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Learner Support Assistant

Salary £13.28 per hour
Location Sheffield
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Learner Support Assistant (SEND LSA)

Pay rate £13.28 per hour

Zero-Hours Contract

Sparks Teaching Services a subsidiary of The Sheffield College

 

As a Learner Support Assistant, you’ll work with SEND students to help break down barriers in their learning, supporting teaching and learning both in and out of the classroom to ensure all students have access to quality education!

In this rewarding and varied role, you’ll play a key role in monitoring students’ development and achievement. Working closely with the teachers & tutorial mentors to ensure students are positively engaged with their learning, fully stretched and able to achieve their goals while enjoying their time in college.

You may also be required to support students at break and lunchtimes, as well as welcome them into college each morning and assist with accessing transport at the end of the day.

Apply now if you’re looking to join a passionate team and believe as strongly as we do that everybody should have equal access to an excellent technical education regardless of their circumstances!

 

Day-to-day you will be responsible for:

  • Helping with a wide range of teaching & learning activities for SEND students
  • Closely working with learners to overcome barriers and get the most out of college
  • Potentially providing intimate support and personal care for high-needs students  
  • Playing an integral part in the safeguarding of young people
  • Championing our commitment to putting students first
  • Promoting our values of fairness, respect & equality

 

After your first year with us, success would look like:

  • Completed and engaged with all mandatory training and enthusiastically got involved with staff development.
  • Used recognised standards for working with SEND needs.
  • Engaged and committed to our Go-further review process and CPD programmes
  • Built Strong working relationships and supported colleagues where possible

 

We’re open-minded & welcome all applicants who believe they can succeed. Though ideally, you will:

  • Be able to support students with learning difficulties and disabilities
  • Have knowledge of SEND support
  • Be excited to bring fresh ideas to the table and help us constantly improve

 

Apply now if you're looking to join a healthy work culture made up of talented people who celebrate each other's success.

Whether you want a hand with the application form or a friendly chat about what it's like to work with us, please don't hesitate to drop us an email or give us a call and we'll be happy to help in any way we can.

Tel: 0114 260 2600 Ext: 2302 Email: Jobs@sheffcol.ac.uk

We appreciate your interest and look forward to getting to know you!

 

Next steps

Closing date: 23/02/2024

Interview date: 28th and 29th of February

 

As a Leaders in Diversity employer, we encourage applications from everyone and value diversity in our workforce.

Also, as a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to removing barriers for applicants with a disability during our recruitment process, upon appointment and as an employee. If you require any reasonable adjustments or any support at any point throughout the process, please contact us via the details above.

We are an employer who are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students. Successful applicants will be required to have an enhanced DBS check and will be subject to safer recruiting procedures.

Further details on the employment of ex-offenders can be found in the documents attached to this advert.

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We are focused on achieving our vision of being leaders in technical and academic education, creating exceptional opportunities for the communities that we serve to realise their aspirations.

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Disabled candidates who meet all the essential criteria will be offered an interview for this vacancy. Contact the jobs@sheffcol.ac.uk for full details.

The disability confident scheme supports employers to make the most of the talents disabled people can bring to your workplace.

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The Sheffield College is a Further Education Corporation under the Further and Higher Education Act 1992. Our Mission as a college is to transform lives through learning. Our Senior Team are the people who are ultimately responsible for making this happen.

Angela Foulkes

Chief Executive and Principal

Andrew Hartley

Deputy Chief Executive and Executive Director of Commercial and Operations

Martin Harrison

Executive Director of Finance

Paul Simpson

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Mark Pearson

Executive Director of Strategy & Systems Improvement

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