Learning Support Assistant

Wigan & Leigh College

Leigh

On-site

GBP 23,000 - 28,000

Part time

5 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Employee assistance programme

Medicash healthcare plan

Pension scheme ( TPS / LGPS )

Job summary

Wigan & Leigh College is seeking a Learning Support Assistant to help learners participate in lessons and activities. This fixed-term, term-time role supports students with learning difficulties, disabilities or other needs, across classrooms, workshops, and college events.

You'll work with Learning Support Officers and staff to implement Additional Learning Support Plans, offering note-taking, assistive tech, personal care where needed, and encouragement to develop independence and confidence.

Qualifications

Level 2 English and maths achieved or willingness to achieve.
Experience supporting learners or people with additional needs.
Awareness of learning difficulties and barriers to learning.
Good communication and adaptable approach.
Commitment to safeguarding and inclusion.

Responsibilities

Support individual learners and groups in line with Additional Learning Support Plans.
Help learners access lessons, practical sessions and wider college activity.
Work with teaching staff to adapt support and materials where needed.
Take notes for learners where this is part of agreed support.
Support learners with assistive technology and enabling equipment.
Provide personal care where required, maintaining dignity and respect.
Record relevant information using college systems such as ProMonitor.
Provide feedback to Learning Support Officers about progress, engagement and changing needs.
Contribute to support reviews and assessment activity where directed.
Support learners across college sites, external venues, trips and residentials.
Raise safeguarding, wellbeing or safety concerns promptly.

Skills

Level 2 English and maths

Good communication skills

Patience

Basic IT skills

Ability to work across environments

Education

Enhanced DBS check

Tools

ProMonitor

Job description

Learning Support Assistant

Application Deadline: 11 September 2026

Department: ALS (Inclusive Learning)

Employment Type: Term Time

Location: Wigan & Leigh College

Compensation: GBP 25,829 / year

Description

Various Hours Available

Fixed Term for the 2026/27 academic year, Term Time Only (36 Weeks)

Help learners take part, build confidence and move towards independence.

Learning support can change how a student experiences college.

For some learners, the right support helps them understand a task. For others, it helps them communicate, move safely around college, use equipment, manage anxiety or take part in practical learning for the first time.

As a Learning Support Assistant, you'll provide support to students with learning difficulties, disabilities, medical needs or other additional support needs. You'll work in classrooms, workshops, realistic working environments, visits and wider college activities, helping learners participate fully and progress with confidence.

You'll work closely with Learning Support Officers, teaching staff and wider college colleagues. Support will be guided by each learner's Additional Learning Support Plan and may include practical help, note-taking, personal care, assistive technology, communication support or encouragement to develop independence.

This role suits someone who is patient, observant and respectful. You do not need to have all the answers on day one. You do need to care about inclusion, follow agreed support plans and understand that the goal is not to do everything for learners, but to help them build the skills and confidence to do more for themselves.

What you'll do

Support individual learners and groups in line with Additional Learning Support Plans.
Help learners access lessons, practical sessions and wider college activity.
Work with teaching staff to adapt support and materials where needed.
Take notes for learners where this is part of agreed support.
Support learners with assistive technology and enabling equipment.
Provide personal care where required, maintaining dignity and respect.
Record relevant information using college systems such as ProMonitor.
Provide feedback to Learning Support Officers about progress, engagement and changing needs.
Contribute to support reviews and assessment activity where directed.
Support learners across college sites, external venues, trips and residentials.
Raise safeguarding, wellbeing or safety concerns promptly.

What you'll bring

Level 2 English and maths, or willingness to achieve these within an agreed timeframe.
Experience supporting young people, adults, learners or people with additional needs.
Awareness of learning difficulties, disabilities and barriers to learning.
Good communication skills and the ability to adapt your approach.
Patience, reliability and a respectful approach to support.
Basic IT skills, including confidence using records or digital systems.
The ability to work flexibly across different learning environments.
A qualification in learning support, youth work, childcare, equality and diversity, health and social care or a related area would be helpful.

What you're like

Patient. You understand that progress can take time.
Supportive. You help learners feel confident enough to try.
Respectful. You protect dignity and encourage independence.
Observant. You notice when support is working and when something needs to change.
Calm. You stay steady in busy, practical or sensitive situations.
Inclusive. You believe learners should be able to take part fully in college life.
Reliable. You follow plans, share information and keep records accurate.
Team-minded. You work well with tutors, Learning Support Officers and wider colleagues.

Essentials

You’ll need an enhanced DBS check. If you get the job, we’ll do this for you.
You’re committed to safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion.
You can work across college sites and external venues.
You’re flexible and happy to support learners in different settings, including trips, residentials and realistic working environments.
You’re willing to undertake training and professional development.
You’re willing to provide personal care where required.

Nice to have

A qualification in learning support, youth work, childcare, equality and diversity, health and social care or a related area would be a great addition, but not essential.

Why work with us?

Every learner deserves the chance to take part.

Sometimes that takes practical support. Sometimes it takes encouragement. Sometimes it means helping someone use technology, understand a task, move safely through a learning environment or feel confident enough to try something new.

At Wigan & Leigh College, Learning Support Assistants are central to that work.

You’ll support learners across different courses and settings, helping them build confidence, independence and a sense of belonging. You’ll work with staff who care about inclusion and who understand that the right support can help students stay engaged, achieve and prepare for their next step.

This is a role where small moments matter. A learner completes more of a task independently. A student joins in where they might once have held back. A support plan starts to make a visible difference. You’ll see the impact of your work every day.

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