Hourly Paid Teaching Assistant - Adult Learning (Learning Support Assistant)
Northampton College
Northamptonshire
- £12.88 per hour
- Salary:
- £12.88 per hour
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 31 May 2024
Job overview
Hourly Paid Teaching Assistant - Adult Learning (Learning Support Assistant)
Ref: HP2324007
Hours: This role is based around 10 hours per week, however hourly paid contracts are variable and as such the hours can increase or decrease according to business needs
Salary: £12.88 per hour
Reporting to: Data Coordinator, School of Academic & Vocational Support
Primary Location: Northampton, Booth Lane Campus/Lower Mounts Campus
Closing Date: The recruitment for these roles is ongoing.
About Northampton College
Northampton College is proud to be the leading provider of further education in the South East Midlands region. As a College, who have been rated by Ofsted as ‘good’ with outstanding features, we are committed to developing the professional and technical skills of our students, who are the workforce and leaders of the future.
The Team
The School of Academic & Vocational Support (SAVS) services all learning support across the college. The team comprises specialist teachers, practitioners, and support staff, with diverse skills that work with curriculum teams to support students in their learning, inclusive of those with Special Educational Needs and Disability. There is an increasing number of applications to Northampton College from learners with additional requirements. The team will support the diverse and varied requirements of the learners studying on programmes.
The Role
Learning Support Assistants work under the direction of class teachers and specialist practitioners to ensure that students with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities can access their classroom and learning, and the full college experience.
Support may be provided to students who have experienced previous challenges in accessing Maths and English, or have learning, medical, physical, sensory, life and social skills, emotional and/or mental health requirements. The role will assist in the referral and assessment process to ensure the provision of appropriate and adequate support. It will also work with students in class to support 1-1 or small group consolidation work. The role of the LSA focuses on enabling students to learn independently.
The Successful Candidate
The successful candidate’s knowledge, skills, experience, abilities and qualities will include:
- Experience of working with people to develop their Maths or English Skills (Minimum 12 Months).
- Confidence in promoting independent learning.
- Experience of working with young people (age 14 - 21) with disabilities
Rewards and Benefits include
- Discounts through membership of the NUS, ranging from Student Prime (Amazon), to eating out, fashion, beauty, entertainment, technology and travel.
- Eligible to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (a defined benefit scheme including an employer contribution rate of 25.20%).
- Right to request flexible working from start date.
- Access to continued professional development.
- Free car parking and electric car charging facilities.
- Gym facilities.
- 24 hours per day, 365 days per year Employee Support Helpline.
- Enhanced maternity/shared parental and paternity schemes.
- Paid Compassionate Leave - up to five working days paid absence (in a rolling twelve-month period) on compassionate grounds in the event of bereavement or serious illness of a close relative).
If you would like to be a part of our successful team please go to https://www.northamptoncollege.ac.uk/working-for-us.html for further details on how to apply.
This post will require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Attached documents
About Northampton College
- Northampton College
- Booth Lane, Northampton
- Northamptonshire
- NN3 3RF
- United Kingdom
Northampton College is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational further education college situated in Northamptonshire. It is a 16-plus institution with three campuses: a major building at its main Northampton site, a smaller campus near the town centre and another 20 miles away in Daventry. It provides places for around 9,000 students aged 16 and over, most of whom are full-time and aged 16-18.
Northampton College was opened in 1973. It merged with Daventry Tertiary College to expand its Daventry campus in August 2004, and its Booth Lane campus reopened after a large redevelopment in 2012.
Principal
Pat Brennan-Barrett
Values and vision
Northampton College’s mission is to give students a sense of development through education. It is an inclusive learning environment that focuses on key strands of provision, provides high-quality learning experiences, and works alongside the local community to create a wider level of participation in learning. The college ethos promotes mutual respect, a high level of engagement and playing a positive role in the community.
Ofsted report
“The inclusive culture promotes a high level of recruitment of students from diverse backgrounds and with a wide range of abilities, many of whom are successful in gaining qualifications and progressing to higher levels of study. Resources and accommodation are almost all of a very high quality and are used very effectively; the learning environment is safe, very well-maintained and welcoming. Governors are very knowledgeable and provide well-informed and constructive challenge to managers in order to promote improvement.”
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