Learning Support Assistant

eTeach UK Limited; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 9,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A prominent educational institution in Rotherham is seeking a dedicated Learning Support Assistant to join their Additional Learning Support Team. This part-time, permanent role involves assisting students with learning difficulties both in and out of the classroom. Responsibilities include supporting personal care, literacy, and numeracy, ensuring students achieve their best outcomes. The candidate will enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including mental health support and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Access to gyms, restaurants, and salons

Health & wellbeing support schemes

Flexible working hours

Free parking at all sites

Career development funding

Recruitment referral scheme worth £200

Qualifications

• Experience dealing with challenging behavior in educational settings.
• Excellent communication and personal skills to support students.
• Ability to assist with personal care and literacy/numeracy.

Responsibilities

• Provide both in-class and out-of-class support for students.
• Assist in planning and reviewing learning in collaboration with staff.
• Support students with their personal care and educational needs.

Skills

Ability to support students with learning difficulties

Experience in educational settings

Knowledge of SEND and EHCPs

Personal coping strategies

Education

Working towards Maths and English L2/C grade

Adult learner support qualification

Job description

Learning Support Assistant

Hours: Part time (16 hours per week for 37 weeks worked – Term time plus 1 training week)

Duration: Permanent

Salary: £24,930 FTE (Pro-rata £9,080.53) per annum

Location: Dearne Valley College, Rotherham

The Role

We are looking for Learning Support Assistants to work within our busy Additional Learning Support Team. In this rewarding role, you will provide in and out of class support to assist students with learning difficulties/disabilities to help them achieve their best possible outcomes. This may be supporting with personal care and/or literacy and numeracy. You will be a key part of the Student Support team, and will assist in the planning, preparation & reviewing of learning in conjunction with relevant curriculum staff, providing feedback and carrying out reviews as appropriate to ensure students are making expected progress and working towards outcomes.

You will have the personal skills and experience to be able to effectively support students, dealing with challenging behaviour when it arises, and helping them to develop their own coping strategies. You will have experience supporting students in an educational setting and knowledge of SEND, ALS and EHCP’s. You will need to hold or be working towards your Maths and English L2/C grade to be considered for this role and be willing to work towards an adult learner support or equivalent qualification.

Department Info

In this role you will work closely with members of the Additional Learning Support and Curriculum department teams. You will report directly to the LSA Manager and liaise closely with tutors to support learners within the classroom environment.

Our excellent benefits and rewards package

• Access to our gyms, restaurants and salons
• Staff health & wellbeing and benefits schemes including in-house Occupational Health service
• Extensive wellbeing support through a digital Wellbeing Hub that offers a broad range of support for physical, mental, and financial wellbeing.
• Full, part time and flexible working hours available in many roles
• Free parking available at all of our sites
• Fantastic career development opportunities including funding for teacher training, apprenticeships and various other industry recognised qualifications
• New FE teachers can also apply for grants of up to £6,000 in STEM subjects (conditions apply) through the teacher retention initiative
• Recruitment Referral Scheme for all employees, worth £200 per referral made

What is the RNN Group?

RNN Group’s main goal is to be an ‘outstanding’ education and training provider and this is at the heart of everything that we do. To help us achieve this we are looking to recruit highly motivated, innovative and dynamic individuals to join our existing teams. Being part of the team at RNN Group we will expect you to be committed to our values too;

• We are Inclusive
• We have Integrity
• We Deliver
• We are One Team

We are OFSTED ‘Good’ (November 2022). We celebrate diversity and are proud to have been recognised as Investors in Diversity for our commitment to the FREDIE (Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement) Model. This means that you’d be working in a supportive environment that encourages, recognises and celebrates effort, achievement and cooperative attitudes. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, faith or disability. We are also proud to be part of the Disability Confidence Scheme and offer reasonable adjustments to all applicants throughout the recruitment process.

The RNN Group is proud to be part of the South Yorkshire Institute of Technology (SYIoT). We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, vulnerable adults and young people. All new employees will be required to undertake a DBS check and other associated checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education Guidance.

The Group’s core operating hours are 8.30am-5.00pm (9pm on a Tuesday and Thursday during term time). You may be expected to work at any time during these hours to ensure business needs are met.

All candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK.