Learning Support Assistant – Adult Learners Permanent, Part Time £23,344 Per Annum, Full Time Equivalent – equal to £12.10 per hour. Location: Colchester Working Style: Fixed-base worker Closing Date: Monday 18th November 2024 at 11.59pm Starting as soon as possible, but likely to be January / February 2025 due to the recruitment and onboarding timescales, an exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Learning Support Team within ACL Essex. ACL are graded as ‘Good’ by Ofsted in 2023. The position is being offered on a Part Time Sessional (paid per session you work) basis and is term-time only, working at ACL Colchester, ACL Clacton, and an additional location in Weeley (around a 40 minutes’ walk from the nearest public transport). The successful candidate must be willing to travel to all these locations. Note: This position involves working with animals on some days. Days, times, and locations of work of work to be discussed during the interview, if your application is progressed. Working days are Monday to Friday. The salary will be £23,344 per annum as a full time equivalent, pro rata for part time and term time and is equal to an hourly rate of £12.10 per hour. This role is being offered as a sessional contract where you are paid per session worked, with sessions agreed in advanced / on a rota. Role Specifics: Support learners with special educational needs and disabilities (general class and 1:1 support) To support adult learners with a wide range of difficulties and disabilities in classes across all curriculum areas Support learners with challenging behaviour in an educational environment Provide pastoral support to learners within an educational setting To support tutors in their delivery of academic and vocational courses The Experience You Will Bring: Essential: English and Maths qualifications at NQF level 2/GCSE equivalent. Experience of a Learning Support role with Adults or Children within an educational setting or classroom environment. Experience of progress and achievement recording. Supporting Diversity and equality / awareness of the necessity for appropriate adjustments to support learning. Desirable: Have clear knowledge and understanding of safeguarding adults and children. Have a flexible and supportive approach to changing demands. Be able to work independently and as part of a team. Closing date for applications: Monday 18th November 2024 at 11.59pm Interview date: Thursday 28th November 2024 Please note that the job role requires you to be mobile throughout an operational area. Therefore, the post holder will need to have a driving licence and access to a vehicle, or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means. To read more about us please visit: ACL Essex or Economy, Investment and Public Health Why Essex? Essex County Council has a location to be proud of. Our 1,300 square miles stretch from Constable Country to the Thames Estuary, from the dynamic M11 corridor to the traditional seaside resorts of Clacton and Walton. England’s oldest town, Colchester, and two of its newest – Basildon and Harlow – are right here. Along with the City of Chelmsford, the county town, they form our major population centres. It means real choice and makes Essex the ideal place for your career. Read more about us. Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We’re committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process. We’re also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying. As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. If you would like to be kept up to date on other relevant opportunities, blogs, news, events and industry related news at Essex County Council, please join The Essex Talent Community If you have queries on this role or require anything further, please email daniel.warner@essex.gov.uk Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn. Further details can be found on our careers page. Downloads Pay and Reward | Our Ways of Working | About Us | Organisation Behaviours