Learning Support Assistant

Leeds City College; Long Lee; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job description

Please Note

About the Role

Please note that shortlisting and interviews will take place in January 2025 due to closure over the festive break.

Leeds City College is recruiting Learning Support Assistants to join our team.

This is a part-time, reduced-year role: 19 hours per week, 36 weeks per year.

This role requires an experienced SEND professional to lead through a matrix management approach across Luminate FE colleges for the placement and support of students with Educational Health Care Plans. This will include physically supporting students within the classroom, helping with personal care, and, at times, pushing a wheelchair. Additionally, you will be an operational main point of contact with local authorities and contribute to positive outcomes for disadvantaged and vulnerable students.

What You Will Do

1. Provide support within the classroom and off-site visits.
2. Help provide support for students with additional needs i.e. essential wheelchair user, hearing impairment, visual impairment etc.
3. Involved in planning, preparation and assessment of learning as part of the course team.
4. Providing in-class support to meet needs of students who have high needs.
5. Providing curriculum teachers/assessors and Learning Support team members with verbal and written reports on students who have high needs or SEN.
6. Assisting with emergency evacuation plans and practices, and helping with all emergency evacuations.
7. Keeping accurate and timely records, recording progress and strategies used, as required.

About You

1. Must have/ be work towards English and Mathematics at Level 2 / GCSE grade C/ level 3 or above.
2. Relevant experience, knowledge and understanding of working in the Sector - Personal care, supporting students who use wheelchairs. Relevant qualification in related area.
3. Must be IT literate.
4. Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to communicate with staff/students at all levels in the college.

Benefits

There are plenty of benefits available to our staff members, here are just a few:

1. Generous Annual leave entitlement
2. Support Staff 39 days
3. Academic 44 days
4. Senior Management 44 days
5. Excellent Pension schemes
6. Teachers Pension Scheme
7. Local Government Pension Scheme
8. Memberships and discounts
9. Travel and commuting
10. Learning and development opportunities
11. Employee wellbeing initiatives
12. Flexible and hybrid working opportunities

About Us

Keighley College has excellent modern facilities and provides a professional and friendly environment. We pride ourselves on working closely with employers, the local community and other stakeholders to provide curriculum and support that meets the needs of our students. Our core purpose is to improve the life chances of our learners. We are passionate about helping our students to achieve their goals. We have state-of-the-art facilities in a central location, close to public transport links and great industry connections.

Choosing to work for Keighley College means that you will be part of an enterprising, inclusive, inspiring, collaborative, empowering, and dynamic environment. We hope that we will be part of the next step in your career and look forward to welcoming you to Keighley College.

SAFEGUARDING

At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements and best practice as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in recruitment is key to our Groups values. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace that embraces equality, diversity and inclusion in all its forms, where every candidate is treated with fairness, respect, and equity. Our recruitment processes are designed to ensure equal opportunities, remove bias, and promote a diverse talent pool. We continually assess and improve our practices to ensure that every individual, regardless of background, has an equal chance to succeed. By championing EDI, we aim to create a workforce that reflects the richness of our communities and drives innovation through diverse perspectives.

RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not forward any unsolicited CVs in relation to any of our advertised roles or speculatively. If we require support with any of our vacancies we will get in touch with agencies directly.

1. We do not recognise submissions of unsolicited or speculative CV applications from recruitment agencies.
2. We shall not be liable for any fee / commission in the event we employ a candidate that may have been submitted as an unsolicited/speculative application from an uninstructed recruitment agency.