Learning Support Assistant Vacancies
- Recruiter
- Confidential
- Location
- Norwich
- Salary
- 14530.00 - 18266.00 GBP Annual
- Posted
- 14 Jun 2021
- Closes
- 12 Jul 2021
- Sectors
- Education & Teaching, Support
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part Time
Learning Support Assistant Vacancies
Full and part time hours available, 38 weeks per year
GBP14,530 - GBP18,266 per annum
Do you have the desire in making a difference, have great people skills and potential ability to support young people with learning difficulties and or disabilities? Then we have an opening for you.
We are looking for new and experienced Learning Support Assistants (LSA) within our Curriculum Services team to work across the following three City College Norwich campuses: Norwich campus, Easton campus and Paston campus, supporting in a range of learning environments and academic areas.
There are permanent and supply posts with full or part time hours available over 36 weeks per year of term time and additional two weeks of CPD (continuous professional development). There is also an opportunity for evening hours as well.
Currently, we have a need in the following academic areas, although you may be also asked to work in other areas too depending on student support needs: Media, Engineering. Sport, Agriculture and GCSE/A levels.
You will have a good level of literacy, numeracy and ICT to support alongside practical or subject based knowledge. The most important attribute we look for is the drive to want to support young adults to be independent, confident and ready for work, irrespective of any barriers to learning.
We are also looking for staff to support in our Preparation for Adult Life (PAL) course
This is a fantastic opportunity to work at the college in one of our specialist areas and rated outstanding by Ofsted. PAL students come to learn and gain independence skills, accessing the latest technology and facilities. We have purpose-built learning environments, with specialist sensory area, a rebound therapy room and two personal care suites.
You will have knowledge or willingness to work with students with profound and highly complex needs and the successful applicant applicants will be asked to offer personal intimate care, feeding, medication and participate in activities such as swimming and outdoor trips (post covid). Experience and knowledge in both care and education settings would be an advantage.
When you join the college, we give training to allow you to progress. Applicants for Tier 4 positions must have or be willing to undertake the Level 3 Certificate in Learning Support or equivalent programme within 2 years, where we provide the training. Applications welcome from those new to support but looking for a career in supporting students with a learning disability or difficulty.
Applicants for Tier 2 and 3 positions will have a full level 3 Learning Support Practitioner Qualification or something similar. For this tier, you will also have a level C/5 or above GCSE English and maths.
City College Norwich is a great place to work. We are one of three National SEND Centre for Excellence and are privileged to be part of positive and stepped changed to the SEND sector. As one of the largest colleges in East Anglia we have a large and diverse team of over nine hundred full and part time staff within teaching and support roles and there are opportunities for progression within the workplace. Curriculum Services is a large team with 200 members and by joining us you will part of a large dynamic supportive team, undertaking rewarding life changing work for our SEND students.
We operate safe COVID conditions. If you would like more information about this or the role please contact Shirley Barker, Team Leader
Closing date: Sunday 4th July 2021
All new appointed employees are required to complete an enhanced DBS Check and register with the DBS Update Service. Please note: From the 28 November 2020 the government implemented changes to the filtering rules therefore we have been instructed that we cannot accept any update service checks on DBS certificates that have been issued before this date. Therefore, a new one must be completed with the organisation
Full and part time hours available, 38 weeks per year
GBP14,530 - GBP18,266 per annum
Do you have the desire in making a difference, have great people skills and potential ability to support young people with learning difficulties and or disabilities? Then we have an opening for you.
We are looking for new and experienced Learning Support Assistants (LSA) within our Curriculum Services team to work across the following three City College Norwich campuses: Norwich campus, Easton campus and Paston campus, supporting in a range of learning environments and academic areas.
There are permanent and supply posts with full or part time hours available over 36 weeks per year of term time and additional two weeks of CPD (continuous professional development). There is also an opportunity for evening hours as well.
Currently, we have a need in the following academic areas, although you may be also asked to work in other areas too depending on student support needs: Media, Engineering. Sport, Agriculture and GCSE/A levels.
You will have a good level of literacy, numeracy and ICT to support alongside practical or subject based knowledge. The most important attribute we look for is the drive to want to support young adults to be independent, confident and ready for work, irrespective of any barriers to learning.
We are also looking for staff to support in our Preparation for Adult Life (PAL) course
This is a fantastic opportunity to work at the college in one of our specialist areas and rated outstanding by Ofsted. PAL students come to learn and gain independence skills, accessing the latest technology and facilities. We have purpose-built learning environments, with specialist sensory area, a rebound therapy room and two personal care suites.
You will have knowledge or willingness to work with students with profound and highly complex needs and the successful applicant applicants will be asked to offer personal intimate care, feeding, medication and participate in activities such as swimming and outdoor trips (post covid). Experience and knowledge in both care and education settings would be an advantage.
When you join the college, we give training to allow you to progress. Applicants for Tier 4 positions must have or be willing to undertake the Level 3 Certificate in Learning Support or equivalent programme within 2 years, where we provide the training. Applications welcome from those new to support but looking for a career in supporting students with a learning disability or difficulty.
Applicants for Tier 2 and 3 positions will have a full level 3 Learning Support Practitioner Qualification or something similar. For this tier, you will also have a level C/5 or above GCSE English and maths.
City College Norwich is a great place to work. We are one of three National SEND Centre for Excellence and are privileged to be part of positive and stepped changed to the SEND sector. As one of the largest colleges in East Anglia we have a large and diverse team of over nine hundred full and part time staff within teaching and support roles and there are opportunities for progression within the workplace. Curriculum Services is a large team with 200 members and by joining us you will part of a large dynamic supportive team, undertaking rewarding life changing work for our SEND students.
We operate safe COVID conditions. If you would like more information about this or the role please contact Shirley Barker, Team Leader
Closing date: Sunday 4th July 2021
All new appointed employees are required to complete an enhanced DBS Check and register with the DBS Update Service. Please note: From the 28 November 2020 the government implemented changes to the filtering rules therefore we have been instructed that we cannot accept any update service checks on DBS certificates that have been issued before this date. Therefore, a new one must be completed with the organisation