Additional Support Assistant (Mainstream)

Cardiff and Vale College; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Cardiff is looking for an Additional Support Assistant to provide tailored support to learners. This role involves fostering independence, participating in reviews, and collaborating with others to enhance the learning experience. The successful candidate will have a strong educational background, relevant experience, and a passion for supporting individuals with additional needs. Competitive benefits including a generous pension scheme and access to wellness programs are offered.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Term-time only working

Cash health plan

Employee assistance programme

Cycle to Work access

Headspace app access

Money saving benefits through Reward Gateway

Qualifications

• Experience of working with people with additional learning needs or disabilities.
• Experience in education or a care setting.
• Welsh language skills are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Providing person-centred support to learners.
• Participating in individual development plan reviews.
• Promoting learner independence through collaboration with staff.

Skills

Support

Independence

Advocacy

Education

5 GCSE’s grade A-C (including Maths and English) or equivalent

Job description

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Additional Support Assistant (Mainstream), Cardiff

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Client:

Cardiff and Vale College

Location:

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Job Views:

6

Posted:

22.06.2025

Expiry Date:

06.08.2025

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Job Description:

Responsibilities include:

• Providing person-centred support to individuals and groups of learners that fosters independence and resilience.
• Contributing and participating in annual person-centred reviews for learners with statutory plans, such as Individual Development Plans (IDP).
• Acting as a role model, champion, and advocate for learners with ALN or LDD.
• Working with staff and other professionals to promote learner independence.
• Support the provision of access arrangements and reasonable adjustments.

The successful candidate will have 5 GCSE’s grade A-C (including Maths and English) or equivalent. The ideal candidate will have experience of working with people with additional learning needs, learning difficulties and/or disabilities and experience of working within education or a care setting. Further information can be found in the Job Description/Person Specification.

In return for your hard work and dedication to our learners we offer fantastic benefits including a generous pension scheme, term-time only working, cash health plan, employee assistance programme, access to our Cycle to Work, Headspace app and access to money saving benefits through our Reward Gateway scheme.

Welsh language skills would be desirable for this role.