Learning Support Assistant

Up to £23,088 pro rata

Various hours from 3 to 5 days per week (36 weeks per year)

Sparsholt Campus

£2,000 fte Recruitment Attraction Payment payable , pro-rated if part-time

Looking for a new and rewarding challenge in 2024?

We’re dedicated to supporting students with SEN and ensuring that students reach their full potential.

Over the past few years, we have had an increase in young people with both Educational Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) and Special Educational Needs (SEN) and have developed our curriculum and grown our staff team in order to offer an outstanding experience for our students.

We are looking for additional people to join our Team supporting students to be successful within our Further Education offering. We have vacancies at our Sparsholt campus, supporting either Mainstream or Foundation students. All roles involve supporting students, either in a group setting or on a 1-1 basis, both in class and throughout the college day. Students will be accessing the college campus as well as the wider community. You will be assisting students with a wide variety of learning needs and in a variety of settings to realise their goals and full potential.

For all the roles, you will need to have a good standard of education including English and Maths at grade C/4 or above or equivalent and willingness to undertake further training is essential. Experience of working with young people, ideally in an educational or care setting. Is advantageous. We will support you to undertake the role with CPD and support to attain a professional related qualification.

You may be asked to work in one of two areas; either our Mainstream or Foundation Learning provision. Further details of the two provisions are set out in the attached role brief. When applying please indicate your preferred provision (Mainstream or Foundation) and your preferred working pattern/availability within your covering letter.

Closing Date: 29 April 2024

We reserve the right to close these vacancies early should sufficient applications be received.

Benefits Include:

• Eligibility to join a defined contribution pension scheme

• Free on-site parking

• Occupational Sick Pay Scheme

• Occupational Maternity Pay Scheme

• Access to an employee assistance scheme

• Staff Recognition Award Scheme

• Active Staff Association

• On-site gym at the Sparsholt campus

• Facility to purchase Sparsholt produce including: plants, fruit & vegetables, fish and game

• Access to discounted hair treatments at the Andover campus

• Ability to access a range of CPD events and activities, including:

o Wellness days.

o Free E-learning courses

o Ability to apply for support to undertake professional qualifications

• Various food outlets and eateries offering good value food and drink at competitive prices

• Working in beautiful rural setting

• Less than a 5 minute walk to: Andover town centre; bus station or train station.

• Excellent career and progression opportunities

There is a nursery on the Sparsholt campus operated by a commercial provider