Learning Support Assistant

London South East Colleges; Greater London; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in the UK is seeking a Support Worker to assist young people and adults with special educational needs. You will facilitate their access to learning programs and provide personal care where necessary. Strong literacy, numeracy, and interpersonal skills are essential. This role offers a supportive environment with opportunities for professional development and a comprehensive benefits package, including generous leave and pension schemes.

Benefits

Generous annual leave allowance

Pension scheme with employer contributions

Free onsite parking

Cycle to work scheme

Access to gym and in-house restaurant discounts

Qualifications

• Good literacy and numeracy skills are essential.
• Experience working in a multi-cultural environment is required.
• Understanding of safeguarding and discrimination issues is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Provide essential learning support to students with special educational needs.
• Facilitate access to College services and resources.
• Assist with personal care and mobility as needed.

Skills

Literacy and numeracy skills

Interpersonal and communication skills

Organisational skills

IT knowledge

Job description

About the role

You will support the team to provide essential learning and accessibility support to young people and adults with SEN, including facilitating their access to and achievement of learning programmes, supporting their access to all College services and College‑led activities, and facilitating personal development of learning/study skills and educational outcomes, including those relevant to individual Educational Health & Care Plans (EHCPs).

You will be required to provide person‑centred learning support to students with severe and complex learning difficulties and/or disabilities, which may include supporting them with personal care where necessary. You may work with individuals or small groups and encourage students to engage with activities or work independently.

Skills and Experience

You will have good literacy and numeracy skills and be able to establish and maintain good working relationships with students, teachers, parent/carers, and other agencies involved with the students. Experience of working in a multi‑cultural environment and an understanding of safeguarding and discrimination issues, and the difficulties faced by those with learning difficulties, are essential.

You must be willing to assist learners with regards to their personal care and mobility, taking instructions from learners regarding their support needs. You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to establish good working relationships. You'll also have exceptional organisational skills combined with good IT knowledge and sound administration skills. Experience of working with SEN learners in a secondary or FE environment is desirable.

About Us

London South East Colleges (LSEC) is a leading further and higher education provider, with seven campuses across Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, and Lambeth and c1,000 staff. The College delivers a wide range of vocational courses, apprenticeships and degree programmes to over 13,000 students, designed to meet employer and industry needs.

Committed to transforming lives through the power of learning, the College plays a vital role in promoting social mobility, creating opportunities for learners of all backgrounds to achieve their potential. With state‑of‑the‑art facilities and strong partnerships with employers and universities, the college equips students with the skills, confidence and opportunities needed for success in their careers and their lives.

As part of London & South East Education Group, the College is also the sponsor of London South East Academies Trust. This growing and successful Multi‑Academy Trust currently has a network of 13 mainstream, special and alternative provision schools across Bromley, Bexley, Surrey and Lambeth. The Group has also recently launched a charity – the LASER Education Foundation, which supports disadvantaged children and their families across the region through a wide range of programmes and initiatives.

Benefits

Our benefits package includes a very generous annual leave allowance plus an additional three days over the Christmas break. We provide up to two more additional College closure days throughout the year and also offer leave for volunteering. Excellent pension schemes are offered, including employer contributions (Teachers' Pension Scheme, Local Government Pension Scheme or Nest). Other benefits include:

• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Free onsite parking
• Cycle to work/bike loan scheme
• Annual season ticket loan
• Access to the 'Discounts for Teachers' portal
• Free Wifi access in over 10,000 locations worldwide via Eduroam
• Access to our onsite gym at Bromley, discounts in our in‑house restaurants and on our hair and beauty treatments

Accreditations

As employers, we recognise and embrace our legal and quality‑assurance framework responsibilities. We use these frameworks, as well as other accreditations and schemes, to further develop our progress of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.

We acknowledge that there is always more that we can learn and use these accreditations to provide us with an external lens and share/gain best‑practice information.

Equal Opportunities

London South East Colleges is fully‑committed to being an Equal Opportunities Employer, creating a diverse and inclusive workspace, free from discrimination and harassment. We welcome and encourage applications from all, regardless of race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion/belief, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, parental status and/or marital/partnership status.

As a Disability Confident‑Committed employer, we will offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum job role criteria.