Learning Support Assistant

Emmanuel College, Gateshead; North East; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Defined benefit pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Free parking

Access to our exclusive Benefits Hub

Employee-centred and family friendly政策

Enhanced sick pay, maternity leave and

paternity leave (dependent on length)

Competitive holiday entitlement for:

Cycle to work scheme

Funded eye tests and glasses for DSE

Job summary

Grace College invites applications for two Learning Support Assistants to join our student support team. The role works under teaching staff guidance to enable access to learning and support classroom management, helping students overcome barriers to learning and achieve their academic best.

We value passionate, reliable staff and offer a supportive environment with term-time contracts plus additional days as required, generous pension, wellbeing resources, and practical benefits to support

Qualifications

• Passionate about supporting students to remove barriers to learning.

Responsibilities

• Work under the instruction/guidance of teaching/senior staff to undertake work/care/support programmes, to enable access to learning for students and to assist the teacher in the management of students and the classroom.

Job description

About This Role

Learning Support Assistant, Term Time plus 3 days, Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week.

Grace College have an exciting opportunity for two enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join our student support team.

The role of the Learning Support Assistant is to work under the instruction/guidance of teaching/senior staff to undertake work/care/support programmes, to enable access to learning for students and to assist the teacher in the management of students and the classroom. We are looking for learning support staff who are passionate about supporting students, understand how to work with them to remove their barriers to learning and care deeply about seeing every student achieve their academic personal best.

We have high expectations for our students as they grow and develop and all our staff provide important role models to them in terms of positive attitude, work ethic and diligence.

Further information is available in the job description and person specification.

Benefits

Join us and in addition to working with committed and helpful colleagues, the Trust can offer access to the following benefits:

• Defined benefit pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Free parking
• Access to our exclusive Benefits Hub
• Employee-centred and family friendly policies and practices that support you in and beyond the workplace
• Enhanced sick pay, maternity leave and paternity leave (dependent on length of service)
• Competitive holiday entitlement for support staff (minimum 25 days, plus bank 8 holidays per annum, pro-rated for part-time post-holders)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Funded eye tests and glasses for DSE users (subject to T/Cs)