Learning Support Assistant

We have a number of opportunities for Learning Support Assistants, working variable hours, with options ranging from just a few per week, all the way up to 32 hours per week.  

The successful candidates will be part of our evolving Inclusive Learning Team supporting students who need to overcome barriers in their learning.  You will work with small groups or 1:1 within a classroom environment, or out in the community.  You will need to be enthusiastic, a great communicator and will need to be able to adapt to meet the students individual learning needs.  Experience of dealing with students with social, emotional or behavioural issues would be advantageous.  

Role Responsibilities

• Provide and maintain a high standard of support to identified students with additional physical, sensory, learning and social & emotional needs.

• Assist and enable students to access the curriculum on offer to them including if required, accompanying them on trips, visits and residential trips.

• In consultation and agreement with course teams and other learning support staff, support individuals to participate in a range of learning activities which may be practical or classroom based, on or off the main College sites.

• Work as part of a team, supervising and supporting learning activities, responding to individual student needs and encouraging success, self-respect and increasing self-reliance and independence in learning wherever possible. The supervision of students could be on a 1:1, small or large group basis depending on the level of ability, SEN and support needs of the respective student/s.

• Assist in the process of recording and monitoring progress, assessment and achievement as appropriate.

• Develop and maintain effective learning support materials and resources to support the curriculum, following college policies and procedures where these apply.

• Assist and support students with physical care needs to access facilities as appropriate, including during break times if required (non-mandatory – prior agreement sought).

Required qualifications, skills and experience

• Good standard of general education including Level 2 qualification in English and Mathematics (Literacy/Numeracy) or a willingness to work towards achieving these.

• A recognised ‘Learning Support’ related qualification is desirable.

• Experience of working with young people and/or adults with a range of additional needs including learning disabilities, mental health needs, social emotional difficulties or physical care needs is desirable.

Please ensure you familiarise yourself with our Character Strengths and Mission Statement to incorporate into your personal statement. You will find this very beneficial if you are invited to attend for an interview and it will help you to understand our expectations of you at an early stage of the recruitment process.

https://www.wsc.ac.uk/about-the-college/character-strengths

https://www.wsc.ac.uk/about-the-college/mission-and-vision

For more information please contact recruitment@wsc.ac.uk

Please send a completed application form to recruitment@wsc.ac.uk - if you have not heard from a member of the HR team within 14 working days, please presume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

This College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Closing Date: Friday 1st October 2021

Interview Date: w/c 4th October  

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, gender, gender reassignment, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age in accordance with the requirements of the Equality Act 2010.

The College is committed to safeguarding children and safer recruitment practices and will undertake all the required pre-employment checks on the successful candidate including an enhanced DBS Disclosure.

All data will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018. For more information about how we access and use your information please visit our website – www.wsc.ac.uk/privacy-and-terms

recruitment@wsc.ac.uk