Learning Support Assistants (EL776)

Salary: £22,011 to £22,556 per annum pro rata

Contract Type: Permanent/Casual

Hours: Part time hours, part year working (36 weeks per year)

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 campus in Crewe. 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.

Key Person Specification Requirements:

Level 2 qualification (or equivalent);

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.

Benefits:

Access to world-class facilities;

Access to new qualifications to support your career in education such as short online courses in the areas below. If you're interested in learning more about this, please email [email protected].

Equality and Diversity

Information, Advice and Guidance

Understanding Safeguarding and Prevent

Principles of Customer Service

Extensive upskilling and professional development opportunities;

Competitive salary;

Pension scheme;

35 days holiday (plus bank holidays) pro rata;

College 'Count Me In' social platform;

Online benefits platform;

Onsite fitness and childcare facilities;

Onsite Costa, café, shop, restaurants, hair and beauty salon; and

Free onsite parking

How to apply:

Please complete our application form and return it to [email protected] by 9am, 11 February 2025.

The selection process will take place on 26 February 2025 at our Crewe campus.

We are unable to consider applications submitted through recruitment agencies.

Cheshire College South and West is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to provide a DBS Disclosure, Right to Work evidence and original qualification certificates. References will also be sought.