Learning Support Assistant
Sixth Form College Colchester
Essex
- Expired
- Salary:
- Actual salary £14,674.30 per annum (pro rata of £17,768)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Apply by:
- 8 June 2016
Job overview
35 hours per week – 8.30am – 4.30pm 39 weeks per year (term time only)
To work in this busy Sixth Form College we require a caring, enthusiastic and skilled person to provide support for students with a variety of different Special Education Needs in order to ensure that they are fully supported within the College community and are able to access the curriculum and make progress. You will be required to work under the instruction or guidance of teaching staff and the director of learning support to undertake work, care and support programmes for students. Work may be carried out in the classroom or outside the main teaching area and will be working as part of our learning support team.
This is for a fixed term temporary contract for a one-year period in the first instance and is subject to the attendance of the funded students at College and the continuance of external funding.
Further details about the College and an application form are available on the College website: www.colchsfc.ac.uk
To apply for this post an application form must be completed (unaccompanied CV’s will not be accepted).
CLOSING DATE: 9.00am Thursday 9th June 2016
This college is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.
About Sixth Form College Colchester
- Sixth Form College Colchester
- North Hill, Colchester
- Essex
- CO1 1SN
- United Kingdom
The Sixth Form College Colchester is a non-denominational, mixed sixth-form college for around 3,200 students aged 16 and older. It was founded in 1987 and is located on the site of a former school. The old building at the college dates back to 1912.
In 2011, the Sixth Form College Colchester opened a new language centre; a series of new buildings, including a performing arts centre, have been added in recent years. Among its alumni are television presenter Dermot O’Leary and Blur frontman Damon Albarn.
Principal
Ian MacNaughton
Values and vision
The Sixth Form College Colchester prides itself on its positive and vibrant atmosphere. It describes itself as a bridge between the worlds of school and of higher education or employment.
The college aims to give students the qualifications, skills and opportunities to make an effective transition into the adult world. It places a strong emphasis on pastoral care, and urges students to adopt a mature approach during their time at the college.
Ofsted report
“The curriculum offering is very rich and most learners undertake a wide range of subjects, additional studies and enrichment activities. These features enhance learners’ experiences and knowledge and facilitate their high levels of progression to higher education and employment. The vast majority of teaching and learning is good and in a minority of lessons is outstanding.”
“Feedback is good and detailed; it helps learners to improve. The quality of their work is high.”
Read the Sixth Form College Colchester’s latest Ofsted report
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