Learning Support Assistant

1 week ago

Southampton, United Kingdom University of Southampton Full time

Job Details
- Section
- Student Disability and Inclusion
- Location:

- UniWorkforce
- Salary
- £14.35 per hour
- Closing Date:

- Sunday 03 August 2025
- Reference
- U3145225NY

**Start Date**: 08/09/2025

**End Date**: 31/07/2026 (Subject to renewal)

**Location**: Highfield Campus (Occasional field trips if required)

**Interview dates**: Week of 18th August 2025 - 27th August 2025

**Working Hours**: Ad-hoc dependent on student needs.

**Job Purpose**:
If you are passionate about making a difference through supporting disabled students, an exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Student Disability and Inclusion team at the University of Southampton. As a Learning Support Assistant, you will provide support for disabled students including those with physical disabilities, mental health and wellbeing conditions, long-term health conditions, and neurodivergent students.

**The role**:
**About you**:
You should have a good understanding and interest in the academic activities required of students in Higher Education and a degree or equivalent as desirable.

You will need to be available to provide in-person support for at least 10 hours across a standard week **or** at least one full day per week during term time.

You will bring an excellent understanding of confidentiality, data protection and professional boundaries. In addition, you will need good concise communication skills, plus time management and personal organisation skills.

You will demonstrate appropriate sensitivity to the needs of disabled students in a positive, enabling, and non-judgemental manner and work to facilitate access within the remit of the role.

**What we can offer you**:
Training in Notetaking Skills, Disability awareness and administrative tasks associated with the role will be provided. Further opportunities for continuing professional development and networking will be available throughout the year.

The hours of work can be flexible, depending on the students’ timetables, but will usually follow a weekly pattern across each semester.

Please include a statement in the “Additional Information” section (up to 400 words) demonstrating how you meet the requirements of the Person Specification, particularly highlighting any experience with people with additional needs.

**Please note that unfortunately we can not accept Certificate of Sponsorship (COS) for Casual Work at the University of Southampton.**

We believe equality, diversity and inclusion are fundamental to making the University of Southampton a welcoming, vibrant and successful organisation. Having a diverse workforce, inclusive of people of all ages and beliefs, from different racial backgrounds, educational and social backgrounds opens up a wealth of possibilities, makes us more creative and accelerates our impact on society. We welcome applicants that value diversity of our community and are willing to play their part in supporting the mission of inclusivity.

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