Bursary Finance Assistant – Term Time

Craven College aspirational College set in friendly and inclusive rural campuses in Skipton within the beautiful Yorkshire Dales, at The Aviation Academy based airside at Leeds Bradford Airport and at Evolve in the heart of Ripon. Craven College offers full-time courses for 16–18-year-olds, apprenticeships, courses for young people with special educational needs, part-time courses and degree level courses with a mission statement of ‘enriching lives through learning’.

Tyro Training is our commercial training division which offers a wide range of training courses for both individuals and businesses in Skipton.

We continuously invest in our excellent, industry standard facilities with a new £1.6m purpose-built Animal Management Centre on our Aireville Campus followed in 2022 by the construction of new equestrian facilities including an international sized arena and outdoor warm up area.

We are currently seeking to employ a committed and motivated Bursary Finance Assistant, who will be the main point of contact at Craven College for student Bursary’s. You will provide a professional and caring response to all students requiring financial support and guidance.

You will assess students' eligibility for the bursary entitlement based on Government and Craven College policies.

You will work closely with the Head of Student Experience & Inclusion and the Student Service Manager to remove any financial barriers for students accessing their education. The ideal candidate will be responsible for gathering evidence of eligible financial documentation and to process this accordingly.

• Provide professional and caring responses to students seeking financial support.
• Assess student eligibility for bursaries in accordance with government and college policies.
• Gather evidence of eligible financial documentation.
• Process bursary applications and documentation.
• Collaborate with student experience and service teams to remove financial barriers.

• Minimum educational qualifications, GCSE Grade A*-C or equivalent in Maths and English.
• High level of numeracy with attention to detail.
• Proficiency in the use of spreadsheets.
• Ability to relate to young people, with an interest in their future development.
• Excellent organisational and interpersonal skills, and a pleasant telephone manner.

Craven College is committed to equal opportunity in the provision of services, employment, and educational opportunities. Applications are considered on merit and are welcomed from all suitably qualified applicants.

Where specific qualifications are required for the position for which you have applied, it will be necessary for you to produce certificates for verification. You should give full details of all examination results and grades. If you are unsure about your results or grades you should indicate this. You should also include any qualifications which you are currently working towards and any non-examined, but relevant, training and development.

Teachers are required to complete details of teaching qualifications.

A disclosure check with the Disclosure & Barring Service will be undertaken for this post.

We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expect staff and volunteers to share this commitment.