Learning Support Specialist (Teaching Role) (Barnstaple)

Exeter College; Barnstaple; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 29,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holidays

Superb pension

Free counselling

Discounted supermarket shopping

Spa treatments

Electric cars

Paddleboarding

Job summary

Exeter College in Barnstaple is hiring a Learning Support Specialist (Teaching Role) to work with students in small groups or 1:1 sessions. The role is term-time only (38 weeks) with permanent status and a pro rata salary of £27,656 to £29,302.

You will run drop-in workshops, support students with dyslexia and autism, manage a caseload of EHCPs, and advise teaching staff on facilitating success. Part- and full-time options are available.

Qualifications

• Experience as a teacher with a recognised teaching qualification (e.g. PGCE or Cert Ed).
• Ability to support students with additional needs and EHCPs where relevant.
• Proactive, caring and an effective team player in a college setting.

Responsibilities

• Run drop-in workshops and support learning for students with specific challenges.
• Support and monitor a caseload of students with EHCPs.
• Advise and support teaching staff on enabling student success.

Skills

Proactive

Caring

Team player

Initiative

Experience teaching

Education

Teaching qualification (e.g. PGCE or Cert Ed)

Job description

Learning Support Specialist (Teaching Role) (Barnstaple)

Salary £27,656 to £29,302 (pro rata) plus excellent benefits

Hours

Hours 22.2 - 37 hours per week

Contract Type

Contract Type Term Time Only (38 weeks), Permanent

Closing Date

Closing Date 12/10/2026

Job Description and Person Specification

Wish you could spend more time with students but have virtually no planning or marking? If you’re passionate about supporting students in small groups or 1:1 sessions, this could be your perfect role.

You’ll need to be…

• proactive and caring
• happy to use your initiative
• a real team player
• an experienced teacher with a teaching qualification (e.g. PGCE, Cert Ed)

What you’ll be doing…

• running drop-in workshops and using your skills where learning happens to support students with specific challenges, such as dyslexia and autism
• supporting and monitoring a caseload of students with EHCPs
• Advising and supporting teaching and learning support staff on how best to facilitate success for our students

This is largely a term time role (38 weeks). A few days fall outside term time to support SEND interview evenings across the academic year. This also includes supporting the enrolment process where you’ll talk to new students and share information about our outstanding offering.

We have part and full time opportunities available, so please state in your application your preference.

Ambition, Collaboration, Energy. These are our values. Watch this short video to learn more.

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We’ll give you incredibly generous holidays and a superb pension scheme. You’ll also get a package of amazing benefits, including free counselling and discounted supermarket shopping, spa treatments, electric cars and paddleboarding. Read more on our careers page.

Interviews will be held in Barnstapleon Tuesday 20th October

No CVs or agencies please.

Everyone’s welcome to apply for a role here, regardless of personal characteristics, including race, age, gender, religion, ability, disability, or sexuality.

We’re totally committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students, and we expect you to be too. We follow safer recruitment statutory guidance (Keeping Children Safe in Education). If you’re successful, you’ll be required to complete thorough pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. All posts at Exeter College are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) mean that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications, related exceptions and further information.