Welfare and Skills Assistant

Thank you for your interest in this post at WQE. We believe that this is a particularly exciting time to be joining us, offering a real opportunity to make a difference in this thriving and vibrant Sixth Form College. We strive for excellence in all aspects of our work with students; their academic and wider achievements, their learning experiences, the support they receive in their academic progress, their learning environment and their wider experience of College life. The College operates across two closely located campuses, next to the University of Leicester on University Road and a smaller campus at Regent Road. We are looking to appoint a self-motivated and enthusiastic addition to support our Welfare and Skills team. The successful applicant will have experience of working with young people with additional needs, ideally from working within an education setting. In addition, the successful applicant will have experience of working in an administrative capacity, possessing strong planning, organisation, communication, and customer service skills. The successful candidate will be the primary first aid responder and the ability to work independently and use initiative to solve problems is essential. Given the broad work of this team, this post may be based at either of our campuses. For our part we shall make every effort to support our new colleagues in making the best of the professional opportunities offered by this post. This is a full-time, term-time plus 2 weeks permanent post commencing 17th August 2026. The salary banding for this post will be 3 – 6 which ranges from £24,759 to £25,558 per annum (pro rata). The actual starting salary for this post is £22,580 but may be negotiated based on experience. We offer an exceptional package of benefits to our staff, which for this post includes:- Annual incremental pay increases, linked to performance, within the pay scale range Pension - Automatic enrolment into the Teachers’ Pension scheme wit