Learning Support Assistant

2 weeks ago


Dunstable, United Kingdom DT Resourcing Ltd Full time

This is an exciting time to join my national client and work for the Youth Programmes education centres. My client was set up in August 2004. Since then, we have continued to develop and bring programmes to support young people to learn, achieve and progress to greater opportunities. My client is an organisation that believes in creating opportunities for all. An organisation who is friendly, considerate, and honourable in all its services and operations. Most all we believe in working together as team to create opportunities for young people to grow while achieving positive outcomes.

Are you an inspiring individual with a real passion for creating opportunities and looking for a rewarding new challenge?

Can you engage and build positive relationships with employers, young people and colleagues? Do you feel that young people who are vulnerable deserve an opportunity to develop their skills, abilities and have the best chance to succeed?

Are you enthusiastic, determined, and resilient and have effective communication skills? Can you solve problems by thinking of solutions?

They are currently looking to recruit a Learning Support Assistant based in Dunstable. Working hours will be term time from 8:30am to 5:00pm or 9:00am to 5:30pm.Full Time role.37.5 hours per week - Some flexibility on these hours may be required.

**What are we looking for?**

My client is looking for a Learning support Assistant who will be creative and engaging to ensure individuals of SEND achieve their qualification(s) and work efficiently across the team. You will be supported by your Centre Manager who is responsible for leading the team to drive up quality, reaching and exceeding KPI's and promoting our ethos for continuous improvement.

**Qualifications**:

- Learning support qualification or willing to work towards
- GCSE (or equivalent) in English and maths at grade C or above, essential

**Skills syllabus This will include**:

- Functional Skills English Entry Level 1 to Level 2
- Functional Skills Maths Entry Level 1 to Level 2
- Vocational Subjects
- Employability
- Independence Skills

Working with individuals who may present challenges, who have struggled in education and have learning needs that require creativity and imagination to ensure they can progress and achieve.

**Main Tasks & Responsibilities**
- To have formal and informal meetings with tutors to contribute to planning lessons / activities
- To prepare materials and resources
- To prepare students beforehand for a task
- To work on differentiated activities with identified groups
- To support the tutor in implementing specific teaching programmes
- To contribute towards delivery and resource development for functional skills in English, Maths and ICT
- To supervise practical tasks
- To carry out structured classroom assessment/ observation and feedback
- To be involved in keeping records and evaluating identified students’ progress. Support the creation of individual learning plans
- Support learners in all lessons and around the centre
- Provide one to one support to learners where necessary
- Act as a key worker to specific learners through their learning
- Diagnose learner’s literacy, numeracy and ICT needs and requirements by using various diagnostic testing and mock tests
- Liaise with relevant team members to ensure learners achieve their targets and progress into appropriate outcomes
- Read and analyse EHCP’s ensuring you identify the learning needs of the individual, while ensuring the correct resources are in place for individuals
- Manage behaviour effectively within sessions ensuring sessions can continue
- Provide appropriate encouragement, guidance and support to learners to help them progress
- Monitor and maintain appropriate paperwork, reviews, records of progress tracking and to report all cases of learner behavioural issues, sickness and absence
- Complete all required documentation accurately and within agreed timescales
- Take proactive approaches to ensure Safeguarding and Prevent is embedded into the delivery and ensure issues are raised accordingly, in line with client Safeguarding Policy using the appropriate recording and reporting tools
- Any complaints are raised accordingly in line with client Complaints Policy
- Act as an ambassador for client at all times, providing key information to all parties involved within the learner journey
- Create conducive learning environments to optimise learners’ journey and support positive outcomes
- Be responsible for promoting and safeguarding (including Prevent) the welfare of all learners for whom you have responsibility for or with whom you come into contact with and adhere to client Safeguarding and Prevent policies
- To take into account the student/s’ special needs and ensure their access to the lesson and its content through appropriate clarification, explanations, equipment and materials
- To build and maintain successful relationships with student, treat them consistently, wit



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