Bank Learning Support Assistant

Together Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension scheme

Free on-site parking

Real living wage employer

Refer a friend scheme

Wellbeing support (Mental Health First

Job summary

Bridge College, part of the Together Trust, is seeking a Bank Learning Support Assistant to support students with learning difficulties and participate in a multidisciplinary team across education and therapy activities in Manchester.

You will assist with 1-1 and small group sessions, manage records, and contribute to planning while maintaining confidentiality and safeguarding. A flexible, student-centered approach is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting students with learning difficulties.
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Willingness to perform personal care and adapt to varied shifts.

Responsibilities

• Provide support and guidance to young people by removing barriers to learning and facilitating transitions.
• Contribute to planning, recording and evidencing progression.
• Support timetable activities, including swimming, hydrotherapy and other therapy/leisure sessions.
• Maintain records using college information systems.
• Assist with planning and review processes.
• Liaise with families and carers while maintaining confidentiality.

Skills

Student support

Teamwork

Experience with learning needs

Tools

Data Bridge

Job description

Together we make a difference, develop and learn, and support each other. Every day withus is different, but our mission remains the same: To champion the rights, needs and ambitions of the people we support - they are at the heart of everything we do. We stand by them and we work together for change.

We believe that everyone deserves a chance to learn and space to thrive and that the right education can change lives. You’ll help break down barriers to education for young people, helping them learn and grow at their own pace.

As one of the UK's best employers Bridge College is the Together Trust’s specialist education college for students aged 16 to 25 years with disabilities, complex needs and autism. Bridge College promotes a multidisciplinary approach to learning and has expertise in supporting students with a wide range of needs.

Do you want to make a real difference to the lives of the students we support?

The role of a Bank Learning Support Assistant is to provide support for students in their learning which includes their extended curriculum, external placements and visits, 1-1 and small group sessions – under direction of a session leader. You will also support students with the full range of communication systems, eating and drinking, personal care, mobility, medication and therapy subject to supervision and training.

Bridge College is the Together Trust’s specialist education college for students aged 16 to 25 years with disabilities, complex needs and autism. Bridge College promotes a multidisciplinary approach to learning and has expertise in supporting students with a wide range of needs.

Hours - 0 hour contract Monday 08:30-4:00pm Tuesday – Friday 08:30am – 3:45pm

Starting salary - £13.45 per hour

Location - Bridge College, Openshaw, Manchester M11 2GR

Are you passionate about equity, fairness, and everyone having the right to a happy, fulfilled life? Do you want your employer to support your wellbeing and ambitions to progress your career and development?

We offer a comprehensive range of CPD opportunities to support personal and career development and you will also be joining a great team of likeminded people with the students at the heart of what they do.

Key tasks within this role are:

• To provide support and guidance to the young people by removing barriers to their learning as well as supporting and facilitating changes and transitions along the journey of excellence.
• Contributing to all relevant aspects of planning, recording and evidencing progression
• Be an active participant in supporting the timetable in all it’s different contexts - assisting and supporting students within learning environments including swimming and hydrotherapy in the College’s purpose-built pool and other therapy and/or leisure facilities and on residential courses.
• Maintaining records using Data bridge and other college information and recording systems.
• Contribute to planning and review processes.
• Liaising with families, carers and others as necessary and with regard for the confidentiality required by the college and the Together Trust.

What can you bring to our students….?

• Can you support our students in obtaining their potential by demonstrating a commitment to achievement and an understanding of working with the needs of students with learning difficulties?
• Do you thrive working as part of a team which includes teachers, speech & language therapists, educational psychologists and other educational assistants?
• We are seeking individuals with experience of working with young adults with additional needs who may on occasion display challenging behaviour.

About Bank

• Are you a student training in the Education or Care sector, looking for some paid work experience?
• We are looking to build a team of bank staff to support the children and young people we care for in our Education setting.
• You will be motivated and flexible, passionate about supporting the people who access our services.
• You should have some experience in working within a similar environment or the desire to kick start a career with us.
• You will encourage our young people to develop confidence, self-esteem and essential life skills. As part of our team, you will work hard to empower and help them break through barriers and experience a range of varied opportunities and activities and assist permanent staff teams with duties. You will be open to completing personal care as well as general support work.

Why work for us?

• Generous pension scheme and death in service benefit, 4% company pension contributions and a lump sum death in service benefit
• Reward and Discount platform offering discounts at high street shops, travel, insurances etc.
• Free on-site parking
• Proud to be a real living wage employer.
• Refer a friend scheme, be rewarded for recommending a friend to work with us
• Promotion of Wellbeing across the organization including Mental Health First Aiders offering wellbeing support from trained colleague and free weekly yoga session in person or online

Applications are very welcome from all regardless of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race, sex, sexual orientation, trans status or socio-economic background. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments for disabled people. We positively encourage applications from those with lived experience.

If there is any part of your lived experience you want to keep confidential in some way please talk to the Recruitment or HR shared service teams and we will do what we can to support you

The Together Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people we support and expects all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Safeguarding checks will be undertaken for the successful candidate in line with our safer recruitment policy, including an Enhanced DBS check (at no cost to yourself).

This role will involve regulated activity.