Learning Support Assistant Independence Hub – Job Advert Job Details Job Title: Learning Support Assistant Independence Hub Department: Additional Learning Support Campus: Alton Salary: Grade 3 Spine Point 10 - £22,507.70 (Actual salary: £17,472.48) Contract Type: 33 Hours / 39 Weeks / Permanent About the Role Are you passionate about educating and supporting young people with SEND? Would you like a career in a brand-new custom-built facility that has been designed to enable young people with severe and complex needs to progress into meaningful adult lives? HSDC are seeking Learning Support Assistants in our Independence Hub (iHub) to provide a high quality proactive academic learning support service to learners who have severe and complex additional learning needs. The postholder will ensure that all learners receiving support have the opportunity to achieve as well as their peers and are able to stay as independent as possible. You will contribute to an outstanding learner experience from the start of their college journey to progression into further study, employment, or adult services. Responsibilities You will be responsible for: Provide high quality in class or small group support to learners identified with additional learning needs, under the guidance of the class teacher, in all learning environments Plan, implement and measure the impact of the support work carried out in the classroom in order to evaluate its effectiveness and work towards continual improvement of the service Be a part of the College’s learner assessment process, assisting curriculum tutors to gather support data, keeping accurate records that are accessible to all who require them. To provide, as required, reading/amanuensis, practical assistance and invigilation for both internal and external exams that take place within the College. Requirements You will need: Maths and English to at least level 2 Experience of education to at least level 3 Learning Support or similar qualification Understanding of factors that create barriers to learning and strategies to overcome these. Knowledge and/or experience of severe and complex disabilities and learning difficulties and strategies to support these. Benefits In return, you will receive: A wide range of benefits to help make HSDC a great place to work! Some of these include: We will invest in you! As an organisation that puts education at the forefront of everything we do, it’s only right that we take the same approach for our employees. There are a wide range of training and continued development opportunities available to staff. These include in-house sessions on coaching and mentoring, the opportunity to attend workshops and seminars, staff development days, as well as funding available towards relevant qualifications. HSDC also offers opportunities for funded research and cross-college projects, with some research bids involving international travel to speak at conferences. Generous pension scheme. We offer both the Local Government Pension Scheme and Teachers Pension Scheme. Our employer contribution currently sits at 26.5% for both schemes! Generous annual leave entitlement A whole range of discounts. All employees are eligible to purchase an NUS TOTUM card which gives you access to hundreds of discounts with retailers. Giving back. Giving back to the community is an important part of working at HSDC. All staff are given the chance to give back to causes close to their heart. There are opportunities for volunteering and regular fundraising activities for both local and national charities. Staff are also able to contribute to a charity through the Give As You Earn (GAYE) scheme. To find out more about what we can offer you, please visit our website here. Application How to apply We strive in offering an inclusive and accessible recruitment and interview process to all candidates. Should you have any questions at all, or require any support with reasonable adjustments, please contact recruitment@hsdc.ac.uk and a member of our team will respond as soon as possible. For more information on the position itself, please connect with Sophie Owen at sophie.owen@hsdc.ac.uk for any queries. Please note, we appreciate the value of each applicant but kindly ask that you complete an application form as we do not accept CV’s. If you would like to take a look at the job description for this vacancy, please see this under Supporting Documents on the right-hand side of the page.
