Job title: Learning Support Assistant
Hours: Variable
Salary: £20.76 per hour
At Capital City College Group (CCCG) we are dedicated to transforming lives through exceptional education and training. Our focus is providing our learners with the skills to be successful in their futures, whether that is continuing in education through higher education, an apprenticeship, or supporting them into a higher-level job.
About the role:
Capital City College Group is seeking to appoint a Learning Support Assistant to work at City and Islington College. Reporting to the ALS Manager, you will be a key member of the College's ALS Team.
In this role you will work with the ALS team and teaching staff to support learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities (including emotional and/or behavioural difficulties) within the Campuses. You will differentiate and facilitate learning according to the learner need. You will be working with small groups, 1:1 and as floating support.
About you:
To be successful in this role, the successful candidate will need to possess all or most of the following:
- A good general level of education with a GCSE English and Maths at grade C or above.
- Experience and proven success in providing learning support to students with learning difficulties and/or disabilities in an educational setting.
- Experience and flexibility in providing a range of support needs, including 1:1, in-class, and group support, and the ability to differentiate between these different support modes.
- An understanding and commitment to the College policy on Equality of Opportunity and a willingness to promote these in all aspects of the work
- Experience of working with learners with learning/behavioural difficulties and disabilities aged 14 and up.
- To be familiar with Safeguarding and the SEND Code of Practice
About us:
Capital City College Group is the largest college group in London, recently rated as Good by Ofsted with Strong for skills on the new enhanced inspection framework. Our colleges include City and Islington College, Westminster Kingsway College, and The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London.
Westminster Kingsway College is a further education college in central London with centres in Camden, Victoria and Westminster. It offers a huge array of academic and vocational courses for 16-18-year-olds and adult learners, such as A-Levels, BTECs, Apprenticeships, Foundation Degrees, Access to Higher Education, employability training and short courses.
At CCCG we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion in all our activities for everyone who learns and works here. We respect and value differences and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We create a safe and trusting professional environment where people are treated well and equally.
Closing date: 14th April 2024
Interview date: TBC
We reserve the right to close this vacancy if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.