Empowering SEND Learning Support Assistant

Reed; City Of London; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive hourly rate

Impact on learners' lives

Supportive and inclusive environment

Job summary

Reed is seeking a dedicated Learning Support Assistant in South East London to support learners with SEND. This part-time role (3 days per week) focuses on enabling access to education, developing skills, and promoting independence within college services and activities.

You will provide person-centred support, assist with personal care or mobility, and work with individuals or small groups to meet diverse needs. This is a role in a supportive, inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• Strong literacy and numeracy skills.
• Proven ability to build positive, trust-based relationships with learners, staff, parents/carers, and professionals.
• Experience working in a multicultural community and understanding safeguarding, discrimination, and barriers faced by learners with additional needs.
• Confidence in supporting learners with personal care and mobility.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, able to stay calm and professional in various situations.
• Good organisational skills, reliable IT abilities, and sound administrative practice.
• Experience of working with SEN learners in a secondary or FE setting desirable, but transferable skills welcome.

Responsibilities

• Provide person-centred support to learners with a range of complex needs, including severe learning difficulties and disabilities.
• Assist some learners with personal care or mobility, approaching tasks with sensitivity and dignity.
• Work with individuals or small groups, adapting style to meet diverse needs and encourage independence.
• Support the development of learning and study skills in line with EHCPs.

Skills

Literacy

Numeracy

Relationship building

Safeguarding

SEN support

Personal care

Communication

Organisational skills

IT skills

Multicultural awareness

Job description

Reed is seeking a dedicated Learning Support Assistant in South East London to support learners with SEND. This part-time role (3 days per week) focuses on enabling access to education, developing skills, and promoting independence within college services and activities.

You will provide person-centred support, assist with personal care or mobility, and work with individuals or small groups to meet diverse needs. This is a role in a supportive, inclusive environment.