Learning Support Assistant - College

THE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH EPILEPSY CHARITABLE TRUST; Lingfield; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking onsite

Comprehensive training

Onsite accommodation available

Onsite dining

Job summary

St Piers, part of Young Epilepsy, invites applications for a Learning Support Assistant at College in Lingfield. The role supports tutors in delivering curriculum and fostering an inclusive learning environment, maximising individual outcomes. Term-time only, 39 weeks, 37 hours weekly, with DBS and safeguarding in place.

Salary £22,793.85 to £24,109.20 (SCP 5b-6 Senior LSA); permanent full-time position based at St Piers College.

Qualifications

• Provide consistent care and support to the learner group.
• Lead learning activities for a small group of students.
• Demonstrate ability to lead a small team in a classroom.
• Show evidence of promoting learning and recording learner progress.

Responsibilities

• Be an effective member of a trans-disciplinary team to enable curriculum access.
• Assist with strategies to maximise learning outcomes for all learners.
• Create a caring, safe learning environment supporting growth and independence.
• Ensure classroom is prepared and organised per Tutor/Teacher specifications.

Skills

Learner support

Group activities

Team leadership

Assessment recording

Teaching assistant qualification

Education

Level 3 Teaching Assistant

Working towards qualification

Job description

Learning Support Assistant - College

Monday to Friday – Term-Time only (39 weeks per year)

Permanent – 37 hours per week

£22793.85 (SCP 5b LSA) to £24109.20 (SCP 6 Senior LSA)

St. Piers is committed to safeguarding and protecting our students and promotes the welfare of all learners. All recruitment activities follow the guidance outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), and Safer Recruitment (NSPCC). All successful applicants are subject to completion of our pre-employment screening and vetting process, in full. This includes a relevant Disclosure Certificate (DBS) with relevant Barring Service checks, and referencing before employment can commence.

About the Role

As a Learning Support Assistant, you will be assisting the Tutor / Teacher in delivering the curriculum and contribute to the provision of a learning environment, which maximises individual learning opportunities and outcomes and ensures that educational objectives are met.

Key Responsibilities

• Under the direction of the Tutor / Teacher, be an effective member of a trans-disciplinary team which will enable access to the curriculum and realise the potential of all learners.
• To assist with the implementation of strategies that maximize the achievement of learning outcomes for all learners
• To create in conjunction with other members of staff a caring, safe and inspiring learning environment in which growth and independence are fostered by the maintenance of a supportive and positive role.
• To ensure that the classroom is prepared appropriately for each session and to keep the classroom organised to the Tutor’s / Teacher’s specifications including supplies of disposable and perishable goods

About you

• To be able to provide and ensure the consistency of care and support to the learner group.
• Ability to run learning activities for a small group of students
• Ability to lead a small team
• To have proven experience of promoting learning, assessing learning and recording learner progress and achievements
• Relevant qualifications, working towards, or prepared to work towards or Level 3 Teaching Assistants

More about St Piers

St Piers sits in the Education Directorate of Young Epilepsy, the leading national charity working exclusively to improve the lives of children and young people with epilepsy or associated conditions. We are a non-maintained residential special school for 4–25-year-olds, and we are an innovative and creative School and College for students with SEND, and a large percentage of our cohort have Epilepsy, autism, and severe learning difficulties, along with communication difficulties.

St Piers provides a variety of interactive and inclusive environments, both indoors and outdoors, that support the pursuit of ambitions and aspirations through a range of exciting and creative spaces. Our students are at the heart of the learning experience by providing an environment where everyone can progress and gain new skills.

St Piers is a Centre of Excellence (IQM) for Inclusion and is a member of Challenge Partners (Quality Assurance Review (2019) judged ‘outstanding’).

St Piers School is rated ‘Good’ (Ofsted 2023).

St Piers College is rated ‘Outstanding’ (Ofsted 2024).

As an employee of St. Piers, you will receive…

• Comprehensive training and development opportunities, including the chance to complete your Care Certificate
• Free parking onsite
• Competitive annual leave plus Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Subsidised onsite dining in our beautiful restaurant
• Your Rewards – access to nationwide discounts and benefits
• Gym membership options (onsite and off-site)
• An occupational pension scheme
• Genuine opportunities for career progression
• Onsite accommodation available (subject to availability)

Did you know we offer accommodation onsite? Often these are well below the market average.

Young Epilepsy strives to employ people who reflect the community it serves; therefore, applications from minority groups and people with disabilities are particularly welcomed.

All successful applicants are subject to completion of our pre-employment screening and vetting process, in full. This includes a relevant Disclosure Certificate (DBS) with relevant Barring Service checks, and referencing before employment can commence.

Depending on the amount of interest it is not always possible to respond to everyone who applies. We will do our utmost to respond to as many people as possible.

St Piers is part of Young Epilepsy. To find out more about Young Epilepsy, click here.

Learning Support Assistant / No Weekends / College

Lingfield, Surrey, United Kingdom

RH7 6PW

£22,793 to £24,109 per hour

Permanent - Full-time