Learning Support Assistant

**Job type**: Full Time, Permanent 31 March 2025 **Job overview**: **At OFG, we work smarter so you can spend more time doing what makes you happy** **Role: Learning Support Assistant** **Location: Buzz Learning, Ashington, Northumberland, NE63 8AP** **Salary: £20, 906.25 per annum** **Hours: Monday to Friday - 37.5 Hours per week.** **Contract: Permanent - Term Time Only** **UK Applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship** **Are you passionate about making a meaningful impact in the lives of pupils with additional needs? Do you believe in the power of education to unlock potential and foster growth?** If so, we extend a warm welcome and invite you to join our compassionate team at Buzz Learning - **_A small and friendly School and College_** At Buzz Learning, we believe in the immense value and potential of our Learning Support Assistants, so much so that we often refer to them as ‘Progress Coaches’. With a commitment to nurturing every individual’s talent and contribution, we recognize the vital role our Learning Support Assistants play in supporting student development and success. **Our School and College**: We established in 2004 and are firmly rooted in our local community and committed to providing education and further education to equip our learners with the skills, experience, and qualifications they need to progress into successful adulthood. Our nurturing learning environments cater for students aged 11-16 years at our school and 16-24 years at our Post-16 Provision. Our ethos is centred around **empowering individuals to "be all you can," fostering a culture of growth, inclusivity, and achievement.** With a **strong commitment to excellence**, we pride ourselves on maintaining a **Good Ofsted rating**, ensuring high-quality education and support for our students. **Key Responsibilities**: - Support students in their academic and personal development, providing guidance, encouragement, and motivation. - Foster positive relationships with students, creating a supportive and inclusive learning environment. - Assist with classroom activities, group projects, and individual student needs as directed by the teaching staff. - Monitor student progress and behaviour, providing feedback and reporting concerns to relevant staff members. - Collaborate with teachers and other school staff to ensure the holistic development and well-being of students. **Requirements**: - Strong communication and interpersonal skills. - Genuine passion for supporting student progress and development. - Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team. - Patience, empathy, and resilience when working with students facing challenges. - Previous experience working in an educational setting is desirable but not essential. **Our commitment to you**: - Work at an establishment where **your** development is **our** priority. We provide **you** with the opportunity for personal growth and skill development through our **‘Teachers of Tomorrow’** Programme. - Do you have ambitions to become a teacher? **Let us invest in you**, by upskilling you to build **your** career. - Our complimentary ‘One Moment In Time Day’ is an **additional day of holiday** outside of your holiday entitlement and is our way of saying thank you for your unwavering commitment Join our team at Buzz Learning and experience the difference of being valued and supported. **Why join The Outcomes First Group?** **Benefits** **Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including**: - Life Assurance - Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions - “Your Wellbeing Matters” - access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks **And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including**: - A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits - 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad - Cycle to Work Schemes - Electric Car Purchase Scheme - Critical illness cover - Family Growth Support - _inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support._ And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others. **#1** **About**Outcomes First Group**: **Outcomes First Group** - Atria, Spa Road, Bolton - BL1 4AG - United Kingdom +44 1204 927626 Everything we do at Outcomes First Group is built around care, compassion, quality and impact. We work very hard to make a crucial difference in the lives of pupils. We take an individualised approach - understanding that no two people, or their challenges, are ever the same. That goes for both the young people we support, and th