Lsa -landscape Maintenance

**Learning Support Assistant - Landscape Maintenance**

Job type - Part-time / job share considered

Hours - 24 hrs per week

Salary - £23,795 per annum (pro rata)

Location -Middlesbrough

We are Nacro. We see your future, whatever the past.

We believe that everyone deserves a good education, a safe and secure place to live, the right to be heard, and the chance to start again, with support from someone on their side.

That’s why our housing, education, justice and health and wellbeing services work alongside people to give them the support and skills they need to succeed. And it’s why we fight for their voices to be heard and campaign together to create lasting change.

**What we offer**:

- Fully funded progression route to becoming a qualified learning support assistant,
- Advanced opportunities to support career development in learning support,
- For those interested, a fully funded pathway to get into teaching,
- An innovative development approach where we will support you to experiment and try new things in your practice,
- Protected time for essential administrative tasks,
- A unique to industry focus on wellbeing with a genuine work-life balance, including annual leave available to request all year round,

**Who are we looking for?**

We want someone who is flexible and can be part of a small, local team who come together in all circumstances to put our students first.

**What will I be doing as a Learning Support Assistant at Nacro?**

As a key member of the team, your main focus will always be supporting students to access learning in the classroom, assisting and enabling them to make progress and achieve. With your detailed understanding of individual student needs, you will work with teachers and others to implement adaptations that students need to participate and flourish and may provide advice to colleagues about how to best intervene or work with individuals. You will also play an important role within the centre community, supporting students pastorally to gain confidence and independence.

**Duties include (but are not limited to)**:

- Facilitating and supporting students in lessons, meeting their defined needs using a range of strategies and resources,
- Support the student experience by helping them to build confidence and independence,
- Contribute to the planning need to meet student needs, including their daily routines,
- Work with your colleagues to influence planning and resources for lessons, improving accessibility and ensuring students can participate fully,
- Influence and support work to intervene and support students so that can they make progress on their course,
- You may occasionally be asked to cover lessons, working through content provided by teachers in their absence.

**Requirements for this role**:

- English and maths: level 2 or above.
- Driver's License - preferred, but not essential
- Experience in engaging hard to reach young people or willingness to use transferable skills to engage young people
- An interest or experience in Gardening or Landscape Maintenance

Previous experience in learning support is desirable but not essential, Nacro is proud to support those new to learning support work.

Interviews will start from 21st March 2025.

**What are the next steps?**

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: £23,795.00 per year

Expected hours: 24 per week

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: SS3394