Learning Support Assistant

**Who we are?**

This is an exciting time to join the TCHC Group and work for the Youth Programmes education centres. TCHC Group was set up in August 2004. Since then, we have continued to develop and bring programmes to support young people to learn, achieve and progress to greater opportunities. TCHC is an organisation that believes in creating opportunities for all. An organisation who is friendly, considerate, and honorable in all its services and operations. Most all we believe in working together as team to create opportunities for young people to grow while achieving positive outcomes.

All staff who work for TCHC are valued through the contribution they make towards the vision and goals, we have a strong belief that success is created together, this is why we are a great employer to work for.

**Who are we looking for?**

Are you an inspiring individual with a real passion for creating engaging and creative sessions and looking for a rewarding new challenge?

Can you engage and build positive relationships with young people who may have complex needs? Do you feel that young people who are vulnerable deserve an opportunity to develop their skills, abilities and have the best chance to succeed?

Are you enthusiastic, determined, and resilient and have effective communication skills? Can you solve problems thinking of solutions?

We are looking to recruit

**Job Title**:Learning Support Assistant

**Location**: Thurrock

**Working Hours**: 8.30 am to 5.00 pm, 1 hour lunch, Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week. (TERM TIME ONLY) Some flexibility on these hours may be required.

**Contract Type Options**:Term-time

**Salary Band**: up to £22,500 pro rata

**What are we looking for?**

TCHC is looking for a Learning support Assistant who will be creative and engaging to ensure individuals of SEND achieve their qualification(s) and work efficiently across the team. You will be supported by your Centre Manager who is responsible for leading the team to drive up quality, reaching and exceeding KPI's and promoting our ethos for continuous improvement.

**Qualifications**:

- Qualified to DTLLS/Cert Ed/ PGCE (or equivalent), desirable
- Learning support qualification or willing to work towards
- GCSE (or equivalent) in English and maths at grade C or above, essential

**Skills syllabus This will include**:

- Functional Skills English Entry Level 1 to Level 2
- Functional Skills Maths Entry Level 1 to Level 2

Working with individuals who may present challenges, who have struggled in education and have learning needs that require creativity and imagination to ensure they can progress and achieve.

**Main Tasks & Responsibilities**
- To have formal and informal meetings with tutors to contribute to planning lessons / activities.
- To prepare materials and resources.
- Work closely with core skills quality manager
- To prepare students beforehand for a task.
- To work on differentiated activities with identified groups.
- To support the tutor in implementing specific teaching programmes.
- To contribute towards delivery and resource development for functional skills in English, Maths and ICT
- To supervise practical tasks.
- To carry out structured classroom assessment/ observation and feedback.
- To be involved in keeping records and evaluating identified students’ progress Support the creation of individual learning plans.
- Support learners in all lessons and around the centre
- Provide one to one support to learners where necessary
- Act as a key worker to specific learners through their learning
- Diagnose learner’s literacy, numeracy and ICT needs and requirements by using various diagnostic testing and mock tests
- Liaise with relevant team members to ensure learners achieve their targets and progress into appropriate outcomes
- Read and analyse EHCP’s ensuring you identify the learning needs of the individual, while ensuring the correct resources are in place for individuals
- Manage behaviour effectively within sessions ensuring sessions can continue
- Provide appropriate encouragement, guidance and support to learners to help them progress
- Monitor and maintain appropriate paperwork, reviews, records of progress tracking and to report all cases of learner behavioural issues, sickness and absence
- Complete all required documentation accurately and within agreed timescales
- Take proactive approaches to ensure Safeguarding and Prevent is embedded into the delivery and ensure issues are raised accordingly, in line with TCHC’s Safeguarding Policy using the appropriate recording and reporting tools.
- Any complaints are raised accordingly in line with TCHC’s Complaints Policy
- Act as an ambassador for TCHC Ltd at all times, providing key information to all parties involved within the learner journey
- Create conducive learning environments to optimise learners’ journey and support positive outcomes
- Be responsible for promoting and safeguarding (including Prevent) the welfare of all learner