Independent Learning Support (Pathway)

Based at The Malthouse, Atherstone and Hereward College

Start date 26^th August 2021

 Fixed Term until June 2022

Minimum of 30 hours per week

Term Time only – 37 weeks (as defined by the College) + 7.1 weeks paid holiday.

Salary – £8.9423 - £9.9860 per hour

Based in Coventry, we specialise in providing excellent education and support to learners with diverse and complex needs, including Autism. Our staff are committed to enabling learners to reach their potential and fulfil their ambitions.

We have an exciting opportunity for support assistants to join our team. The successful candidates will have a broad knowledge base of working with learners with challenging behaviours and experience of developing and supporting learners with special educational needs and disabilities.

In your role as a member of the ILS learning support staff team you will be responsible for providing 1-1 support for a learner based at the Malthouse in Atherstone.

To apply, you should have level 2 numeracy and literacy, or demonstration via an assessment that you are operating at level 2 in both subjects. You should have experience of working in a flexible and responsive team as well working in a learning environment. You will need to be a team worker, with excellent communication, organisational and planning skills.  You should have good IT skills with the ability to lead others and prioritise workloads. It is important to have a positive, proactive, flexible approach to work and a strong commitment to excellence and student success.

Completed application forms and the diversity monitoring form should be downloaded from our website and returned no later than 10^th August 2021

To read more or apply, go to our website: https://www.hereward.ac.uk/about/join-our-team/

This College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults, and expects all staff to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be required to complete Enhanced DBS disclosure and provide referee details. Start dates will be conditional upon receipt of satisfactory pre employment checks.

Whilst all applications are judged on merit alone, we would welcome applications from ethnic minority candidates, as this section of the community is currently under-represented in our workforce. The College Is committed to supporting employees who experience mental health difficulties and is proud to display the Mindful Employer logo.