Study Skills Facilitator 

Do you enjoy helping young people find the best way to learn, grow, and succeed? Are you confident in motivating others, building positive relationships, and sharing your skills to help others achieve their goals?

If you have answered YES to these questions, then apply now and you could be our new Study Skills Facilitator!

Blackpool Sixth is a first class college,  specialising in 16-19 education, and we’re on the lookout for an enthusiastic, proactive people-person to join our Learning Resources and Careers team.  Based in our vibrant FYi learning hub, the team empowers students to become confident, independent learners while preparing them for life beyond college. Your mission? To give every student the tools, knowledge, and confidence to thrive.

As our Study Skills Facilitator, you’ll be the go-to person for helping students make the most of their learning. Your work will be dynamic, hands-on, and hugely rewarding; providing one-on-one study support and running inspiring small-group workshops in a teacher-supported environment. You’ll deliver tailored activities that make study skills both relevant and fun, showing students how to succeed in their subjects and beyond.

You’ll bring experience supporting young people, along with strong organisational and IT skills, to this varied and exciting role. Alongside helping students with their study skills, you’ll also get involved in administration, maintaining accurate records, using relevant databases/tracking systems, and helping students navigate our fantastic library and digital resources. Flexibility is key! Experience in education, a library, or a learning resource centre is a bonus; but not essential.

A day in your new role could see you: 

• Inspiring students to use their study time effectively
• Designing and leading engaging workshops with small groups of students on study skills, research, and organisation
• Creating and promoting resources to boost independent learning
• Supporting students with access to learning resources
• Keeping our learning environment welcoming, well-organised, and resourceful
• Providing excellent customer service to those who used the area and its resources

Apply now and be part of the magic that is Blackpool Sixth!

Closing date: 25th September 2025

Interviews: 1st October 2025

The benefits

Our people are extremely important to us and we are therefore delighted to provide the following benefits:-

• Cycle to work scheme for contracts over 12 months 
• Free use of the college gym
• Generous pension contributions
• Education specific learning and development 
• Free car parking
• Subsidised Costa Coffee on site and a wide range of catering outlets 
• An in house People & Wellbeing site with loads of self-help guidance
• Access to wellbeing and counselling services for you and your family
• Wellbeing day with the full day off for all
• Long service awards recognising loyalty and dedication
• 15 hours of gifted TOIL (pro-rata) to use for flexibility throughout the year 
• Family friendly policies to support our staff with parenting and caring responsibilities
• Be yourself; enjoy being part of a culture and community with different backgrounds, interests, faiths and lifestyles

Our commitment to a safe and respectful environment

We are an equal opportunities employer committed to a diverse and inclusive community. We do not tolerate discrimination and welcome applications from all backgrounds. We provide equal access, services, and care regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity/expression/trans status, race, religion/belief, or sexual orientation.

We are committed to fostering a safe, respectful, and inclusive environment for everyone. This includes a zero-tolerance approach to sexual harassment of any kind. We believe that all individuals deserve to be treated with dignity and respect, and we are dedicated to creating a workplace and online community free from harassment, intimidation, and discrimination.We encourage open communication, provide clear reporting mechanisms for misconduct, and conduct thorough investigations. We expect everyone interacting with us to uphold these standards.

All staff will be carefully selected using recruitment and selection procedures designed to emphasise the college’s commitment to safeguarding. All posts, including volunteers, are subject to enhanced DBS clearance.

All shortlisted applicants will be asked to complete a self-declaration of any criminal record or information that will make them unsuitable to work with children. Any offer of employment may be withdrawn should any information come to light that has not been included in the self-declaration. It is an offence to apply for a role if you are barred from regulated activity relevant to children, anyone caught doing so will be reported to the police immediately. Please note that we reserve the right to review your online presence in line with keeping children safe in education guidance.

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