Educational Support Officers

2 months ago


Gorseinon, City and County of Swansea, United Kingdom Gower College Swansea Full time

About us:


Gower College Swansea is one of the largest colleges in Wales with a strong reputation for high quality teaching and learning. We have six campuses across the city with over 4,500 full time learners and 10,000 part time learners. We currently have a turnover of over £50 million making us a major employer in the region with approximately 1,000 staff.

At Gower College Swansea we are passionate about investing in our staff and looking after their wellbeing to ensure they feel supported in work and also at home.

The role:

Kickstart or reinvent your career with an exciting 2-year fixed-term Apprenticeship as an Educational Support Officer, offering hands-on experience and professional growth opportunities. We are on the lookout for multiple eager individuals to join our team

This opportunity will involve 3 hours taught element one evening a week to complete the apprenticeship framework with 21 hours per week on the job training.

  • Part-time (24 hours per week)
  • Term-time (36 weeks per annum)
  • £ £12.39 per hour
  • Tycoch campus

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide educational, emotional, social and personal support to students with Additional Learning Needs
  • Participate in and support the provision of learning programmes as directed by the lecturers
  • Assist in the manual handling of students with personal care requirements in accordance with the individual care plan

About you:

  • GCSE passes in Maths and English (grades A-C) or equivalent are desirable
  • Basic IT skills i.e. operate a computer, familiar with Microsoft Word and the Internet
  • Knowledge and understanding of the needs of students with learning difficulties

Benefits for you:

  • 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, and the college is closed for two weeks over the Christmas period
  • A Local Government Pension Scheme with an average employer contribution of 21% (2023)
  • 2 staff well-being days
  • Discounted study opportunities on College programmes
  • View more benefits here:

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We welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our organisation.

If you wish to continue your application journey using Welsh Language, please visit our Cymraeg site. We encourage Welsh Language applications as we recognise the importance of delivering services in Welsh, and the need to grow our bilingual workforce.

Gower College Swansea is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and require registration with the Education Workforce Council for Wales.

Please note that we are expecting a high volume of applicants for this vacancy. If we do, we may close the post before the specified date, therefore an early application is recommended.

Appointments will normally be made to the bottom of the salary scale with annual increments on 1st August each year (subject to a start date before 1st February).

£12 to £12 per hour



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