Job Description
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"><html><body><div><div><b>Location</b></div> <div>Coleg Cambria</div> <div><b>Application Deadline</b></div> <div>Wednesday, October 30, 2024</div> <div><b>Scale Point From</b></div> <div>£23,197</div> <div><b>Scale Point To</b></div> <div>£23,660</div> <div><b>Job Profile</b></div><div/><div><div><br/> </div><br/> <br/> </div><div><b>Coleg Cambria: An Introduction</b></div> <div><p>At Coleg Cambria, our aim is to be an exceptional institute of education. Having recently received a glowing Estyn inspection, we feel this is a good start.</p> <p>We provide a warm welcome to all students and staff to make Coleg Cambria a place you want to be a part of. To ensure our students get the best experience and results they can, we make sure the people employed with us are happy. We nurture a positive work environment, a constantly expanding and improving workforce, and offer the opportunity to challenge yourself. On top of all that we have a wide range of benefits to make sure our employees feel valued, including generous annual leave, a great pension package, discount membership to our on-site gyms, salons, and professional training restaurants.</p> <p>Our 5 Campuses situated in the stunning North Wales area are constantly expanding and evolving. With strong relationships with multiple companies in the area we help give our students the best start to their careers and help the local economy thrive. Wales has a strong and proud culture we continue to grow these important values by being committed to raising the Welsh language profile. We are very proud of what we have built here and we are now looking for someone to enhance our already exceptional workforce.</p></div> <div><b>Job Summary</b></div> <div><p><b>Exceeding expectations through education, innovation and inspiration…</b></p> <p><b>Role Title: </b>Learning Assistant</p> <p><b>Location:</b> Yale</p> <p><b>Contract Type:</b> Permanent, Part time (31.25 hours per week, over 36 weeks)</p> <p><b>Salary:</b> £23,197 - £23,660 (this is the full time salary, salary will be pro rata depending on working pattern)</p> <p>We currently have a vacancy for a Learning Assistant to join our team at Yale to support our learners with Additional Learning Needs. We are ideally looking for individuals with previous experience in supporting learners in an educational setting. We are keen to recruit people who passionately believe that empowering and enabling young people with a range of abilities within a further education setting will help them to achieve their life and work aspirations.</p> <p><b>Essential Requirements</b></p> <ul><li><p>You will hold excellent communication skills and the ability to adapt your communication style when required to meet the needs of young people and adults.</p> </li><li><p>You will have strong literacy and numeracy skills at Level 2 or above</p> </li><li><p>We are looking for individuals who can demonstrate empathy and understanding of a range of learning difficulties/disabilities as well as resilience, flexibility, patience and a sense of humour.</p> </li><li><p>You will ideally have previous experience of supporting learners with additional learning needs in the classroom or significant relevant personal experience</p> </li><li><p>You will be expected to demonstrate a passion for empowering and enabling young people</p> </li><li><p>You will demonstrate the ability to build good working relationships with learners and staff and have the ability to manage groups of learners and have a positive approach to challenging behaviours.</p> </li></ul><p><b>Welsh language skills are desirable for this position.</b></p> <p><b>Coleg Cambria is committed to raising the profile of the Welsh language.</b></p> <p>The promotion of the welsh language is an essential part of the work we do. Applicants are welcome to submit an application in Welsh. An application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favorably than an application submitted in English.</p> <p>Application forms, explanatory material, information about the interview process and assessment methods and job descriptions all available in Welsh.</p> <p>Coleg Cambria is a ‘Disability Confident’ Employer.</p> <p>The promotion of Equality and Diversity is an essential part of the work we do and as part of this, the College is committed to having a diverse staff group.</p> <p>The safety of children, young people and adults identified as ‘vulnerable’ is paramount and Coleg Cambria is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of these individuals and to the rigorous implementation of Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) procedures and arrangements. A DBS Disclosure will be requested from the successful candidate being offered the position. Depending on the role you are applying for if successful, you may also be required to register with the Education Workforce Council.</p> <p>Roles are normally advertised with a salary range. If you are offered a role at the college, relevant experience will be taken into consideration to determine your starting salary.</p> <p><b>Please be aware that Coleg Cambria reserves the right to close our vacancies earlier than the listed date if we have received a high level of applications. We would recommend that if you wish to be considered that you complete the application as promptly as possible.</b></p></div> <div><b>Benefits</b></div> <div><p>Excellent Pension Scheme(s)</p> <p>Generous Annual Leave Entitlement</p> <p>On site nursery provision at our Deeside site</p> <p>Discounts on a Range Of College Evening Courses</p> <p>Access to A Wide Range of E-Learning and Professional Development</p> <p>Discounted Gym Membership</p> <p>Excellent Sports and Fitness Facilities</p> <p>Free Parking on All Sites</p> <p>Cycle Scheme</p> <p>Discounted Rates for Hairdressing and Beauty Treatments</p> <p>Discounted Rates for Restaurants</p> <p>Enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity leave</p></div></div><div/></body></html>
