Job Title: Exam Access Arrangements (EAA) Assessor – Part Time – Reduced YearSalary: Commencing at 31,916 with progression to 35,912 pro rata, per annumClosing Date: 2026-10-04About the Role
22.2 hours per week (3 Days) with flexible/hybrid working available.
Reduced year – 38 weeks per year
Leeds City College are recruiting for an Exam Access Arrangements Needs Assessor.
As an Exam Access Arrangements Needs Assessor you will be responsible for carrying out specialist exam access arrangements to ensure learners who require it, have the appropriate reasonable adjustments during any examinations taken during their programme of study.
The function of this role is to support learners with additional needs to access learning, college facilities and fully participate in general College activities; having access to any specific exam arrangements as evidenced as the learners usual way of working to ensure they are not disadvantaged.
*Actual salary for 22.5 hours per week and 38 weeks per year commences at 17,255 with progression to 19,416 per annum.
What You Will Do
- You will be supporting learners with emotional and behavioural difficulties, and have worked in a similar role previously.
- You will need to plan, prepare and implement support plans and carry out assessments to support young people and/or vulnerable adults to be successful in their studies.
- You will perform appropriate tests based on the student’s need, to ensure they confirm the student’s normal way of working.
- Monitor the EAA mailbox and process transfered EAA documentation
- Book, invite and arrange testing for learners accross the group
- Be the primary point of contact for learners and work collaboratively with the wider college community to ensure that the Group meets its duty in terms of the SEND Code of Practice and the JCQ regulations in relation to exam access arrangements.
About You
- Postgraduate qualification in individual specialist assessment at or equivalent to level 7 EAA assessing qualification e.g. (CP3TA, PAPPA)
- Experience of working with students with specific learning difficulties.
- Relevant and current experience of applying exam access requirements in line with JCQ guidelines.
- Have use of own transport or able to travel to multiple sites at short notice.
- IT profficient and able to record all information digitally.
- Strong Awareness of disability issues and equality and diversity issues.
- Excellent organisational skills.
Benefits
The group offers a range of excellent benefits, including:
Annual leave:
Curriculum and Management: 44 days plus bank holidays
Curriculum support and business support: 39 days plus bank holidays
Pension schemes with generous employer contributions:
Teachers Pension Scheme
Local Government Pension Scheme
Peoples Pension Scheme
CPD opportunities:
Annual staff conference plus 2 additional staff development days.
Qualifications including PGCE, Apprenticeships, Leadership and Management courses.
Employee wellbeing initiatives: Family Friendly Policies, discounted onsite spa (Printworks) and gym (Park Lane).
Travel and commuting:Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
Flexible and hybrid working opportunities:Please speak to the recruiting manager regarding flexible opportunities as these differ between roles.
About UsLuminate Education Group is a collective of education providers based in Yorkshire with one clear purpose: to make a positive difference to peoples lives through genuinely transformative education and training.We offer a wide range of job vacancies across our business support functions-Finance, Human Resources, ITSS,Marketing, Communications, Executive Support, Estatesand Food Services. Our large size and diverse range of member organisations means there are always exciting opportunities to progress.As an education provider, we are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our workforce, and youll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow.Join us on the journey to being the best that we can collectively be for our students, apprentices, staff and our stakeholders.Luminate Education Group consists of; Harrogate College (HC), Keighley College (KC), Leeds City College (LCC), Leeds Conservatoire (LC), University Centre Leeds, Leeds Sixth Form College and Yorkshire Centre for Training & Development.SAFEGUARDINGAt Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements and best practice as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSIONWe recognise, value and champion diversity & Inclusion. As we engage with a diverse student population we want to ensure we reflect that in our staff population too. For us diversity is about building happy teams, full of people that want to learn and be inspired by each other, by our different experiences and backgrounds. It is important to us that both staff and students achieve their full potential. Diversity is important to us, but inclusion is equally, if not more important. Its not just about having the representation but also providing the people we recruit with opportunities and valuing everyones contributions and perspectives.RECRUITMENT AGENCIESWe kindly request that recruitment agencies do not forward anyunsolicited CVsin relation to any of our advertised roles or speculatively. If we require support with any of our vacancies we will get in touch with agencies directly.
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