Student Support Assistant (Primary station - Foundation into Vocation)

The Methodist Church in Britain; East Finchley; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 19,000; Part time

Job summary

Oaklands College is seeking a dedicated Student Support Assistant to work within the Foundation into Vocational Studies team across Springfield, Supportive Learning and Foundation into Vocational areas. The role supports young adults aged 16 to 24 with disabilities and complex needs, working toward EHCP targets and independent living skills.

This is a term-time only post with 1:1 student support and potential personal care requirements. Prior experience in education settings is a requirement.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting students aged 16–24 with additional needs.
• Ability to follow EHCP targets and maintain records.
• Prior experience in education settings preferred.

Responsibilities

• Set SMART targets from EHCP outcomes with tutors.
• Support students with complex behaviours to reduce incidents.
• Assist students in classroom activities and practical tasks.
• Administer medication under nursing direction and support medical needs.
• Support personal care and independence in daily living.
• Keep notes and observations on college monitoring software and ensure risk assessments are current.
• Communicate daily with tutors about student issues.
• Lead activities informally when session tutors are unavailable.

Skills

1:1 support

Behaviour management

Classroom assistance

Education

Experience in education

Job description

This Student Support Assistant post sits in the Foundation into Vocational Studies team at Oaklands College, with one primary area across Springfield, Supportive Learning and Foundation into Vocation. The work supports young adults aged 16 to 24 with disabilities, learning difficulties and complex needs, working towards EHCP-based targets and independent living skills. Springfield students each have 1:1 support and may need personal care or medication, while the post is term-time only. Prior experience is a requirement.

What the job involves

• Work with session tutors to set and deliver SMART targets from students' EHCP outcomes, and contribute progress evidence to EHCP reviews
• Support students with complex behaviours to reduce incidents and self-regulate their emotional state
• Assist students in classroom activities and practical tasks, such as cookery, art, numeracy, literacy and music
• Administer medication under the direction of the nursing team and support students to manage their own medical needs
• Support students' personal care needs, from full changing and hoisting to prompting hand washing
• Support students to build independent living skills in the community, such as road safety, managing money and using community facilities
• Keep notes and observations up to date on college monitoring software, and make sure risk assessments are current and followed
• Communicate daily with class tutors about student issues and how concepts are presented
• Lead activities informally when the session tutor is called away