Job Description

Advisory Assistant – Make a Real Difference Every Day

Looking for a role where no two days are the same and your impact is genuinely felt? As an Advisory Assistant, you’ll play a vital role in supporting young learners to succeed academically, socially, and emotionally. Working alongside experienced advisors, you’ll help create a safe, structured and engaging environment where learners can thrive, build confidence, and take positive steps forward in their education journey.

Role Details

• Salary: Term-time working with salary paid at £21,193
• Location: On-site, Doncaster (DN12 4EE)
• Working Pattern: Monday–Friday, 9:00am – 4:00pm
• Annual Leave: Up to 13 weeks off per year aligned with school holidays

What You’ll Be Doing

• Preparing advisory spaces each morning, ensuring resources, materials and environments are ready for learning
• Supporting advisors during sessions to maintain positive behaviours and engagement
• Building strong relationships with learners to proactively manage behaviour and encourage participation
• Assisting learners on a 1:1 or small group basis to support learning and development
• Setting up and maintaining learner resources such as boxes, Chromebooks and materials
• Encouraging learners to take pride in their environment, including tidying, organising and respecting shared spaces
• Supporting the delivery of advisory sessions and occasionally leading activities
• Supervising learners during break times, including planning and facilitating activities
• Supporting conflict resolution and promoting positive communication strategies
• Maintaining classroom displays and ensuring materials and stock levels are managed effectively
• Carrying out start and end of day routines, including setting up, closing down and ensuring safety and cleanliness
• Assisting with learner arrivals and departures, including taxi duties
• Supporting administrative tasks such as printing, laminating and preparing materials
• Working collaboratively with advisors to prepare resources and support learner progress

What You’ll Bring

• A genuine passion for supporting young people and helping them succeed
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships with learners
• Confidence in managing behaviour in a calm, proactive and supportive way
• A team-focused approach, with the ability to take direction and work collaboratively
• Organisation skills and attention to detail in preparing resources and maintaining environments
• Flexibility and adaptability to respond to the needs of learners throughout the day
• A proactive attitude, with the initiative to step in and support where needed
• Basic IT skills (e.g. using laptops/Chromebooks and handling simple admin tasks)
• An understanding of safeguarding and the importance of maintaining a safe environment (or willingness to learn)

Enhance DBS check will be required.

Ready to Make an Impact?

If you’re committed to supporting learners and shaping positive futures, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today and help us continue changing lives, one student at a time.

Benefits

• Pension scheme with up to 3% employer match
• Health & wellbeing support, including access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family
• Digital gym, mindfulness resources, virtual GP and more
• Enjoy up to 13 weeks off per year aligned to school holidays

INDHP

Mission: To create opportunities for people by designing and delivering innovative, sustainable solutions and creating measurable changes for those who are socially disadvantaged.

Fedcap Employment and Fedcap Employment Scotland delivers employability solutions across the UK to build communities through a blend of local frontline professional teams and like-minded supply chain partners, using innovative and tested ideas developed both locally and internationally.

Our service is designed to give each individual the best opportunity according to his/her abilities and needs. Our programs provide targeted employment supports to a range of underserved groups, including single parents, people who were previously incarcerated and individuals with health, mental health and/or substance use conditions.

Fedcap Employment and Fedcap Employment Scotland joined The Fedcap Group in 2018.

Website: http://www.fedcapemployment.org/