Overview
Main area Education Grade NHS AfC: Band 3. Contract Bank: 11 months (Employed for Tax Purposes (EFTP) until 31 July 2026). Hours: Flexible working; 0 hours per week (Flexible hours).
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Employer NHS England | Employer type NHS | Site Riverside House, Sheffield | Salary £12.75 per hour | Closing 17/09/2025 23:59
College Support Worker
NHS AfC: Band 3
Our Organisation
The NHS is building a culture that is positive, compassionate and inclusive – and we all have our part to play.
As employers we are committed to protecting and promoting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our colleagues. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution and supports us to be an Employer of Choice, while helping our colleagues to deliver high quality services for our patients and communities.
As a flexible employer, we want to support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients and you. Talk to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time, hybrid working or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
We are an accredited Living Wage Employer which means that every colleague working for our organisation and third-party contractors will earn a real Living Wage. We are one of over 15,000 organisations, who voluntarily chose to pay the real Living Wage.
Job overview
Choices College (formerly Project Choice) is a supported internship programme that aims to support young adults with learning difficulties, disabilities or autism to become employment ready.
The role of a student support worker is to support our interns on a one to one basis within a workplace setting to enable them to reach their full potential
Due to the bespoke nature of this project we cannot accurately predict the number of hours support the students will need, and the level of support may fluctuate across the academic year. For these reasons we cannot guarantee the number of hours offered. This is a 0 hour contract.
These posts are therefore only suited to applicants that do not require guaranteed full time hours and are able to be flexible on the hours worked, and areas worked within a local geographical area.
We are currently looking for candidates to support in the Sheffield area. Willingness to travel is essential.
Main duties of the job
The College support worker's main duties will include attending work placements with the students to support and develop the learning and embedding of work based tasks. Maintaining weekly detailed individual records for each student that meet inspection requirements.
A passion for supporting students with SEN to meet their full potential is essential for this role.
Key areas of responsibility include:
* Managing the day to day delivery of 121 support for a student with autism, learning disability or Disability
* Delivering high quality TSI based learning.
* Supporting mentors to support student.
* The interpretation of sensitive information supporting very anxious student to learn to work
* Assisting in the development of bespoke learning
* Reporting and Communicating information effectively and efficiently to area manager and mentor.
* Supporting the student 1:1 in a classroom environment.
Working for our organisation
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
* Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
* Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
* Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
* Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visithttps://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Qualifications to include GCSE/Functional Skills in English Language, NVQ/QCF, ECDL or equivalent level of knowledge
* Training in Systematic Instruction
* Autism training
Knowledge and Experience
* A knowledge and understanding of a variety of special educational needs
* Experience of working 1:1 with students who have Special Educational Needs
* Knowledge of the Post-16 education
* Experience of working in a learning environment supporting students
Values and Behaviours
* To champion the rights of students with diverse learning disabilities
* Aware of the impact of own behaviour on others
* Have an understanding of, and a commitment to Supported Internships
* Complies with legislation and organisational policy on health, safety and risk management
Other
* Willingness to travel
Skills and Abilities
* Uses a range of communications channels to build relationships including excellent report writing, data entry, and telephone skills
* Good planning, record keeping and organisational skills to support teaching staff in planning and delivery of sessions
* Enthusiasm for the subject area and awareness of learners’ needs and expectations and the ability to value these in your teaching support
* Awareness of the additional needs (non-educational) with which the students may present and which may need referral to other team members
Our commitments to you
We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better patient outcomes. We strive to ensure our people feel trusted, valued and empowered. We’re passionate about nurturing and developing people. When you join us, we want you to grow and excel, and we offer many opportunities for you to do that. We welcome your talent and enthusiasm irrespective of age, disability, neuro-divergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We have policies and procedures to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability and/or who are neuro-divergent.
We welcome applications from disabled candidates. If you meet all the essential criteria, you will be guaranteed an interview.
Your application is your opportunity to demonstrate to us how you meet the requirements of the role. Whilst we appreciate that you may have had support with your application (e.g., using AI technology or guidance from a trusted individual), it’s important that the information contained within your application reflects your own knowledge, skill, and experience and we trust that you apply on that basis.
If applying for this role on a secondment basis, please make sure you have obtained prior agreement from your current line manager to apply for this position.
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