Learning Support Assistant
Part time/Full time – hours negotiable
Fixed term up to 31st August 2027, term-time only (39 weeks per year)
Band 3 of SFCA Support Staff pay scale, point 7 - £25,951 pro rata per annum
To start 1st September 2026
Closing date: Monday 31st August 2026
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Varndean College is a thriving and successful sixth form college with an excellent reputation for high outcomes, providing an inspirational student experience and adding value to all of our community. Based in the city of Brighton and Hove we transform lives through exceptional education. We are proud of our dynamic culture, inclusivity and reputation as trailblazers.
We are looking for driven and enthusiastic staff to join our Additional Support Department as Learning Support Assistants on a fixed term basis initially. You will have excellent communication and listening skills, experience of working with or caring for young people in an educational setting and a clear understanding of the particular needs of students aged 16 – 19.
The College is dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff are required to have an enhanced DBS check. We value the diversity of our staff and students and we particularly welcome applicants from under-represented backgrounds. We can offer:
● A supportive, communicative and consultative working environment.
● A commitment to the on-going professional development of our staff.
● The opportunity to join our Corporate Memberships to Freedom Leisure or the Brighton Gym, use of the College Fitness Suite and a Cycle to Work Scheme.
● A salary sacrifice Techscheme.
● The use of an Employee Assistance programme offering unlimited 24/7 support on a range of topics, issues and matters.
● Annual health screenings, flu shots and free eye tests, and free exercise/well-being classes.
● Access to Staff Welfare services on a referral basis.
● Free use of College Library resources.
● Regular staff social events throughout the year.
To Apply: For further information please see the candidate information pack. Please complete an application form outlining how you meet the criteria listed in the job description and person specification for the role - go to www.varndean.ac.ukhttp://www.varndean.ac.uk. Completed applications should be forwarded to recruitment@varndean.ac.uk by the closing date shown. Suitable candidates may be invited to interview prior to the closing date and we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.
EVENING CLEANERS – 2 Posts available
Permanent and Part time (20 hours per week)
Required to start ASAP
Closing date: Sunday 19 July 2026 at 23:59pm
Interview date: Tuesday 28 July 2026
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BHASVIC is one of the top-performing colleges in the country, situated in the cosmopolitan seaside city of Brighton & Hove. Working here offers the combination of both a wonderful place to work and a great city in which to live. Our students and staff are aspirational and hard-working – which is perhaps why 98% of employees would “recommend BHASVIC as a good place to work” and many of our students go on to Higher Education.
We are seeking to appoint Two Evening Cleaners within the Evening Cleaning Team in our Estates Department. We have two permanent, part-time vacancies, working 20 hours per week from 4pm until 8pm from Monday to Friday. The College is an open and friendly place to work, with staff that are very supportive of each other, and a range of benefits offered to ensure health and well-being.
Interviews will include a paid trial evening cleaning shift (4 hours) at the College. This will give you the opportunity to experience a normal day of work at the college.
Contract details:
- Permanent and Part time (20 hours per week)
- Working pattern: Monday to Friday from 4pm – 8pm
- Pro-rata salary: £13,382 per annum (based on spine point 3 of grade 1 in the Support Staff pay spine for which full-time salary is £24,759 per annum).
- Pro-rata Salary increases to £13,597 per annum over 2 years
- 2 weeks of holiday pay included in the pro-rata salary
- Annual leave entitlement 24 days (pro-rata) per year plus bank holidays. This will increase after 5 years’ service.
- You will automatically become a member of the Local Government Pension scheme http://www.eastsussexpensionfund.org
For more information about this role, including job description and person specification, please check the vacancy at our working for us page.