Learning Support Assistant

Coventry City Council; Coventry; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Coventry is looking for an enthusiastic Learning Support Assistant to aid in delivering essential skills courses. The role involves supporting tutors and assisting learners with special educational needs. Successful candidates must have the Right to Work in the UK and may need to travel across various venues. This position offers potential for personal growth in an inclusive educational environment.

Benefits

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

Support for disabled applicants

Comprehensive rewards and benefits package

Qualifications

• Must have the Right to Work in the UK.
• Experience working in educational settings is preferred.
• Ability to travel to various venues across the city.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of learning material to individuals or small groups.
• Assist learners with additional learning needs.
• Liaise with colleagues and agencies as appropriate.

Skills

Enthusiasm

Support for learners with special educational needs

Ability to work with diverse age groups

Job description

We value diverse perspectives and experiences and are striving to create a workplace culture that is inclusive, is accepting of all and is free from discrimination and bias.

The Adult Education Service is part of Coventry City Council. We provide a wide range of courses for Coventry residents age 19+ and much of our provision is targeted at people with the highest levels of need.

We offer long courses in English, maths, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), ICT/Digital and vocational subjects such as Early Years, along with provision for adults with learning disabilities.

We also offer a very wide range of short community courses in arts, crafts, music, dance, exercise, fitness and family learning. In addition, we run a highly supportive study programme for young people.

Our work‑based learning offer includes Apprenticeships in the following subject areas:

• Nursery Workers
• Teaching Assistants
• Leadership/Management; and
• Customer Care.

We also provide courses for adults who are seeking work via the Council’s Job Shop.

Our main base is at Southfields Old School, CV1 5EJ, with provision delivered at around 25 other sites within Coventry, mostly in areas of highest need.

We welcome applications from anyone who wants to make a difference to the lives of people in Coventry.

Our Values

In line with our One Coventry Values, we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equity and respect remains at the heart of everything we do.

Our Values are:

• Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent.
• Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best.
• Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one.
• Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve.
• Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents.
• Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do.

What is the job role?

Coventry Adult Education Service deliver a number of English, Maths and Digital courses throughout the city. You will be working with a diverse group of learners from many backgrounds and many different age groups. You will also be working with learners with learning difficulties and disabilities.

You will be supporting learners in class who wish to improve their English, Maths or Digital Skills or be working with learners who are working towards an English, Maths and Digital Skills qualification.

All candidates must have the Right to Work in the UK. We are currently not offering sponsorship for this role.

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for an enthusiastic learning support assistant to work within the Essential Skills Team. In consultation with Delivery Managers, you will support the tutors with the delivery of learning material to individuals or small groups of learners, including learners who may have a range of special educational needs. You will provide assistance to learners with additional learning needs enabling them to participate as fully as possible in English, Maths and Digital Skills Courses.

You will at times work across a number of curriculum teams ensuring that learners are supported in meeting their educational needs and liaise with other colleagues and agencies as appropriate.

You must be able to travel to various venues across the city.

Following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) for an additional pre employment check with effect 1 Sept 22, please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process.

If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist you.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme - As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long‑term health condition

For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'. If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable.

Interview date Thursday 13th November 2025

About Coventry

Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.

We are cutting‑edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.
At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 5100 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.

To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.

If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards and benefits package - to find out more please visit https://www.coventry.gov.uk/council-vacancies