Learning Support Assistant - Transitions
Derby College
Derby
- Expired
- Salary:
- £20,786 per annum
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 22 August 2022
Job overview
We are recruiting for full-time and part-time Learning Support Assistants to join our Transitions team based at our Roundhouse Campus in Derby. 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.
Our Learning Support Assistants support students working across all academic levels from Entry Level 3 to Level 4 and above, who will access support for a range of inclusion needs such as dyslexia, autism, and mental health difficulties. Our focus is always to enable students to develop resilience and access teaching as independently as possible.
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. You will be supported to complete relevant qualifications to support your role and development here at Derby College Group. This could successfully progress into HTLA or specialist teaching and support roles too. Other examples of benefits you’ll have access to as a Derby College employee include access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, CPD opportunities, discounts at selected retailers, free eyecare tests and discounted rail travel.
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 Diane via email – diane.simnett-rhodes@derby-college.ac.uk.
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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