Independence Hub Learning Support Assistant

Hours - 24 available. please state in your further information section what you are applying for.

About the Role

You willprovide ahigh qualitypro-active academic learning support service to learners who have severe learning difficulties and/or complex all learners receiving supporthave the opportunity toachieve as well as their peers andare able tostay as independent as possible. Providingsupport to students to develop their skills to help them transition smoothly into adulthood and empower them to achieve their learningemploymentand independence goals.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality in class or small group support to learners identified withadditionallearning needs under the guidance of the class teacher in all learning environments across both college sites

• Plan implement and measure the impact of the support work carried out in the classroomin order toevaluate its effectiveness and work towards continual improvement of the service

• Attend to personal care needsasrequired such byassistancewithhoisting toiletingand feeding and pushing wheelchairs around both college sites and forshort specifieddistances during off site visits

• Enable the learner voice and the views of staff to be heard in the development and delivery of the learning support function

• Take on the management of small projects as directed by the Learning Managerin order tobroaden personal experience

• Develop an understanding of barriers to learning and the wide range of ways to overcome these; to also develop a comprehensive knowledge of learning difficulties and disabilities and the strategies to alleviate these

Requirements

• Maths and English to at least level 2

• Understanding of factors that create barriers to learning and strategies to overcome these

• Knowledge of quality improvement systems and tools to support these

• Knowledge and/or experience of disabilities and learning difficulties and strategies to support these

• If working with identified learners with mobility difficulties an ability to push wheelchairs short distances on both college sites and during off-site visits

How to Apply

We strive in offering an inclusive and accessible recruitment and interview process to all candidates. Should you have any questions at all or require any support with reasonable adjustments please contact and a member of our team will respond as soon as possible.

For more information on the position itself please connect withSophie any queries. Please note we appreciate the value of each applicant but kindly ask that you complete an application form as we do not acceptCVs.

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