Learning Resources Assistant

Overview

Learning Resources Assistant – Full time 37 hours a week - Term Time Only (38 weeks).

Salary: £24,434 - £25,021 pro rata (actual salary £20,815 - £21,316 per annum).

Location:

Stafford College site.

Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group (NSCG) is one of the very best colleges in the country. In October 2024 we became the first and only further education provider in England to achieve a full set of outstanding grades in consecutive Ofsted Inspections. This includes recognition of our strong contribution towards meeting Local Skills Needs under the latest version of the Education Inspection Framework (EIF).

The inspection report praised all areas of the College’s provision and acknowledged NSCG’s ‘staff are professional, friendly, incredibly supportive and work tirelessly to meet the needs of learners’ ‘teachers improve their practice based upon the support they receive’ and ‘teachers create highly supportive, calm and highly aspirational environments in which learners and apprentices thrive’. In summary, NSCG is a great place to work and study.

To read the full Ofsted report, please visit the Ofsted Government website and search for Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group.

The group is home to over 6,500 full-time students with around 2,000 adult learners and students on higher education programmes. We have over 1,500 apprentices working with over 850 employers. Our Sixth Form provision has a reputation for high academic achievement and excellence.

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and suitably qualified individual with excellent communication and organisational skills to join the Learning Resource Centre team.

• To support student learning and assist students and staff in the use of appropriate learning materials (computers, books, journals, eResources, etc.).
• To carry out general Library duties (issuing and returning resources, information retrieval, processing new stock, creating library and awareness day displays to promote library stock, shelf tidying, etc.).
• To supervise the library, maintain discipline and a high standard of student conduct to ensure that users gain maximum benefit from the facilities.

• Has a good standard of education qualified to Level 3 or equivalent and be willing to undertake relevant professional development.
• Experience of working in a similar role.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the confidence to deal with all college users in a polite but assertive manner.

The College offers an excellent benefits package which includes:

• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Excellent training and development opportunities (supported with a dedicated budget)
• Staff parking available
• Health-related benefits including subsidised health scheme
• On-site restaurant facilities and FREE early morning coffee/tea and toast

To apply for the role of Learning Resources Assistant, please click ‘Apply Now’ to complete an online application form. If you are applying via a jobs board, you will receive an email and link that will take you directly to our application form on the Newcastle & Stafford Colleges Group website.

Closing date: 22 February 2026.

This college is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All college-based positions are subject to enhanced DBS check and are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applications from all sectors of the community.