Weston College Group
Learning Support Assistant (Term-Time Only) (29.6 hours)
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As one of the fastest-growing Colleges in the UK, delivering courses from entry level right up to Masters degrees, Weston College is an inspiring place to work. Why not join us as a Learning Support Assistant?
This is a part-time, term-time only role, working 38 weeks per year, 29.6 hours per week (4 days per week).
As a Learning Support Assistant, you will provide essential learning support to students with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), particularly those with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs). You will help to ensure students are proactively supported to develop their independence and to achieve their full potential.
Interviews for this role will take place on-site, at one of our college campuses in Weston-super-Mare.
As a Learning Support Assistant, you may be based at any of our Weston-super-Mare campuses.
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Day to day duties of the role
- To use relevant professional feedback and input from students and their families to write and implement high-quality Additional Learning Support (ALS) Plans for an agreed caseload of students.
- To provide regular support for an identified caseload of students, either 1:1 or in small groups.
- To support students to participate in all aspects of college activity and to develop their study skills and strategies for independent learning.
- To provide personal care/medical support as required for individual students with care plans.
Required skills and qualifications
- Experience of supporting young people with a range of learning difficulties and/or disabilities.
- Experience of working within an education or social care setting.
- Knowledge and understanding of learning difficulties and disabilities, and the impact this has on learning.
- Ability to work collaboratively with a range of other professionals.
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Weston College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We value equality, diversity and inclusion, and welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities. As a Disability Confident employer, we will support applicants who require reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact or 01934 411441.
Please note: this vacancy may close early if sufficient applications are received, so we encourage early applications.
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