Specialist Learning Assistant
South Thames College
All College Sites
- Expired
- Salary:
- £21,699 - £23,027 per annum (pro rata), inclusive of London Weighting
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 17 August 2019
Job overview
(working hours 21 or 28 or 36 hours per week term time only, 38 weeks per annum)
Positions available across Carshalton, Merton, Kingston or South Thames Colleges to work within supported learning and mainstream vocational study programmes.
About us - South Thames College’s Group
The Group is expanding its support services dedicated to supporting the aspirations and needs of our local communities including learners with SEND. We provide high quality specialist in-house support such as speech and language therapy and specialist teaching. We can offer you an excellent range of continuous professional development activities and opportunities for career progression. Our support staff have gone on to careers in teaching, social work, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, educational psychology.
About the roles
Specialist Learning Assistants support a caseload of learners to overcome barriers to learning, and develop resilience and independence. Support packages will be focused on meeting needs related to SEND including learners with Education, Health and Care Plans and ESOL, English or Maths.
About you
You will have a clear understanding of the educational impact of a wide range of learning difficulties, disabilities, medical conditions and mental health needs. You will be able to personalise your wide range of effective strategies to support learners to achieve. You will also have excellent interpersonal skills and a good knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice 2014. As you will be supporting learners studying up to level 3; you must have as a minimum, a level 2 qualification in English and Maths at grade C/4.
Closing date for the return of an online application form is Sunday 18th August 2019
Interviews will be held on 23rd August. You may apply for more than one College, but will only be invited for one interview.
South Thames Colleges Group is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.
The benefits package includes generous annual leave, pension scheme, subsidised sports facilities and professional development and training.
The South Thames Colleges Group is made up of Carshalton College, Kingston College, Merton College and South Thames College, which merged on 1 August 2017. South Thames Colleges Group is one of London’s largest providers of post-16 education and training and is an ongoing and significant contributor to its local communities. We aim to put students’ success at the heart of everything we do.
We are looking for hard-working and collaborative people who can join our team and help challenge our students to progress and achieve.
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About South Thames College
South Thames College is part of the South Thames Colleges Group. The Group was formed on 1 August 2017 when Carshalton College, Kingston College, Merton College and South Thames College merged, creating one of London’s largest providers of post-16 education and training.
The South Thames Colleges Group is an ongoing and significant contributor to its local communities and puts students’ success at the heart of everything it does.
The Group is looking for hard-working and collaborative people who can join its team and help challenge its students to progress and achieve.
As a place to work, the South Thames Colleges Group is a stimulating and rewarding environment and the Group is committed to the highest standards of professional conduct. The South Thames Colleges Group values its staff and supports them to deliver the best experience, education and training for its students.
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