ALS Keyworker
💰Salary: Up to £21,459 per annum (depending on hours, qualifications, skills and experience)
🕒Working Pattern: Part-time and Full-time (22.5 - 37 hours per week, 37 weeks per year)
📍Location: Sparsholt Campus, Hampshire
📅Closing Date: 7th July 2026
✨ Provide Support, Empower Potential, Make a Difference.
At Sparsholt College Group, we are passionate about supporting students with Special Educational Needs (SEN) and ensuring every learner reaches their full potential.
Over the past few years, we have had an increase in young people with both Educational Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) and Special Educational Needs (SEN) and have developed our curriculum and grown our staff team in order to offer an outstanding experience for our students. We are seeking new staff to join our Additional Learning Support (ALS) team.
Why join us: 🌟
Supporting students can be incredibly rewarding as it enables you to help them to reach their goals. You will provide both academic and emotional support to ensure that each young person can flourish.
No two days are the same. From supporting learners with new curriculum topics, to helping them overcome personal challenges, this is a varied and meaningful role where you can truly make an impact.
About the role: 💼
As a Keyworker, you will:
• Support students, either in a group setting or on a 1-1 basis, both in class and throughout the college day
• Have a caseload of key students for whom you will take responsibility for ensuring they are meeting the course requirements as well as being prepared for adulthood.
• You will liaise with parents and carers, ensuring that the EHCP requirements are being delivered.
• You will work with our SEN officers to ensure reviews happen in a timely manner and that students are progressing and meeting their targets.
Career Development and Progression: 🚀
Working within the ALS team offers plenty of opportunity for career progression – either into specialist support roles or as the first steps towards becoming a teacher.
The college offers excellent training opportunities and can help support with teacher training which is provided onsite. The classroom experience that is gained during your time supporting learners can prove invaluable when it comes to dealing with challenging situations or when making the step into a teaching role.
What we’re looking for: ✔️
• Experience working with young people (ideally in an educational setting)
• A positive and proactive ‘can do’ attitude
• A good standard of education, including holding English and maths at a grade C/4 or above at GCSE level (or equivalent)
• Willingness to undertake further professional development
If you are patient, resilient, and passionate about helping young people succeed, we would love to hear from you! ✨
About Us: 🌱
At Sparsholt College, you’ll work within a stunning rural campus set in beautiful Hampshire countryside. With open green spaces, specialist land-based facilities and a peaceful natural setting, Sparsholt offers an inspiring environment to build your career.
You’ll benefit from:
- A friendly, collaborative team that values efficiency, communication and shared success
- A peaceful, spacious campus setting
- A role with real impact, helping students achieve their qualifications and progress to the next stage of their education or career
College Benefits: 🎓
• Eligibility to join the NEST Pension Scheme (defined pension scheme)
• Free on-site parking
• Occupational Sick Pay & Maternity Pay schemes
• Flexible Working Policy
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Free on-campus gym at Sparsholt Campus
• Opportunity to purchase Sparsholt-grown produce: plants, fresh fruit & veg, fish, and game
• Discounted hair treatments at the Andover campus salon
• Wide range of CPD events, plus support with professional qualifications
🌈Join us in making a difference!
Make a real difference every day – help students grow, thrive, and reach their potential!
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.
The College is committed to safeguarding and promotes the welfare of all learners and expects all staff to share this commitment.
All successful applicants will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring (DBS) check and to provide proof of their eligibility to work in the UK.