SGS Create Learning Support Assistant

SGS Create Learning Support Assistant

Role Information:

Reference: REQ000952

Location: Stroud Campus

FTE Salary: £21,768.00 pro rata 

Actual Salary: £15,316.54

Contract Type: Permanent, Part-Time, Term-Time only

Hours: 30 hours per week, 39 weeks per year

SGS is an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident employer and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

Term-Time Only Contracts will incur a salary adjustment if the start date is after 1st September.                                                      

We have an exciting opportunity for two Learning Support Assistants to support our learners in a brand-new educational setting for 14-16-year-old students located within SGS College’s Stroud Campus. The setting offers a core academic curriculum along with a vocation of the learner’s choice, aligning with the vocations offered at the centre.

We engage with 14-16 learners who are particularly interested in the creative industries and would benefit from more vocational education as opposed to the standard KS4 curriculum experienced in schools. These learners may currently have become dis-engaged or suffer with anxiety which has led to long-term non-attendance, have mental health concerns, be neuro-diverse or are simply looking for an alternative offer to school.

Our vision is to create an education environment that inspires you to be your best.  With an aspirational, supportive and flexible curriculum, for 14-16-year-old learners’ needs at its heart, enabling young people to learn skills, gain qualifications, improve confidence, be creative and respectful of their society and the environment to enable progression to the next step in their education.

Financial Rewards and Benefits:

• Opportunity to make a positive impact within the community and on learners’ lives
• Competitive Pension Scheme - Corporate and support roles have access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), a flexible and pension accessible from the age of 55, with generous employer contributions of 16%.
• SGS Create teaching staff will be allocated 13 weeks holidays each academic year, only to be taken in line with the school holiday term breaks. Some cover might be needed during term breaks but this will be with prior agreement. A full- time teaching timetable would be 25 hours timetable per week to allow for PPA, over 39 teaching weeks, this will be reduced to reflect any agreed remission allocated for specific roles or responsibilities. All posts will be subject to the Colleges academic employment Terms and Conditions.
• Extensive professional development with ongoing support for your personal & professional development, including 25% tuition discount for immediate family of SGS employees.
• Family friendly policies and a proven commitment to supporting flexible working practices
• Access to ‘My Lifestyle’ discounted shopping benefits, cycle to work scheme and a Technology Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Free Annual Eye test
• All staff members can buy a TOTUM card(formerly known as NUS Extra cards), as part of being an affiliate member of the Students' Union 
• Staff have access and supported to be part of inclusive or sustainable staff networks and communities
• Free car parking at all campuses (Except Queens Road Art School)
• Access to a wide variety of external health and wellbeing resources
• Subsidised onsite catering services including Starbucks Coffee

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• To support identified EHCP learners as well as other identified learners with additional needs and barriers to learning to achieve their aspirations, goals & qualifications.
• To complete administrative responsibilities required to provide support to the above learners
• To work effectively with the ELSAs, HLTAs, SENDCO and curriculum staff to define identified learner’s support strategies, provisions and needs by following dept processes.

Beneficial Skills & Qualifications

• Math & English qualifications at GCSE grade 4 or above or L2 standard.
• Experience of working with young people aged 14-18 with additional needs and/or EHCPs

If you share our vision, we would love to hear from you.

Please email hrservicedesk@sgscol.ac.uk or sgscreate@sgscol.ac.uk if you have any questions.

Closing Date: Midnight on 6th November 2023

Interview Date: Monday 13th November 2023

SGS College is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and any offer of employment will be subject to a number of conditions including a requirement for providing satisfactory references. In line with KCSIE and having regard to all relevant guidance, a range of checks and online searches will also be conducted for successful candidates, and a satisfactory DBS Enhanced Disclosure will need to be obtained as a requirement of the job.

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