at Northern College was life changing. I came from a working class family struggling in Liverpool with zero qualifications, but that all changed. I’m a deputy manager now.’
Northern College is a fantastic place to work. It offers so much more that you might expect from further education. We are big enough to feel like a college with a comprehensive offer for students, but small enough that it’s easy to feel part of the team, and every role can have an immediate impact. We attract adults from all over the country with our residential accommodation, amazing location, outstanding teaching and learning, and focused support for students. We are constantly told by our students that studying at Northern College is a very inclusive, impactful and memorable experience.
Our mission is to ‘inspire positive change through adult education’ and this is central to all we do. If you are passionate about giving adults the skills they need to reach their potential, have the skills and experience we are looking for and would embrace the opportunity to take the college into its next phase, then please do consider becoming part of our team.
I hope you are as excited as I am about the potential here at Northern College and I look forward to receiving your application.
Yultan Mellor
Principal & Chief Executive
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