Learning Support Assistant

Loughborough College Group; Brooksby; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pension

Cycle-to-work

On-site parking

Healthcare scheme

Nursery subsidies

Additional annual leave

Maternity/Paternity pay

CPD & development resources

Well-being hours

Volunteering opportunities

Job summary

Loughborough College Group is seeking Learning Support Assistants at Brooksby College to help students with identified learning difficulties across courses from Entry to Level 3/A Level. Roles include note-taking, personal and mobility support, and aiding with online and classroom activities.

The role emphasises confidentiality, independence, teamwork and safeguarding, with a term-time schedule (36 weeks) and opportunities for further training. A diverse, inclusive workplace is promoted.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with young people
• Excellent communication skills
• Sound knowledge of safeguarding procedures
• Flexible and can-do approach; committed to teamwork
• Positive approach towards all students

Responsibilities

• Support students in a sensitive, professional, discreet and confidential manner
• Encourage personal and academic independence and self-help skills
• Contribute to development of individual learning programmes with coordinators and tutors
• Ensure students receive appropriate level of support and report issues to coordinators
• Demonstrate safeguarding awareness and respond to safeguarding concerns
• Maintain effective communication with staff and students

Skills

Experience with young people

Excellent communication

Safeguarding knowledge

Flexible and can-do

Teamwork

Positive approach to students

Education

Level 2 qualification; GCSE 4+ in Maths & English

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Learning Support Assistant to join our team at Loughborough College Group, based at Brooksby College.

The Learning Support team are seeking to recruit Learning Support Assistants (LSAs), to join them in providing a range of high-quality support to students with identified learning difficulties and/or disabilities anytime across the working week, Monday - Friday 08:30 - 16:30 across 36 weeks per year.

You will support students across a range of courses from Entry level to Level 3 / A Level who have learning difficulties and disabilities. These include Dyslexia, Autism, ADHD, Hearing Impairments, Visual Impairments and Physical Impairments. The successful candidates will provide in-class support and online support to individuals and groups of students, which includes notetaking, assisting with personal care and mobility support.

Responsibilities

• To support students in a sensitive, professional, discrete and confidential manner


• To encourage personal and academic independence, self-empowerment and self-help skills wherever possible


• To contribute to the development of individual learning programmes in liaison with Support Coordinators and course tutors


• To ensure that students are receiving the appropriate level of support and report any issues to the Support Co-ordinators


• Experience of working with young people


• Have a sound knowledge of safeguarding procedures


• You must possess at least a Level 2 qualification, GCSE grade 4 or above (or equivalent) in Maths and English


• You will have a flexible and can-do approach; be committed to teamwork


• Have a positive approach towards all students.


• Excellent communication skills that enable you to work effectively with a range of students and staff.

Successful candidates will have the opportunity to undertake further training where identified.

This role is a term time only role working 36 weeks throughout the year and follows Further Education term times which you can find here Term Dates.

Loughborough College Group is formed of Brooksby College, Loughborough College, Stephenson College and IGNITE Performing Arts. We have a vast curriculum across campus's offering challenging and engaging learning experiences for our students. We are and have consistently invested in providing our students and employees with an outstanding and unrivalled range of modern facilities and resources.

Loughborough College Group is striving to attract, develop and retain the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised. We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of the college.

We are proud to have achieved the Investor in Diversity award and we actively encourage applications from individuals who are currently under-represented and from all areas of the community. Alongside this, we are a disability confident employer, and we welcome everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey.

Benefits

• A competitive pension scheme


• Cycle-to-work scheme


• On-site parking


• Access to healthcare scheme


• Subsided nursery fees


• Additional annual leave available


• Generous Maternity/Paternity pay


• Fantastic CPD and inclusive resources for development


• Well-being hours


• Opportunities of volunteering within local community and charities

We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and agile working where the business allows. We provide staff forums, staff working groups for sustainability, staff steering groups for Investors in Diversity and support services to support with mental health and wellbeing for staff from different backgrounds.

Kindly be advised that we are unable to provide skilled worker sponsorship for this position. Applicants must have the right to work in the country without the need for sponsorship.

Loughborough College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students and expects all staff to share this commitment. Please note, all applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.