Adult Learning Support Assistant - ESOL

Leicestershire County Council; Glenfield; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A local government council in England is seeking a Learning Support Assistant to support language skills development for learners in a vibrant environment. The role involves working alongside course tutors and may require working in multiple venues. Candidates should have a good level of English and maths, experience in supporting learning, and effective communication skills. This position offers flexible working arrangements and is ideal for those looking to make a difference in education.

Qualifications

• Good level of English and maths qualifications (Level 2 or above).
• Experience in supporting learning in an educational environment.
• Understanding of equality, diversity, and inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Support learners to achieve their learning outcomes.
• Assist in delivery and development of language skills.
• Work under guidance of curriculum coordinator.

Skills

Good level of English and maths

Experience in supporting learning

Basic digital skills

Effective communication skills

Ability to work under direction

Understanding of safeguarding principles

Job description

Overview

This role will be supporting the whole curriculum working alongside specific course tutors in delivery and development of language skills. As a Learning Support Assistant, you will be working under the guidance of the curriculum coordinator and course tutors to support learners to achieve their learning outcomes. The successful candidate will be working with diverse groups of learners in a vibrant and engaging learning environment. The support could include assisting someone physically, helping with understanding maths problems, reading, organisation, writing or keeping focus. Adult Learning courses are delivered in a variety of venues around Leicestershire and the successful candidate(s) may be required to work in more than one location. An enhanced DBS check is required for this post. We also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

Flexible Working

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.

Qualifications

• Have a good level of English and maths (i.e., Level 2 or above qualification in both)
• Have some experience (voluntary or paid) in supporting learning in an educational environment or similar
• Basic digital skills including use of emails and web pages
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work under direction and on own initiative
• Understanding of the principles of safeguarding

You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion. In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

Disability Confident

Disability confident. A disability confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to .

Opportunity

This is an opportunity for appropriately qualified and skilled candidates to join the enthusiastic, committed, and experienced Leicestershire County Council, Adult Learning Service, ESOL team. We deliver high quality, accredited and non-accredited ESOL programmes to ESOL Learners from a range of cultural backgrounds across Leicestershire County in the morning, afternoon, and evening. The curriculum team provides learning opportunities to help learners to be able to live in and contribute to a community and to find appropriate employment and enable them to take a greater part in life in the UK. Are you looking for a rewarding career where you can make a difference? Do you want a job where no two days are the same?