Learning Support Assistant

Kisimul Group Ltd.; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Accredited teaching qualifications

Blue Light card

Refer a friend

WageStream

Wellbeing app

Life Assurance

Job summary

Calman College, part of Kisimul Group Ltd, seeks a Learning Support Assistant to build strong relationships with autistic learners and support multidisciplinary programmes. The role focuses on adapting to each student’s learning style, aiding access to curriculum and vocational activities, and promoting positive outcomes in line with personal targets.

The role supports a healthy lifestyle, communication development, and includes enabling on-site and local community work experience and

Qualifications

• Build strong, meaningful relationships with students and adapt to individual learning styles.
• Support the Class Tutor and monitor progress of each student.
• Assist in implementing programmes from multidisciplinary teams (SLT, PT, Educational Psychologists).
• Help students access curriculum and vocational activities to meet personal targets.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to students' development through healthy lifestyle and stimulating activities.
• Help students communicate using methods suitable to their abilities.
• Facilitate work experience and volunteering opportunities on site and in the community.

Skills

Relationship building

Adapt learning styles

Team collaboration

Curriculum access support

Student communication

Community work experience

Education

Accredited teaching assistant qualifications

Job description

Kisimul is committed to valuing diversity and promoting equality for all. Apply today and take your first step to becoming part of the Kisimul Family!

About the College

Welcome to Calman College, a Specialist Independent 16‑25 college providing further education for autistic young adults with additional learning disabilities and complex needs. We benefit from a large 20 acre site with a functional learning hub with catering, horticulture, creative arts and animal husbandry provision. We offer a range of bespoke programmes for learners at our campus in Thorney, near Peterborough.

Benefits

• Genuine career development opportunities with transparent pay grades (find out more here – Kisimul | Autism, Learning Disability, Residential Care)
• Opportunities for development, including accredited teaching assistant qualifications and teacher training pathways for the right candidates.
• Blue Light card – which gives you access to discounts in over 15,000 venues UK wide
• Refer a friend – earn up to £500 through our refer a friend scheme
• WageStream – a financial wellbeing app, allowing you early access to some of your wages for unforeseen expenses
• Help@hand – a wellbeing app which gives you access to unlimited GP appointments, confidentiality 24/7 mental health support and physiotherapy sessions
• Life Assurance

We encourage prospective candidates to visit the college for walk and talk introductory sessions around the campus.

About You

Learning Support Assistant (LSA) Role Overview

• Build strong and meaningful relationships with our students, adapting to each student’s way of learning.
• Support the Class Tutor and work together to review the progress of each student.
• Assist in implementing programmes devised by a multidisciplinary team, such as Speech and Language Therapists, Physiotherapists and Educational Psychologists from our integrated clinical services.
• Support access to curriculum and vocational work with the students to ensure positive outcomes in line with their personal targets.
• Contribute to the development of the students through the provision of a healthy lifestyle and a variety of appropriate stimulating activities.
• Support students to develop their communication skills using methods appropriate to their abilities.
• Enable work experience and volunteering opportunities onsite and in the local community.

Working Week

This role is Monday to Friday during term time.

About Kisimul Group

Kisimul Group Ltd is a group of independent specialist schools and adult provisions providing exceptional residential care and award‑winning education to children, young people and adults with a diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Disorder, severe and complex learning difficulties, global developmental delay and associated challenging behaviour.

All applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS Check.

Kisimul Group Ltd is an equal opportunities employer.