Learning Support Assistant

About the Role
**_ This is a part-time, fixed-term role: 19 hours per week until 27 June 2025._**

Keighley College is recruiting **Learning Support Assistants** to join our team.

This role requires an experienced SEND professional to lead through a matrix management approach across Luminate FE colleges for the placement and support of students with Educational Health Care Plans. This will include physically supporting students within the classroom, helping with personal care, and, at times, pushing a wheelchair. Additionally, you will be an operational main point of contact with local authorities and contribute to positive outcomes for disadvantaged and vulnerable students.

What You Will Do
- Provide support within the classroom and off-site visits.
- Help provide support for students with additional needs ie essential wheelchair user, hearing impairment, visual impairment etc.
- Involved in planning, preparation and assessment of learning as part of the course team.
- Providing in-class support to meet needs of students who have high needs.
- Providing curriculum teachers/assessors and Learning Support team members with verbal and written reports on students who have high needs or SEN.
- Assisting with emergency evacuation plans and practices, and helping with all emergency evacuations.
- Keeping accurate and timely records, recording progress and strategies used, as required.

About You
- Must have/ be work towards English and Mathematics at Level 2 / GCSE grade C/ level 3 or above.
- Relevant experience, knowledge and understanding of working in the Sector - Personal care, supporting students who use wheelchairs. Relevant qualification in related area.
- Must be IT literate.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to communicate with staff/students at all levels in the college.

About Us
Keighley College has excellent modern 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. Our core purpose is to improve the life chances of our learners. We are passionate about helping our students to achieve their goals. We have state-of-the-art facilities in a central location, close to public transport links and great industry connections.

Choosing to work for Keighley College means that you will be part of an enterprising, inclusive, inspiring, collaborative, empowering, and dynamic environment. We hope that we will be part of the next step in your career and look forward to welcoming you to Keighley College.

**SAFEGUARDING**

**EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION**

**RECRUITMENT AGENCIES**

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**Benefits**:
There are plenty of benefits available to our staff members, here are just a few:

- **Generous Annual leave entitlement**:

- If you work full time, you'll get at least 39 days holiday plus bank holidays. This includes closure days at Christmas (pro rata for part time staff).
- Support Staff 39 days
- Academic 44 days
- Senior Management 44 days
- **Excellent Pension schemes**
- Teachers’ Pension Scheme
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- **Memberships and discounts -**employees can sign up to various membership cards and discount schemes such as TOTUM card (formerly NUS card).
- **Travel and commuting -**discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
- **Learning and development opportunities -** including staff development days
- **Employee wellbeing initiatives**:

- **Flexible and hybrid working opportunities -**this will vary depending on role requirements