Derby College Group
Job title:
Learning Support Assistant
Company
Derby College Group
Job description
Previous Applicants Need Not Apply
Job Title: Learning Support Assistant
Job Location: Joseph Wright Centre, The Roundhouse, Broomfield Hall (Travel between sites not required)
Reference number: E5468
Hours: 37 hours per week, 38 weeks per year (part time hours available)
Salary: £22,438 per annum pro rata
Closing Date: Friday 1st March
Interview Date: Monday 11th March (Please ensure you are available)
The vision of Derby College Group (DCG) is to create world-class, accessible education opportunities that enrich lives and make bright futures a reality for all. DCG is committed to providing educational excellence, championing social mobility and driving economic prosperity. We deliver high-quality academic, vocational and technical education that empowers people to achieve their ambitions while providing employers across the Midlands and beyond with the talented workforce of tomorrow.
We are recruiting for full-time and part-time Learning Support Assistants to join our Student Experience and Pastoral team. If you’re positive, motivated, ready to learn new skills and be a role model we’d love to hear from you!
Our students are at the heart of our person-centred approach, and we support all our staff to develop and embed outstanding skills and knowledge. We offer a huge range of support to students across our college on all college sites. We pride ourselves in delivering ‘Ofsted Outstanding’ inclusion and support.
We value the ability to build good working relationships, the ability to foster confidence and a ‘can do’ attitudes; to support and challenge students to excel. We also value practical problem solving and using your initiative in trying to make our students world a little better every day. You will be keen to work with students supporting them to access all elements of the curriculum.
Benefits of working at Derby College:
- Membership into the Local Government Pension Scheme
- 34 days holiday (inclusive of 8 bank holidays and 6 closure days where these occur)
- Totum Card (AKA NUS / Student Discount Card)
- Training including LinkedIn Learning
- Cycle to work / Rail travel discount
- Onsite Little Explorers Nursery
If this role sounds interesting, we would love to hear from you!
Please see full job description and application link below.
Please note that we need LSA support across our teams and campuses, however the nature of many of these posts means that candidates will be supporting students with varying additional needs in settings both inside and outside of the classroom. This may include supporting students in practical, outdoor learning settings during all seasons at our rural campus. In addition, we may discuss with you the possibility of supporting evening classes. Successful LSA recruits may be required to help some learners with personal care, and we ask all those invited to interview to consider this information during the process.
Whilst we do have a range of vacancies across our sites, the majority of our roles require successful candidates to work full-time to provide consistency for our student cohorts.
DCG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 and all successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Please be advised that it is an offence to apply for this position if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
Expected salary
£22438 per year
Location
Midlands
Job date
Wed, 07 Feb 2024 08:30:57 GMT
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