Teaching Assistant Apprentice jobs

As one of the fastest-growing Colleges in the UK, delivering courses from entry level right up to Masters degrees, Weston College is an inspiring place to work. Why not join us as a Learning Support Assistant (Apprenticeships)?

This is a part-time, term-time only role, working 40weeks per year, 29.6 hours per week (4 days per week).

We may consider applications from candidates who wish to work 2 or 3 days per week.

As this is a term-time only position, the anticipated start date is September.

As a Learning Support Assistant, you will provide essential learning support to apprentices with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), particularly those with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs). To ensure that apprentices are proactively supported to develop their independence and to achieve their full potential.

Interviews for this role will take place on-site, at one of our college campuses in Weston-super-Mare.

As a Learning Support Assistant (Apprenticeships), you may be based at any of our Weston-super-Mare campuses.

Day to day duties of the role

To use relevant professional feedback and input from apprentices and their families to write and implement high-quality Additional Learning Support (ALS) Plans for an agreed caseload of apprentices.

To provide regular support for an identified caseload of apprentices, either 1:1 or in small groups to enable them to overcome barriers to learning. To support apprentices to participate in all aspects of college activity and to develop their study skills and strategies for independent learning.
• To provide personal care/medical support as required for individual apprentices with care plans.

Required skills and qualifications

Experience of supporting young people with a range of learning difficulties and/or disabilities.

Experience of working within an education or social care setting. Knowledge and understanding of learning difficulties and disabilities, and the impact this has on learning.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a range of other professionals.

Benefits

• Generous holiday entitlement
• 2-week Christmas closure
• Potential for hybrid working opportunities
• Volunteering Days (Up to two days of paid volunteering leave per academic year)
• Flexible start and finish times outside of core hours, 9.30am - 3.00pm, Monday to Friday (only available during holiday periods for Academic staff)
• Dedicated staff welfare officer and wellbeing champions
• Generous pension scheme
• Local and national staff discounts
• Free parking across sites
• Various staff committees including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Autism and Menopause
• Focus on staff wellbeing
• Wellbeing@weston hub
• Eye care including free eye test and a contribution towards glasses
• Annual staff conference with guest speakers
• Employee assistance programme - available 24/7, 365 days a year
• Training and development opportunities with a focus on progression

Weston College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We value equality, diversity and inclusion, and welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities. As a Disability Confident employer, we will support applicants who require reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact or 01934 411441.

Please note: this vacancy may close early if sufficient applications are received, so we encourage early applications.