Student Funds Administrator

About the Role

We are looking for a Students Funds Administrator to join our Learner Support Fund team based at our Park Lane Campus.

We help to remove financial barriers learners face when attending college. This ensures learners who are facing financial hardship with course-related costs can overcome barriers which may prevent them from taking part in or continuing in learning.

Park Lane is 10/15 minute walk from the train station and is served by a popular bus route, with bus stop's outside the campus.

What You Will Do

• Work with Learner Support Fund team to provide the correct travel support for eligible students.
• Ensure that all student childcare applications are complete before forwarding to the Student Funds Manager for assessment.
• All funding childcare application outcomes are communicated to applicants in a timely way using the most effective communication medium.
• Produce information for reports using relevant college MIS and finance systems.
• Ensure that any student funds marketing material, webpages, promotional materials are regularly updated.
• Oversee production and distribution of promotional materials.
• General administration relating to the processing of funding applications.

About You

• Must have a good standard of general education including qualifications at level 3 (NVQ, BTEC National or A level equivalent).
• Previous experience of delivering administrative, financial or welfare services in a busy customer focussed environment.
• Good team work, interpersonal and communication skills and an ability to engage with a range of key internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong IT and numeracy skills, accurate recording and ability to work with data.

About Us

Luminate Education Group is a collective of education providers based in Yorkshire with one clear purpose: to make a positive difference to people's lives through genuinely transformative education and training.

We offer a wide range of job vacancies across our business support functions - Finance, Human Resources, ITSS, Marketing, Communications, Executive Support, Estates and Food Services. Our large size and diverse range of member organisations means there are always exciting opportunities to progress.

As an education provider, we are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our workforce, and you'll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow.

Luminate Education Group consists of; Harrogate College, Keighley College, Leeds City College, Leeds Sixth Form College, Pudsey Sixth Form College, Leeds Conservatoire and University Centre Leeds.

SAFEGUARDING

At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 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. 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 do not accept unsolicited CV's and applications from agencies and will not be liable for any fee in connection with a candidate that has been submitted speculatively through any agency that has not been expressly instructed for a particular vacancy as part of our Preferred Supplier List.

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.