College Support Team Leader

Position: Support Team Leader

Location: East Riding Campus

Pay Grade/Salary: Grade 5 £20,484

Hours: 36.25 (Term time only – 38 weeks)

Closing Date: 4th November 2026

We have a vacancy based at the East Riding Campus, Beverley for a Support Team Leader to join our College Support Team,

The role will:

Provide high quality, consistent guidance, and development to Support Workers and Casual Bank staff, with responsibility to develop and deliver quality induction and training programmes to Support workers.

Manage a cohort of Support staff ensuring that all compliance requirements including 6 weekly 1-1’s, Annual Appraisals and Mandatory training are completed.

Have responsibility for the co-ordination of the Planday rota system to ensure appropriate staffing ratios and 1-1 support for students and to arrange appropriate cover for support staff absences.

Form part of the crisis team, assist in the event of incidents of concern and carry out de-briefs.

Manage to recruitment, retention, training and induction of Support Workers and Casual Bank staff.

The candidate will be an enthusiastic individual with strong communication and interpersonal skills. The ability to prioritise workload and ensure high levels of quality is essential.

About You:

you will need to have a level 2 health and social care qualification, have experience of Team Teach and working with learners within a SEN environment.

You will have knowledge of OFSTED requirements and experience of electronic systems for recording of events and progress.

ability to use Makaton would be an advantage.

About Linkage:

We are passionate about making a difference to the lives of people with learning difficulties and disabilities, by supporting them to be all they can be. As an employer, we are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer

All applications for this vacancy are to be submitted online, and strictly no agency calls or agency CV submissions. You can initially apply by CV. Should you do this you will be asked to complete an application form for our safer recruitment process. Communication is undertaken via telephone & email, we advise you check your inbox and junk mail. Should you be offered a role you will be required to complete an Enhanced DBS check. We welcome and value applications from all candidates who identify with our values and behaviours.

As an equal opportunities employer, Linkage Community Trust is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Linkage.

Safeguarding is a priority for us. We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people we support and we expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers. Linkage pays full regard to safer recruitment practices and we ensure that all appropriate measures are applied in relation to everyone who works in the organisation.