Sessional VI IT support worker and assistant for learners with Visual Impairment
Vision West Nottinghamshire College
Mansfield
- Expired
- Salary:
- Up to £9.92 per hour with an additional payment made each month for the annual leave entitlement that is accrued in that month
- Job type:
- Part Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- December / January
- Apply by:
- 10 December 2017
Job overview
There’s never been a more exciting time to join West Nottinghamshire College Group. West Nottinghamshire College Group has grown from a local college to an international organisation with a reputation for dynamism and success. The college group is made up of a number of separate companies all with education and training to the very highest level at their heart.
We embrace and encourage all those who are driven to better themselves, achieve their goals and reach new heights. Outstanding resources combined with exceptional tutors and student support means that whatever your ambition, we can help you to achieve it.
Vision Business Support Services Ltd (VBSS) provides high-quality support services to all aspects of the college group, VBSS is a subsidiary company of West Nottinghamshire College and provides an important service and plays a pivotal part in the success of the college and creating an exceptional learner experience.
JOINING OUR JOURNEY
When you join our college, our staff have access to numerous benefits and facilities:
- Pension Scheme
- Occupational Health Service
- Childcare Voucher Scheme
- Enhanced Maternity/Paternity provision
- Staff Development days/week (July)
- Free confidential counselling service
- Staff recognition awards
- Free car parking
- On-site Butterflies Day Nursery (Derby Road)
- On-site hair and beauty salon, Revive Spa, fine dining Refine Restaurant and Create Theatre
ABOUT THE ROLE
As a VI IT support worker you will provide a wide range of support to learners with a visual impairment across the college sites. The team includes enthusiastic support workers who are fully committed to developing effective inclusive practice for the learners with a visual impairment.
The aims of support are to ensure that the learners have full access to their chosen courses and fully participate within the college setting.
Duties will include providing individual support for learners undertaking a variety of courses, across the various sites of the college campus. The support can include in-class support, individual training and ensuring the learners have access to appropriate resources and equipment.
The ideal candidate will be required to have a high level of ICT skills with the ability to work independently and show initiative. Good time management and flexibility are required as the post will involve travelling between sites. You will need to have a positive attitude to working as part of a team and be sensitive to the needs of the learners involved.
We would also welcome applications from individuals who do not hold Level 2 ICT. Individuals without this level of qualification would be considered for the post of Assistant for the Visually Impaired.
You should have good interpersonal and communication skills and a professional approach to your work.
The role will require you to embed the companies’ values; working with Professionalism, taking Responsibility for your actions, and giving Respect to clients and colleagues alike.
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About Vision West Nottinghamshire College
- Vision West Nottinghamshire College
- Derby Road, Mansfield
- Nottinghamshire
- NG18 5BH
- United Kingdom
Vision West Nottinghamshire College is a mixed, non-denominational further education college in Nottinghamshire serving students from the age of 16 and above. The college has approximately 1,200 full and part-time students attending every year. The college has six sites based in Ashfield and Mansfield.
Vision West Nottinghamshire College was established as a Technical College in 1928. It was renamed Vision West Nottinghamshire College in 2011. Facilities across the campuses include an engineering innovation centre, art and design centre, sports hall, a hair and beauty training salon and a training restaurant for catering and hospitality students to train in.
Principal and Chief Executive
Dame Asha Knemka DBE
Values and vision
Vision West Nottinghamshire College’s vision is to be “A dynamic college for aspiring communities.” The college wants all students to receive a personalised, high quality education where their skills and confidence is developed to allow for them to succeed to the best of their capability. Students are nurtured to respect differences and become responsible young adults who adopt a professional and mature attitude to their work. The college’s motto is “Attaining excellence, reaching new heights,” and has won a number of awards over the years, including a Beacon status and a gold award in the Green Impact Students’ Union Awards.
Ofsted
“Most learners make good progress, contribute well to their community and develop a good range of skills that enhance their job prospects. Learners enjoy their courses in college and in the workplace and are encouraged successfully to raise their aspirations and adopt healthy lifestyles.”
View Vision West Nottinghamshire College’s latest Ofsted report
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