Overview
Job Title: SEND Support Worker (Reduced Year)
Salary: Commencing at £25,055 with progression to £25,686 pro rata, per annum
Closing Date: 2025-10-12
About the Role
37 hours per week – Monday – Friday | Reduced Year (39 weeks per year)
Leeds City College is the main education provider for post-16 students within the Leeds City region. This role requires an experienced SEND professional to lead on the delivery of tailored support and interventions for our students with Educational Health and Care Plans (EHCP). We are looking for a dedicated SEND Support Worker to work closely with our staff across our main campus buildings to support individuals and groups of students who hold EHCPs. You will be committed to making a positive difference to young people’s lives and in supporting and developing their learning.
*Actual salary for hours and weeks above is commencing at £23,098 with progression to £23,679 per annum
What You Will Do
- Work closely with our staff to support individual students or groups of students who hold EHCPs.
- Support teaching staff where an individual student with an EHCP requires targeted support and intervention within the learning environment.
- Collaborate with curriculum, pastoral and High Needs teams to develop learning strategies and practices for students including, individual and group student support strategies.
- Collaborate with Pastoral and High Needs staff to communicate with schools, parents and appropriate external agencies e.g. Education Welfare Service, Social Services, Social Inclusion Unit.
- Assist with the collection and maintenance of documentation for student records, particularly evidence towards annual reviews of the students’ EHCPs.
- Contribute to individual student target-setting and annual review reports for EHCPs, and contribute to ongoing advice and guidance concerning progression routes.
About You
- Good general education at NVQ level 2 or equivalent including literacy and numeracy.
- Appropriate training and/or a willingness to undertake training in supporting the needs of learners with an EHCP.
- Experience of working with learners with an EHCP in an educational setting.
- Experience of working within a team who support students who have EHCPs.
- Experience of dealing with a range of SEND needs, and understanding of support strategies.
- Experience of working with schools, parents and external support agencies.
- Excellent communication skills & interpersonal skills.
- Able to proactively identify support needs and plan effective, targeted interventions before issues emerge.
- Good time management skills and the ability to prioritise work effectively.
- Ability to show empathy for and have an understanding of the needs of learners with an EHCP.
- Able to work positively & effectively as a member of a team and flexibly across a range of campuses.
Benefits
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.
Flexible and hybrid working opportunities: Please speak to the recruiting manager regarding flexible opportunities as these differ between roles.
About Us
Leeds City College is one of the largest further education institutions in the country and is one of the biggest providers of apprenticeships regionally.
We provide a vibrant and diverse learning environment, delivering excellent and innovative education which is supportive, inspiring and life changing. Leeds City College’s values put students first and are at the heart of everything the college does.
We are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our staff. You’ll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow. We offer a wide range of job vacancies, and our large size means there are always exciting opportunities to progress.
Join us on the journey to being the best that we can collectively be for our students, apprentices, staff and our stakeholders.
SAFEGUARDING
At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements and best practice as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance. 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 this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.
EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in recruitment is key to our Group’s values. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace that embraces equality, diversity and inclusion in all its forms, where every candidate is treated with fairness, respect, and equity. Our recruitment processes are designed to ensure equal opportunities, remove bias, and promote a diverse talent pool. We continually assess and improve our practices to ensure that every individual, regardless of background, has an equal chance to succeed. By championing EDI, we aim to create a workforce that reflects the richness of our communities and drives innovation through diverse perspectives. To find out more about what our commitment to EDI means to us please Click here to learn more about our EDI objectives.
RECRUITMENT AGENCIES
We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not forward any unsolicited CVs in relation to any of our advertised roles or speculatively. If we require support with any of our vacancies we will get in touch with agencies directly.
- We do not recognise submissions of unsolicited or speculative CV applications from recruitment agencies.
- We shall not be liable for any fee / commission in the event we employ a candidate that may have been submitted as an unsolicited/speculative application from an uninstructed recruitment agency.
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