The role:

To meet our vision of achieving far-reaching, progressive change and impact through learning, we are seeking to recruit a dedicated and hard-working Learning Support Assistant to join the Group Learning Support team based at our City of Oxford College Campus.

Group Learning Support works with young people who face barriers to education, including learners with special educational needs and those with an EHCP.  This post provides an excellent opportunity for someone with enthusiasm and who is committed to enabling our students and providing the support needed in order to ensure that they can achieve. 

Responsibilities include:

• Working with teachers to raise the learning and attainment of students while also promoting their independence, self-esteem and social inclusion
• Helping students understand and undertake set tasks in an appropriate way including note taking and supporting with literacy and numeracy
• Ensuring accurate individual student records are maintained
• Contributing to a well organised, purposeful and motivating learning environment where students feel safe, secure, confident and valued

We offer a friendly and supportive working environment, where no two days the same, staff are valued and CPD is provided. 

This is a full time (term time only) role, working 37 hours per week, 08:30 – 17:00 with a 16:30 finish on a Friday. 


What do you need to be successful?  

The ideal candidate will be resilient, adaptable and patient.  You will be able to provide support to students with a range of difficulties such as Dyslexia, Autism and associated difficulties; some of which are complex and can include challenging behaviour.  You will have good communication skills to be able to work with tutors to ensure the delivery of an effective programme of further education and to work as part of a team.  The ability to use your own initiative, a desire to innovate within the learning experience and the ability to adapt flexibly to the changing needs of learners are essential.  You will demonstrate experience of using teaching and learning strategies to motivate and engage learners to progress.

What are the benefits of this role?

There really is no limit in terms of your personal growth, development and career by joining one of the largest Education Providers in the UK. You will have a comprehensive development program as part of induction together with peer to peer learning, a formal development plan and support at every step of the way to set you up for success.

We offer a buddy system, a digital induction module and a close-knit community of experts and leaders across the Group to support the sharing of best practice and encourage individual growth. We have extensive technology in place to develop digital capability and flexible working arrangements will be considered for the right candidate.

What are the benefits of working for Activate Learning Group? 

At Activate Learning we are pioneering education with an unwavering focus on providing talent for business and transforming lives through our award-winning Learning Philosophy. Our student experience is the result of our attention to detail in recruiting, developing and retaining the right staff who match and promote the values and behaviours of our brand.

We reward our employees with generous annual leave entitlements, access to training and development, travel subsidies – bus and train, cycle scheme, onsite parking (first come first served), plenty of public transport options for all sites, discounted membership to the Lifestyle Centre (on some campuses) and Employee Assistance Programme.

Applications are reviewed and shortlisted on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to interview, appoint and close adverts early due to the volume of applications we receive.

We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment as once we have closed a vacancy you will be unable to submit your application form.


Activate Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo a DBS check at the appropriate level.

Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK as we do not sponsor work permits and work permits from other organisations are unacceptable as proof of right to work in the UK.

Applications are encouraged from all candidates meeting or exceeding the minimum criteria for the role regardless of age, disability, gender, orientation, race, religion or ethnicity.

Activate Learning are committed to employing people with disabilities and will ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible. If you require any reasonable adjustments either at application or interview stage please contact the talent team directly.

If an agency submits an unsolicited CV to any partner or employee of our company, you should be aware that they have no authority to enter into an arrangement with you. Should we require recruitment agency involvement, we will contact the agencies on our preferred suppliers list, and we would ask that you respect the relationships we have already built with these suppliers.