Cheshire College - South & West
Learning Support Assistants
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Salary: £24,784 per annum pro rata
Contract Type: Permanent or Casual
Hours: Various part time hours, term time
Location: Crewe Campus
Do you have great communication skills, enjoy helping people and supporting your community?
We have various hours available as Learning Support Assistants (LSA) at our College. We provide support to learners across a variety of interesting subjects we offer at College such as Art, Construction, Business, Protective Services, Sport, Catering, Hair & Beauty, Science, Healthcare, Travel & Tourism to name a few. We support learners either on a 1:1 basis or a small group of learners.
Have you helped / coached / supported a person or people with special educational needs (SEN) and know ways to support them?
- Autism
- ADHD
- Dyslexia and other specific learning difficulties
- Social, Emotional and Mental Health Needs
- Mobility difficulties/medical conditions
- Hearing Impairment/Visual Impairment
- Speech, Language or Communication needs etc
- Moderate Learning Difficulties
This could be through:
- Friends / family members
- Care roles
- Working in education, childcare or residential settings
- Youth / community groups
- Teacher training practice
Key Responsibilities:
Support can include;
- Note-taking, demonstrating;
- Explaining in steps how to do a task set by the teacher;
- Joining college trips to support learners;
- Meeting and greeting a learner to help them into College and to their lessons;
- Using support strategies to keep a learner / learners focused on their learning; and
- Creating or making adaptions to materials to help the learner access their learning / environment.
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Key Person Specification Requirements:
- Level 2 qualification (or equivalent);
- Good working standard of English and Maths, ideally GCSE Grade C (4/5) in Maths and English (or equivalent);
- Good working knowledge and understanding of a wide range of additional needs and strategies to support them;
- Excellent organisational and digital literacy skills; and
- Enhanced DBS check.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
How to apply:
Please complete our application form by the closing date.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a selection process on 17 August 2026 (Crewe Campus).
CVs alone cannot be considered, please complete the application form in full.
We are unable to consider applications submitted through recruitment agencies.
About Us
Cheshire College - South & West is the largest provider of post-16 education in the region, offering exciting opportunities to over 11,000 learners and 1,000 Apprentices, who all have access to world-class facilities as a result of a £160m investment in the latest technology and real working environments, at modern Campuses in Crewe, Ellesmere Port and Chester. The College is in the process of implementing a £30m capital investment programme to ensure learners continue to have access to the best possible resources and environment.
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Cheshire College is a dynamic, high quality and financially robust College, which provides learners with the skills, experience and qualifications that will prepare them for their future career or higher-level study, encouraging them to become confident individuals who will make valuable contributions to businesses and the local economy.
There is a fantastic atmosphere at our three Campuses in Crewe, Ellesmere Port and Chester, providing an environment to get involved in exciting activities and an opportunity for learners to make new friends.
The College is proud of its strong links with local Employers such as Bentley Motors, Vauxhall Motors, SP Energy Networks, Ecolab and Unilever to ensure learners have access to work placements and industry professionals as well as ensuring the curriculum offer remains current and relevant to local, regional and national needs.
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