Learning Support Assistant

Salary:Actual salary 20990.73 to 21660.77 (Pending April 2025 pay rise)

Hours of work:Full time 37 hours per week Term time only plus one week

Contract type: Permanent

This is not a Wiltshire Council vacancy therefore please contact Brunel Collegedirect for further information.

A bit about us:

Brunel College is an independent alternative provision for students in Years 9 10 & 11. The provision specialises in providing a nurturing environment for vulnerable students students with SEND and behavioural needs by delivering lessons on a 1:1 basis where the focus is on the wellbeing of our students.

Brunel College is a place where young people can learn through supportive interaction experience and success. We aim to provide a safe environment for both young people and staff so that the emphasis can be placed upon growing learning and fulfilling the potential that exists.

We are committed to improving the life chances of our young people by removing barriers to participation and achievement.

Our intention is to create and continually develop a secure inspiring and responsive environment where each young person is supported holistically to enable them to take ownership of their lives their learning and their decisions. Brunel College aims to ensure the education and care that children receive is tailored to meet their individual needs and is designed to give them the skills and resilience to improve their life chances.

We aim to support the progress of learners enabling them to gain both practical skills and qualifications for future pathways. The development of the learners personal integrity selfrespect and citizenship is central to all work. We aim to instil in each young person an understanding of their inherent value and the value of others and to enable them to go on to live in the world as resilient independent people.

Mission Statement: At Brunel College we take pride in empowering all our young people to Believe Achieve and Succeed. So that they can thrive in all aspects of their lives now and in the future.

Believe in our students so that:

They feel safe secure valued and demonstrate kindness

They make progress academically emotionally and socially

Achieve excellence for our students by:

Providing a quality challenging and personalised curriculum

Developing selfconfidence resilience and personal growth

Providing an environment where it is safe to make mistakes

Succeed with our students by:

Enabling them to be able to reach their full potential

Making tomorrow better than today

Having their needs met and embracing diversity

We can achieve this by: Providing a quality challenging and personalised curriculum. Expecting the highest standards of all staff and students. Developing selfconfidence resilience and personal growth. Providing structured and consistent routines. Providing an environment where it is safe to make mistakes.

All about the role:

We are looking for aLearning Support Assistant tosupport individual students and small groups of students. Byimplementing planned learning activities and teaching programmes as agreed you will ensure that students are able to achieve their potential across the academic and vocational curriculum alongsidebuilding their confidence and independence.

You will be responsible forassisting students throughout the day including breaktime and lunchtime supervision and support facilitating games and activities to ensure students receive the highest standards of care and support.

Find out more and apply:

If you have any queries about this role please get in touch by calling Nicki Wright School Business Manager onor email to arrange an informal conversation with our Headteacher. Tours of the school are recommended. More information about the school can be found on our website: date (and time): 2^nd June 2025 12 noon

Interview date: week commencing 9^th June 2025

Commencement date: 1^st September 2025 potentially sooner

All staff will be required to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people and follow school policies and the staff code of staff are expected to fully meet Part 1 of the Teacher Standards. All staff working with young people regardless of role are expected to meet Part 2 of the Teacher Standards.