Learning Support Assistant (Term Time Only)

Loughborough College Group • Part-time • LE11 3BT, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom • £15,409.71 / year • 2h ago

We have an exciting opportunity for a Learning Support Assistant to join our team at Loughborough College Group, based at Loughborough College.

The Learning Support team are seeking to recruit Learning Support Assistants (LSAs), to join them in providing a range of high-quality support to learners with identified learning difficulties and/or disabilities anytime across the working week, Monday – Friday 08:45 – 16:30.

You will support learners across a range of courses from Entry level to Level 3 / A Level who have learning difficulties and disabilities. These include Dyslexia, Autism, ADHD, Hearing Impairments, Visual Impairments and Physical Impairments. The successful candidates will provide in-class support and online support to individuals and groups of learners, which includes notetaking, assisting with personal care and mobility support.

Responsibilities of this role include;

To support learners in a sensitive, professional, discrete and confidential manner
To encourage personal and academic independence, self-empowerment and self-help skills wherever possible
To contribute to the development of individual learning programmes in liaison with Support Coordinators and course tutors
To ensure that learners are receiving the appropriate level of support and report any issues to the Support Co-ordinators

What we are looking for;

12 months of experience of working with young people
Have a sound knowledge of safeguarding procedures
You must possess at least a Level 2 qualification, GCSE grade 4 or above (or equivalent) in Maths and English
You will have a flexible and can-do approach; be committed to teamwork
Have a positive approach towards all learners.
Excellent communication skills that enable you to work effectively with a range of students and staff.

Successful candidates will have the opportunity to undertake further training where identified.

This role is a term time only role working 33 weeks throughout the year and follows Further Education term times which you can find here Term Dates.

Loughborough College Group is formed of Brooksby College, Loughborough College, Stephenson College and IGNITE Performing Arts. We have a vast curriculum across campus’s offering challenging and engaging learning experiences for our students. We are and have consistently invested in providing our learners and employees with an outstanding and unrivalled range of modern facilities and resources.

Loughborough College Group is striving to attract, develop and retain the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised. We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of the college.

We are proud to have achieved the Investor in Diversity award and we actively encourage applications from individuals who are currently under-represented and from all areas of the community. Alongside this, we are a disability confident employer, and we welcome everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey.

As well as our commitment to your professional and personal development, we also offer a generous benefits package including:

A competitive pension scheme
Cycle-to-work scheme
On-site parking
Access to healthcare scheme
Subsided nursery fees
Additional annual leave available
Generous Maternity/Paternity pay
Fantastic CPD and inclusive resources for development
Well-being hours
Opportunities of volunteering within local community and charities

We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and agile working where the business allows. We provide staff forums, staff working groups for sustainability, staff steering groups for Investors in Diversity and support services to support with mental health and wellbeing for staff from different backgrounds.

Kindly be advised that we are unable to provide skilled worker sponsorship for this position. Applicants must have the right to work in the country without the need for sponsorship.

Loughborough College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students and expects all staff to share this commitment. Please note, all applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

If you require any support to apply for this job, please email recruitment@loucoll.ac.uk

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