Maternity Cover Learning Support Assistant

**Description**:
Support students with additional learning needs and/ or disabilities to ensure that they can access their study programme in order to be successful and progress, working effectively and confidently on a one to one basis or with small groups of young people to support their learning needs and/ or disability in a classroom setting and promoting social development through activities, clubs and events in the social areas and in the wider college, providing opportunities for social interaction and the development of good communication, encouraging participation in small group activities.

**This role is 38 weeks per year and 30 hours a week.**

**Main Responsibilities and Duties**:

- The following is an indication of the type and level of the main priorities expected of this role as directed by your line manager and is not intended to be a comprehensive list of duties or tasks:_
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1. Provide timely, appropriate support for students with learning difficulties and/ or disabilities in a structured learning environment, supervising and monitor students in the learning environment and social areas as necessary, ensuring the completion of day-to-day administration recording interaction with students and student progress through live student records and development of learning materials, keeping the Learning Support Practitioner informed of day-to-day developments. This includes completing all relevant documentation to comply with college/ audit requirements

2. Work effectively and confidently with students on a one to one basis or in small groups, in a mentoring capacity. This will include accompanying students on external visits as and when required.

3. Promote the social development of students through activities and events, planning programmes of activities which ensure specific students are engaged, promoting opportunities for social interaction and the development of good communication and encourage participation in regular small group activities.

4. Develop informal opportunities for citizenship and employability education and ensure that students respect the environment and promote positive behaviour of young people

5. Signpost students to relevant support services and assist students where necessary, including attending regular supervision meetings with the Student Welfare Officer and/ or Lead Counsellor where appropriate.

6. Set Smart targets for students on their PLP to support improvement and complete timely review

7. Liaise with the relevant curriculum lecturer in order to plan the support needed for students, including ensuring access to a scheme of work at the beginning of each term and a lesson plan at the beginning of each lesson, and implement planned differentiation within the learning environment as required.

8. Prepare resources to aid teaching of students with disabilities/ difficulties, ensuring the maintenance of the required physical resources, equipment and facilities to assist students.

9. Attend staff development activities, meetings and Focus days as required, in order to maintain and develop the skills required to support students.

In addition all post holders will be required trained to act as Fire Marshals and First Aiders.

**Application Requirements**:

- A full employment history from the time you left full-time education, with details of any gaps in employment explained.
- Information on all relevant education and qualifications.

**Benefits**:
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**About MidKent College**:
**A GOOD local College for Maidstone and Medway**

Every year over 6000 students from Medway, Maidstone and beyond choose MidKent College to continue their studies and prepare for their future career.

Our sparkling campuses in Maidstone and Medway boast some of the best vocational training facilities in the country as well as staff and student social zones and more. Our University Centre Maidstone campus provides a valuable higher education and professional training centre for Maidstone, including South East Institute of Technology and the College's Home Energy Centre. Additionally, in September 2024 we proudly opened Medway School of Arts in Chatham's Historic Dockyard.

All of our campuses benefit from ongoing investment programmes so that we can provide fantastic learning environments for our students.

In October 2024 Ofsted rated the College as 'Good'.

**Commitment to Safeguarding**

**Commitment to Equal Opportunities**

As a proud user of the disability confident scheme the College is committed to equal opportunities and celebrates the diversity of staff and students. As part of our commitment to the scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy.

**Important Notice for Applicants: Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Requirement