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Learning Support Assistant - Pathways for Progression
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Various Hours Available | Pro Rata of £25,948 Per Annum (Full Time Salary)
Who We Are
Winner of the Best Place to Work at the Tech South West Awards 2025, City College Plymouth offers a culture the College is proud of. Our core values of Respect, Ownership and Integrity help create an environment that supports a passion for teaching and learning. These values guide our work as we enrich our community through knowledge, experience and skills so every student can achieve their best.
As one of the country’s largest providers of quality education and training, City College Plymouth is entering a period of transition to enable us to propel education into the future. We take pride in offering a learning environment and organisational culture that contribute positively to the health, wellbeing and sustainability of our community and enable all our students and staff to achieve their full potential.
The Role
City College Plymouth are looking for Learning Support Assistants to join our team. The successful postholder will be focused on raising student experience and achievement, through adapting classroom materials and using adaptive strategies to enable learning for students. The postholder will work closely with the teaching team, understanding the curriculum and how they can embed learning and develop the student experience. The postholder will be adept in breaking down barriers for students, scaffolding learning and able to work in a busy and fast paced environment that meets the needs of large volumes of young people with SEND. The postholder will also support young people with taking their medication and where necessary, supporting with toileting needs.
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What Will You Bring To The Role
- Cognitive agility - You will be able to adapt to new and changing situations, as arise by learner need.
- Emotional perception - You will have a strong awareness of those around you, and be able to identify student needs, particularly with young people with communication difficulties.
- Focused attention - You will be able to make quick and appropriate decisions in time sensitive situations to ensure the needs of the students are met.
- Persistent effort - You will be able to embrace challenges and try out new ideas to support student success.
Benefits
City College Plymouth will offer you;
- Career development opportunities.
- Generous contributions towards your pension.
- Free tea, coffee and lunch in our dedicated staff lounge.
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How We Recruit
We aim to recruit based on potential, not experience. We are interested in seeing your behaviours in action and how they will help you become successful at City College Plymouth, giving everyone the opportunity to show their potential, regardless of background or experience.
After completing our online application form, you will be asked to complete an online assessment within a few days of this Vacancy closing. This assessment asks you no questions at all. Instead, it observes your behaviour and natural strengths in action, with a series of engaging, intuitive tasks. You will receive a report outlining your behaviours once you have completed the assessment, regardless of whether you progress to the next stage or not, providing you with some feedback.
The College welcomes applications from service leavers and the Armed Forces community, and supports those service leavers who are Reservists in any of the Armed Forces.
The College reserves the right to close this advertisement early if sufficient applications have been received.
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