Learning Support Assistant / Pastoral Support

Reed; Rotherham; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading education recruitment agency is seeking a Learning Support Assistant / Pastoral Support to provide assistance and support to young people in educational settings. Responsibilities include supporting students with learning needs and emotional wellbeing. Ideal candidates will have experience in educational settings and relevant qualifications in education or support work. Flexible work options available in various locations across the North.

Benefits

Exclusive representation to leading FE colleges

1-2-1 Specialist Consultant

Health Cash Plan

Statutory Sick Pay

Training and Development access

Great referral bonus

Qualifications

• Experience in educational or support settings with young people.
• Understanding of safeguarding and child protection.
• Ability to build positive relationships with students and staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to students with additional learning needs.
• Assist in developing personalized support plans.
• Support students' emotional wellbeing and social development.

Skills

Experience working with young people

Strong communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Level 2/3 Supporting Teaching and Learning

Youth Work qualification

Job description

Overview

Learning Support Assistant / Pastoral Support

Salary: £13- £18 per hour / Ranging from £18,000 - £30,000 per annum. Location: We are recruiting in several FE locations across the North. Job Type: Temporary and Permanent positions available. Working Hours: Part-time and Full-time positions available.

Are you an experienced and resilient Learning Support Assistant / Pastoral Support? Would you like to work with young people undertaking vocational study programmes? If so, read on to find out how to join the UK’s leading Further Education recruiter with additional benefits, offers and referral schemes.

Reed Further Education are a leading recruitment agency working with Colleges, Prisons, Universities, and Training Providers across the UK. We are always looking for talented and aspiring Lecturers to join our team and help us deliver high-quality education to learners.

Available Roles

Reed Further Education are excited to work with Further Education Colleges across the North to recruit Lecturers to deliver accredited courses to young people.

Day-to-Day responsibilities

• Provide dedicated support to students with additional learning needs, ensuring they can access and engage with the curriculum effectively.
• Assist in the development and delivery of personalised support plans, working closely with teaching staff and the pastoral team.
• Support students' emotional wellbeing, behaviour, and social development through one-to-one and small group interventions.

Requirements

• Experience working with young people in an educational or support setting.
• Understanding of safeguarding and child protection procedures.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with students and staff.
• Ideally a relevant qualifications in education, support work, or youth work (e.g. Level 2/3 Supporting Teaching and Learning, Youth Work, or equivalent).

Benefits of working for Reed Further Education/our client

• Exclusive representation to leading FE colleges and training providers in the area
• 1-2-1 Specialist Consultant who will search for jobs on your behalf. CV writing and job interview tips!
• The ability to sign up to a Health Cash Plan and Reed Discount Club.
• Entitlement to Statutory Sick Pay, Statutory Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Pay, Parental Leave and Antenatal/Pre-AdOption Appointment Payment
• Access to Training and Development - Reed Assessment Centre - Reed Learning.
• Eye Test and Spectacle Vouchers
• Great referral bonus’ (up to £200 per successful referral!)

How to apply

To apply for this role, please send us your updated CV by clicking 'Apply Now'. Your application should demonstrate your passion for educational support and your commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

Not looking for a teaching role? We are also registering support staff, assessors and technicians, and other FE positions including HR, finance, facilities, administrators. We also have a specialist team of interim and senior management consultants with over 20 years’ experience in the sector.

"All candidates who register with Reed Further Education will have 2 years’ referencing taken up and will be required to have a DBS check completed. All offers are conditional upon satisfactory background checks - If you are on the Barred List, it is against the law to apply and to be hired for a role that includes regulated activity with the concerned group."