Learning Support Assistant

2 weeks ago

Worcestershire, United Kingdom Heart of Worcestershire College Full time

The purpose of the role is:

- To support College attendance, retention and achievement strategies by providing a high-quality pro-active support service to learners who have learning support requirements.
- To ensure that all learners receiving support achieve as well as their peers and develop independent learning skills.
- To provide learning support that contributes to an outstanding student experience from the start of their college journey to progression into further study, employment or greater independence.
- To work directly with Curriculum Staff, Personal Tutors and other business support areas to ensure support proactively engages learners and their social, emotional and learning needs are met.
- To comply with relevant performance monitoring and evaluation systems across the department to ensure quality of provision.

**KEY ROLES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES**:

- To provide (through one to one and/or group work interventions) high quality learning support that enables learners to engage and achieve identified goals to aid their progression.
- To provide support for the delivery of Functional Skills, GCSE and Vocational classes, for those learners in need of additional support.
- To ensure learners with support needs are fully engaged and to reinforce College attendance policies.
- Support learners requiring personal physical care (which could include meeting their toileting and other personal hygiene needs)
- To support a flexible caseload of individual and/or groups of supported learners, with a specialist need.
- To assist in pre-entry activities such as recruitment, enrolment and assessment of support needs.
- To assist in the delivery of entry screening and initial diagnostics and use results to inform Personal Learning Plans, set targets and monitor progress.
- Liaise with tutors, lecturers and other lead delivery staff prior to the start of learning to ensure support can be targeted and managed within the learning session.
- To assist in the planning, implementation and measurement of the impact of one to one and group work carried out in order to evaluate its effectiveness and work towards continual improvement of the service.
- To maintain accurate records of all information and interventions, ensuring all administration is completed promptly and efficiently within agreed timescales.
- To contribute to the negotiation, monitoring and support of individual learning objectives.
- To enable learning support procedures to be carried out in line with best practice guidelines with regard to safeguarding, and equality and diversity.
- To make an active contribution to the attainment of Functional Skills and GCSEs for supported learners.

**GENERAL ACCOUNTABILITIES**
- To commit to the safeguarding and promotion of the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults
- To participate in the College’s Performance Management Scheme and attend such training events as are necessary to enable him/her to carry out the duties of the job description.
- To continually improve teaching, learning and assessment through proactive CPD and sharing best practice.
- To actively participate in the College’s Quality System, including quality improvement strategies and initiatives.
- To undertake such other duties as may be assigned commensurate with the grade and purpose of the post.
- To take reasonable care for the health and safety of them and for others affected by their work.
- To actively support College Safeguarding, Equality and Diversity policies.
- To operate/conduct all HR tasks and functions within the principles of GDPR.

This Job Description is current at the date shown below and is a guide to the work you will be required to undertake. In consultation with the post holder, it may be changed from time to time by the College to meet changing circumstances.

**CONDITIONS OF SERVICE**

All successful applicants will undergo the following checks:

- Enhanced DBS
- 2 x References, one of which must be your current or most recent employer
- Qualification validation check

**SALARY**

The salary range for this post is from £20,182.00 to £20,925.00 per annum pro rata. Your starting salary will be dependent upon your qualifications and experience. Once you have successfully passed your probationary period, your salary will increase within the salary band on an annual incremental basis, until you reach the top of the salary scale.

**HOURS OF WORK**

The hours of work will be based on 30 hours per week for 36 weeks per year.

**ANNUAL LEAVE**

As this is a term time only appointment you will receive a payment in lieu of holiday, which is in addition to your salary. You will also be paid for any Statutory Bank Holidays and concessionary days which fall within your working week.

**PENSION SCHEME**

The College operates an occupational pension scheme, namely the ‘Local Government Pension Scheme’.

**PROBATIONARY PERIOD**

All newly appointed staff have to serve a 6-month probationary period. During th

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