Teaching Assistant
Gloucestershire College
Gloucestershire
- £18,439.45 pro rata
- Expired
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 28 June 2021
Job overview
Part time/Term time only: £18,439.45 (Actual £7,956.62) per annum
Gloucestershire Professional Services (GPS) is recruiting an experienced Teaching Assistant to join their specialist ‘Quayside Transition Centre’ based at Alexandra Warehouse in Gloucester. Within this role, you will support a variety of learners of which some may have anxiety, SEND needs, mental health support needs or have missed large amounts of education due to hospitalisation.
The purpose of this role is to assist the learner’s in maximising engagement with learning activities devised by academic staff. The will include activities that have been specifically created with be individualised destination in mind and may include supporting learners undertaking vocational taster activities. In addition to this you will be required to support learners to gain greater independence and employability skills through links with employers and community based initiatives.
Please review the Job Description to find out more about this role and apply online to join our team.
As a Teaching Assistant, you will:
• Be an ambassador of the college values, and to have these as standard learner expectations
• Support learners to develop the skills to enable them to live as independently as possible through a highly planned curriculum where you use every opportunity to relate to the learner’s EHCP outcomes
• Prepare teaching materials for teaching sessions
• Prepare group risk assessments for off-site activities in line with the college’s health and safety policy
Skills and Experience:
• Previous experience of working with SEND students (preferably in a special school or specialist post 16 centre)
• Experience of working with SLD, PMLD ore pre-entry level students
• GCSE English and mathematics (or equivalent) at grade C or above
• Proven IT skills
Benefits:
A career with us means much more than just a salary - we know that our people are our greatest asset. Working with committed colleagues, we also offer an attractive benefits package.
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About Gloucestershire College
- Gloucestershire College
- Princess Elizabeth Way, Cheltenham
- Gloucestershire
- GL51 7SJ
- United Kingdom
Gloucestershire College is a successful college of further and higher education, offering a wide range of education and training programmes, including A Levels and GCSEs, vocational qualifications, work-based learning, basic skills courses, higher education, short courses for business, part-time day and evening courses and English for overseas students.
The College is a dynamic and lively place, with main sites in Cheltenham, Gloucester and Forest of Dean, as well as a number of satellite sites such as our Construction School in Kingsditch and the Tewkesbury Launchpad Centre.
The College continues to be formally recognised by external bodies, being re-accredited for Investors in People, achieving ISO9001 and achieving the Dyslexia Quality Mark.
Buildings are not sufficient to make a thriving and successful college. We have an excellent team of staff who challenge learners to achieve their best and who provide the support required to ensure this is accomplished. We also work effectively in partnership with key stakeholders in the County, thereby fully playing our part in helping drive the local Gloucestershire economy.
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