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Support Assistant Hours: 24 hours per week / 38 weeks per year (term time only) Working hours: Monday - Thursday / 8:50am - 3:10pm Salary: £13,179 Actual / £24,345 FTE Do you want to be part of a dedicated and friendly team that helps young people with complex learning, behaviour and physical difficulties to blossom and achieve? We are looking for caring and enthusiastic individuals to join our Foundation Learning team and help us to create opportunities that transform lives. This is an excellent start to a career in education, with fully funded staff development and progression opportunities that include teaching, management and leadership routes. As a Foundation Learning Support Assistant, you will work directly with students to provide support with learning valuable life skills and managing their self-care needs, as well as assisting teaching staff in maintaining a safe learning environment.

• Work directly with students to provide support with learning valuable life skills and managing their self-care needs, as well as assisting teaching staff in maintaining a safe learning environment.
• May be asked to provide dedicated 1:1 support to specific students, allowing you to build up a rapport with individuals, or support groups of students with similar needs and requirements. You will have the support of a larger team who will help you develop and implement specific strategies to support the students’ needs.

We are a dynamic further and higher education institution located in the heart of West Berkshire, recognised for our forward‑thinking approach and commitment to student success. Our campus is a hub of creativity and innovation, and our mission is "creating opportunities to transform lives", which we achieve through unparalleled support for our students and ongoing professional development for our staff. By joining us, you will be part of a team dedicated to making a significant impact in the community.

• Competitive salary reflective of experience and commitment to educational excellence
• Generous Pension Scheme

• Occupational Sick Pay Scheme
• Occupational Maternity Pay Scheme
• Wellbeing support through an Employee Assistance Scheme and other activities and facilities

• Development opportunities through workshops, training, and courses
• Professional development tailored to further qualifications and career advancement

• Flexible working options to ensure a healthy balance between professional and personal life

• Free onsite parking
• Access to a corporate discount scheme
• Discounts on hair and beauty treatments at the Newbury College salon
• Good value food and drink at the Street Café
• Discounted childcare at the on‑site nursery for staff (operated by a third party)

• A minimum of Level 2 (GCSE) English and Maths or equivalent
• Experience of working with individuals who have additional needs in a personal or professional setting
• Working or personal experience of supporting young people with additional needs in all aspects of daily life
• Ability to communicate with a range of individuals including Parents / Carers
• Attention to detail
• Basic computer skills
• Empathic, caring, innovative, trustworthy, patient
• Team player
• Ability to work 1:1 with an individual
• Ability to adapt work practice to meet needs of individual

• Level 2 Health and Social Care
• Manual Handling
• Care Certificate
• Positive Behaviour Support
• Healthcare
• Social Care
• Domiciliary Care
• Childcare
• Level 2 Functional IT

If you are excited about the prospect of making a significant impact in SEN, we would love to hear from you. We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the set closing date if we receive a good level of applicants. To avoid disappointment, we would advise you to complete your application in full, rather than saving and returning to complete it later.