Learning Support Assistant
Derby College
Derby
- Expired
- Salary:
- £21,098 per annum pro rata
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 4 June 2023
Job overview
Job Title: Learning Support Assistant
Job Location: Joseph Wright Centre, The Roundhouse, Broomfield Hall (Travel between sites not required)
Reference number: E5103
Hours: 37 hours per week, 38 weeks per year (part time hours available)
Salary: £21,098 full time pro rata: please note this role is based on part-year working of 38 weeks per year. The actual salary would equate to £17,641 working 38 weeks per year and 37 hours per week.
For people working 38 weeks but less than 37 hours per week the salary will be adjusted accordingly.
The vision of Derby College Group (DCG) is to create world-class, accessible education opportunities that enrich lives and make bright futures a reality for all. DCG is committed to providing educational excellence, championing social mobility and driving economic prosperity. We deliver high-quality academic, vocational and technical education that empowers people to achieve their ambitions while providing employers across the Midlands and beyond with the talented workforce of tomorrow.
We are recruiting for full-time and part-time Learning Support Assistants to join our Student Experience and Pastoral team. If you’re positive, motivated, ready to learn new skills and be a role model we'd love to hear from you!
Our students are at the heart of our person-centred approach, and we support all our staff to develop and embed outstanding skills and knowledge. We offer a huge range of support to students across our college on all college sites. We pride ourselves in delivering ‘Ofsted Outstanding’ inclusion and support.
We value the ability to build good working relationships, the ability to foster confidence and a ‘can do’ attitudes; to support and challenge students to excel. We also value practical problem solving and using your initiative in trying to make our students world a little better every day. You will be keen to work with students supporting them to access all elements of the curriculum.
Benefits of working at Derby College:
- Development + progression, funded teaching qualification
- Membership into the Local Government Pension Scheme
- 34 days holiday (inclusive of 8 bank holidays and 6 closure days where these occur)
- Totum Card (AKA NUS / Student Discount Card)
- Training including Linkedin Learning
- Eye care
- Cycle to work / Rail travel discount
- Free Office 365
- Onsite Little Explorers Nursery
If this role sounds interesting, the full job description and application link can be found below. If you have any questions and/or would like an informal chat, please contact Sophie via email – sophie.mudie@derby-college.ac.uk
DCG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 and all successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Please be advised that it is an offence to apply for this position if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
About Derby College
Derby College is a large general further education college with four sites in or near the city of Derby. It supports around 26,000 learners, who choose from more than 1,000 full-time and part-time apprenticeship, A-level, BTEC and NVQ courses.
Derby College was established as a single institution in 2002 by merging three further education colleges: Mackworth Tertiary College, Wilmorton Tertiary College and Broomfield Agricultural College. A merger between South East Derbyshire College and Derby College was approved in 2010. Heavy investment has been made by the college in its teaching and learning facilities, from the fully equipped teaching kitchens at the Roundhouse campus to the high-tech science labs at the Joseph Wright Centre and the Equestrian Centre at the Broomfield Hall campus.
Chief executive
Mandie Stravino
Values and vision
In its mission statement, Derby College states an ambition to provide inclusive, inspirational and innovative learning communities, predicting and serving the needs of its learners, the economy and society. Designed in collaboration with industry, business and the professions, the college’s vocational pathways concentrate on developing students’ employability skills through work experience and expert mentoring. Independent learning, critical thinking and research skills are developed in students aspiring to higher education in an environment that seeks to be challenging and interactive.
Ofsted report
“Teaching and learning are good, particularly in practical and vocational subjects. The college is a valued resource for the city of Derby and county of Derbyshire; it provides an inclusive and welcoming environment and high-quality facilities for teaching and learning.”
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