Learning Support Assistant

Gloucestershire Professional Services (GPS) is recruiting a Learning Support Assistant to join the Learning Support team based at Gloucestershire College.

As a Learning Support Assistant, you will work with learners across the College who have a range of additional learning needs and disabilities including dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia, autism or physical impairments. You will enable them to access their curriculum and to achieve and progress whilst at Gloucestershire College.

Working one-to-one or with a small group of learners, you will provide strategies to promote autonomy and independence that support their ambitions, inclusion and employment outcomes.

You will be joining a diverse team with a wide range of skills that consists of a Learning Support Coordinator, SEND Review Leads, Specialist SEND Assessors, SEND Intervention Mentors, Apprenticeship Support and Liaison Coach and Learning Support Assistants.

In terms of flexibility within the team, this role is student facing so there isn't the option of hybrid working however, the nature of this role means we can be flexible in terms of hours/days to suit the right candidates. There are multiple positions available with weekly hours ranging from 7.5 - 32 hours per week and all contracts are term time only (34 weeks per year).

A career with us means much more than just a salary - we know that our people are our greatest asset; 96% of our employees are proud to work at the college and 90% of students would recommend GC as a place to study.

We also offer a wide range of staff benefits including:

• A matched contribution pension scheme
• Access to discounted benefits platform and discounted gym memberships
• Family friendly policies and flexible working
• Access to our employee assistance programme
• Discounted nursery offer at My Ohana Gloucester through salary deduction

Salary: £23,843.86 - £25,971.61 (Pro rata’d depending on hours)

Contractual hours:32

Basis: Part time

Package

We also offer a range of staff benefits including a variety of great training opportunities plus a range of other staff benefits and auto enrolment into the People’s Pension matched contribution scheme.