Learning Support Assistant

About the Role
**This role is a part-time, reduced year role. You will be working 22.5 hours per week over 3 days, from 8:30am - 4:30pm. It is term time only**with an additional week for CPD.**

Harrogate College SEND Department is a small, friendly team of professionals working to support students with needs across our variety of learning programmes. We provide help in class to scaffold learning, mentoring for those struggling with the social and emotional demands of college life, referrals to external and internal professionals for assessment (including for exams access arrangements) and work hard to ensure the inclusion of all our learners, particularly those with an Educational, Health and Care Plan.

We enjoy close, positive relationships with our curriculum colleagues and external partners. This enables us to maximise the learning outcomes of all our young people with Special Educational Needs with a view to their gaining employment in their chosen vocation and prepare them for their onward journey into adulthood.

What You Will Do
- Providing in and out of class support to meet identified need of students who have high needs.
- Providing curriculum teachers/assessors and SEND team members with verbal and written reports on students who have high needs or SEND and feedback against strategies used and progress towards outcomes on the EHCP.
- Attend annual reviews as requested and attend student meetings as required to update on progress and behaviours.
- Assist with personal care and medical requirements as necessary. Support students whom are less mobile and may use wheelchairs.

About You
- Experience of working with students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.
- Experience of student-centred approaches to learning and different styles.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Able to work positively & effectively as a member of a team and on own initiative.
- High expectations of achievement and progress for the students you work with.
- Able to work flexibly across the curriculum with young people with a wide range of needs.

About Us
Harrogate College has excellent facilities and provides a professional and friendly environment. We pride ourselves on working closely with employers, the local community and other stakeholders to provide curriculum and support that meets the needs of our students. We are working towards becoming a recognised centre of green excellence which is supported through our sustainability pledge to become a net zero college by 2035.

We have recently been awarded £16m of government funding to transform our campus. The energy-efficient new building will include a workshop unit that provides large scale facilities aligned to industry needs including advanced manufacturing, low carbon construction, retrofit, sustainable energy and bioeconomy, health science and hospitality. This will complement the college’s existing tech centre which is home to its motor vehicle, electrical, joinery and welding workshops.

Choosing to work for Harrogate College means that you will be part of a nurturing, inclusive and progressive learning environment. We hope that we will be part of the next step in your career and look forward to welcoming you to Harrogate College.

**SAFEGUARDING**

**EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION**

Our recruitment processes are designed to ensure equal opportunities, remove bias, and promote a diverse talent pool. To find out more about what our commitment to EDI means to us please Click here to learn more about our EDI objectives.

**RECRUITMENT AGENCIES**

**Benefits**:
The group offers a range of excellent benefits, including:
**Annual leave**:
Curriculum and Management: 44 days plus bank holidays
Curriculum support and business support: 39 days plus bank holidays

**Pension schemes with generous employer contributions**:
Teachers’ Pension Scheme
Local Government Pension Scheme
People’s Pension Scheme

**CPD opportunities**:
Annual staff conference plus 2 additional staff development days.
Qualifications including PGCE, Apprenticeships, Leadership and Management courses.

**Employee wellbeing initiatives**:Family Friendly Policies, discounted onsite spa (Printworks) and gym (Park Lane).

**Travel and commuting**:Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.

**Flexible and hybrid working opportunities**: Please speak to the recruiting manager regarding flexible opportunities as these differ between roles.