SEND Support Assistant
Long Road Sixth Form College
Cambridgeshire
- £22,761 pro rata
- Expired
- Salary:
- (actual: £9,227)
- Job type:
- Part Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- Immediate start - fixed term until 31 August 2022
- Apply by:
- 15 December 2021
Job overview
20 hours per week (0.41 FTE) • Term time only • Fixed Term until 31 August 2022
Long Road is a thriving, successful and post 16 Sixth Form College 2,400 students on roll in post-16 studies. Conveniently located close to the M11 and A14, within easy reach of several areas of outstanding natural beauty and the Norfolk Suffolk coast, the college is set next to the Biomedical Campus in its own attractive grounds in the beautiful, thriving and expanding Bio/Technical city of Cambridge. Long Road was judged by OFSTED to be Good all five categories, and we are now taking the next steps to become an Outstanding College.
We are seeking a confident and considerate individual to join our Academic Support and Student Welfare department. As SEND Support Assistant, you will provide academic support to individual and small groups of SEND students in order to enable them to achieve their full academic potential and to facilitate successful completion of their courses. You will have responsibility for overseeing the progress and achievement of a caseload of students with SEND needs.
As our ideal candidate, you will be a team-player with previous administrative experience and good organisational skills, and most importantly, you will have the ability to motivate and inspire young people to achieve their maximum potential. If you possess excellent inter-personal skills and have previous learning support experience working in the 14 – 19 sector, post-16 or SEND students, then this role will be ideal for you.
This is a fixed-term post until 31st August 2022. Actual annual starting salary will be £9,227 p/a.
For further information about this role and for an application pack, please visit our Vacancies page: www.longroad.ac.uk
Closing date: Noon on Wednesday, 15th December 2021.
Interview date: Thursday, 6th January 2022.
Long Road Sixth Form College is committed to the promotion of equality and the elimination of discrimination. We welcome applications from all members of the community.
We do not accept CVs as valid applications for our advertised roles.
About Long Road Sixth Form College
Long Road is a thriving, successful post 16 Sixth Form College with 2,400 students on roll, in post-16 studies. Conveniently located close to the M11 and A14, within easy reach of several areas of outstanding natural beauty and the Norfolk Suffolk coast, the college is set next to the Biomedical Campus in its own attractive grounds in the beautiful, thriving and expanding Bio/Technical city of Cambridge. Long Road provides a high quality education in a structured but friendly and open environment. The core objective of Long Road Sixth Form College is to maintain our position as a high-achieving and inclusive sixth form college which inspires, helps and motivates our students to be the best that they can be. We recognise the vital importance of our staff in achieving this aim.
We offer professional training for our Teachers and for our professional Support Staff, along with courses to enhance an individual's career, further education and training possibilities. The College employs over 220 staff, of whom around 150 are teachers. Many are examiners and moderators, others have research or business experience and some write text books and teaching materials. All our staff share a passion for teaching and learning and are encouraged to support each other and to recognise each other’s strengths. Long Road Sixth Form College is committed to enhancing the individual skills and knowledge of all our staff, to enable them to work positively with our students and our community partners.
Long Road Sixth Form College is attractively located and is easy to commute to, within walking distance of Cambridge Rail station and well-serviced by local bus routes. If you choose to come and work with us, we can offer you a wide range of benefits including access to:
• Our Learning Resource Centre (LRC)
• Onsite Food Centre
• Onsite Car parking
• FREE Wi-Fi
• College leisure facilities, including use of our fitness suite
• Newly refurbished Staff Room and Kitchen facilities
• Numerous Discounts and Benefits
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