Activ8 Support Assistant

4 months ago


Ilkeston, United Kingdom Derby College Full time

Optimistic - Inclusive - Healthy - Innovative - Collaborative

Derby College Group (DCG) are recruiting a full-time Activ8 Support Assistant to join the Activ8 provision in our Pathways Curriculum. If you’re positive, motivated, ready to learn new skills and be a role model we'd love to hear from you

**Activ8** is a 5-day community provision based at our Broomfield Hall site. The provision is inclusive and led by students, who decide which activities they would like to participate in. Its aim is to improve social skills and build confidence whilst promoting social inclusion and helping prepare for adulthood. Student on our Activ8 provision use public transport and DCG minibuses for trips that are off site. The successful Activ8 Support Assistant will be responsible for facilitating the students’ day and trips.

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.

**About you**

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 their local community and engage them in social activities as part of our Activ8 provision.

**The Benefits**
- 34 days holiday (inclusive of 8 bank holidays and 6 closure days where these occur)
- Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme with a 19.5% employer contribution
- Free onsite parking
- Discount at our Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ onsite Little Explorers Nursery
- TOTUM discount card (aka NUS/Student Discount Card) / discounted Tastecard
- Discounts on East Midlands Railway Annual Season Tickets
- Microsoft Office for FREE with 1TB of OneDrive cloud storage
- Discount on treatments at SENSI our onsite salon at the Roundhouse
- Flint Bishop Solicitors - free will writing, 1-hour free consultation with family department, 10% discount on Conveyancing services
- Continuous development and progression opportunities

**Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging**

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace which promotes and values diversity. We welcome all talent irrespective of age, disability, neuro-divergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, sexual orientation or other personal circumstances. We ensure that our policies and procedures treat all applicants consistently and fairly during our recruitment process.

**Safeguarding statement**

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