SEN Learning Coach

Bath College; Bath; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 23,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme - Local Government

CPD for all staff

Refer a friend bonus - £500

Employee Assistance Programme

Eyesight test program

Flexible working options

Job summary

Bath College is seeking enthusiastic Learning Support Staff to enable learners with additional needs to access education and achieve personal and academic goals. The role offers term-time hours with potential for Level 5 apprenticeship progression and a supportive, collaborative environment with strong development opportunities.

Responsibilities include providing in-lesson support, promoting independence, and working with staff to tailor support.

Qualifications

• Commitment to inclusion and learner success.
• Ability to build positive professional relationships with learners and colleagues.
• Effective communication and teamwork.
• Professional, proactive and solution-focused approach.
• High expectations for learner achievement.
• Willingness to undertake further professional development, including Level 5 apprenticeship where applicable.
• Previous experience of supporting learners with additional needs would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective support to learners with additional needs in lessons and across the wider college environment.
• Promote learner independence, confidence, engagement and achievement.
• Enable learners to develop strategies and skills that support participation and long-term success.
• Work collaboratively with teaching staff and support teams to implement appropriate support approaches.
• Contribute to a positive, inclusive and aspirational learning environment.
• Support learner wellbeing and uphold safeguarding responsibilities at all times.
• Maintain appropriate records and contribute to reviews of learner progress and support arrangements.

Skills

Inclusion

Relationship building

Communication

Teamwork

Professional development

Learner support

Education

Level 5 apprenticeship

Job description

Term Time Only Mon-Thu 8:30 - 17:00 and Fri 8:30 - 16:30 with an hour unpaid lunch. (Part-Time hours may be available) Interview date: TBC Actual salary for 37 hours per week x 37 weeks per year £22,087.86 - £22,573.30 (£26,262.60 - £26,839.80 Full Time equivalent salary)

Why work for Bath College?

Bath College is seeking to appoint dedicated and enthusiastic Learning Support Staff to join our inclusive and learner-focused support team. This is an excellent opportunity for individuals who are committed to enabling learners with additional needs to access education successfully, develop independence and achieve their personal and academic goals. The role is both rewarding and developmental, offering the chance to make a meaningful contribution to learners' progress, participation and longer-term outcomes within a college environment. As a member of the Learning Support team, you will provide high-quality support based on an empowering and enabling model of practice. You will work alongside learners, curriculum staff and wider support teams to remove barriers to learning, promote independence and help learners participate fully in college life. A particular feature of this opportunity is the potential to undertake a nationally recognised Level 5 apprenticeship, supporting professional development, enhancing future career prospects and helping to create progression opportunities into specialist roles and higher salary levels over time. This role represents not simply employment, but the opportunity to build a sustained and rewarding career in learning support and inclusive education.

• The opportunity to undertake a nationally recognised Level 5 apprenticeship
• Strong professional development opportunities
• The chance to build a longer-term career in the sector
• A supportive and collaborative working environment
• Access to employee wellbeing support
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Membership of the relevant pension scheme
• The opportunity to work in a college that is ambitious for its learners and staff

The successful candidate will:

• Provide effective support to learners with additional needs in lessons and across the wider college environment
• Promote learner independence, confidence, engagement and achievement
• Enable learners to develop strategies and skills that support participation and long-term success
• Work collaboratively with teaching staff and support teams to implement appropriate support approaches
• Contribute to a positive, inclusive and aspirational learning environment
• Support learner wellbeing and uphold safeguarding responsibilities at all times
• Maintain appropriate records and contribute to reviews of learner progress and support arrangements

Please see the external link for the full Job Description. Essential Requirements

The ideal candidate will have:

• A strong commitment to inclusion, participation and learner success
• The ability to build positive and professional relationships with learners and colleagues
• Effective communication and teamwork skills
• A professional, proactive and solution-focused approach
• High expectations for what learners can achieve
• A willingness to undertake further professional development, including the Level 5 apprenticeship opportunity where applicable
• Previous experience of supporting young people, adults or learners with additional needs would be advantageous, although applicants with the right values, potential and commitment will also be welcomed.

Staff Benefits

• Contributory salary pension scheme (Local Government)
• Continuing Professional Development for all staff
• £500 Refer a friend and earn a reward
• Employee Assistance Programme. Staff have access to this programme. It is a free and strictly confidential short-term counselling and support service (up to four meetings after an initial assessment session with a qualified counsellor)
• The College offers an eyesight test for anyone who meets the criteria as described within the Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations
• Progressive family-friendly policies (exceeding statutory requirements) that support a healthy work/life balance. All staff are entitled to request flexible working

About Bath College

Welcome to Bath College, a vibrant and successful College with two campuses, one in the centre of Bath and one in the rural setting of Radstock. We pride ourselves on providing training for the region's future workforce by offering courses in both vocational and traditional academic subjects to students from across Bath, Bristol, Somerset, Wiltshire and beyond.