What are we looking for?

TCHC is looking for a Learning Support Assistant who will be creative and engaging to ensure individuals of SEND achieve their qualification(s) and work efficiently across the team. You will be supported by your Centre Manager who is responsible for leading the team to drive up quality, reaching and exceeding KPI’s and promoting our ethos for continuous improvement.

Working with individuals who may present challenges, your delivery will be creative and engaging to ensure individuals achieve their aims in all subjects. You will be supported by a Centre manger and Quality Team who is responsible for leading the team to drive up quality and promoting an ethos of continuous improvement.

Qualifications:

• Qualified to DTLLS/Cert Ed/ PGCE (or equivalent), desirable
• Learning support qualification or willing to work towards
• GCSE (or equivalent) in English and maths at grade C or above, essential

Skills Syllabus:

• Functional Skills English Entry Level 1 to Level 2

• Functional Skills Maths Entry Level 1 to Level 2

As a learning support assistant, you will be responsible for supporting SEND learners in all subjects undertaken whilst also supporting the tutors.

Working with individuals who may present challenges, who have struggled in education and have learning needs that require creativity and imagination to ensure they can progress and achieve.

Your support will be creative and engaging to help individuals achieve their aims in all subjects. You will be supported by a Quality Team who is responsible for leading the team to drive up quality, reaching and exceeding KPI’s and promoting an ethos of continuous improvement

Main Tasks & Responsibilities  

• To have formal and informal meetings with tutors to contribute to planning lessons / activities.
• To prepare materials and resources.
• To prepare students beforehand for a task.
• To work on differentiated activities with identified groups.
• To support the tutor in implementing specific teaching programmes.
• To contribute towards delivery and resource development for functional skills in English, Maths and ICT
• To supervise practical tasks.
• To carry out structured classroom assessment/ observation and feedback.
• To be involved in keeping records and evaluating identified students’ progress Support the creation of individual learning plans.
• Support learners in all lessons and around the centre
• Provide one to one support to learners where necessary
• Act as a key worker to specific learners through their learning
• Diagnose learner’s literacy, numeracy and ICT needs and requirements by using various diagnostic testing and mock tests
• Liaise with relevant team members to ensure learners achieve their targets and progress into appropriate outcomes
• Read and analyse EHCP’s ensuring you identify the learning needs of the individual, while ensuring the correct resources are in place for individuals
• Manage behaviour effectively within sessions ensuring sessions can continue
• Provide appropriate encouragement, guidance and support to learners to help them progress
• Monitor and maintain appropriate paperwork, reviews, records of progress tracking and to report all cases of learner behavioural issues, sickness and absence
• Complete all required documentation accurately and within agreed timescales
• Take proactive approaches to ensure Safeguarding and Prevent is embedded into the delivery and ensure issues are raised accordingly, in line with TCHC’s Safeguarding Policy using the appropriate recording and reporting tools.
• Any complaints are raised accordingly in line with TCHC’s Complaints Policy
• Act as an ambassador for TCHC Ltd at all times, providing key information to all parties involved within the learner journey
• Create conducive learning environments to optimise learners’ journey and support positive outcomes
• Actively ensure own CPD is kept up to date as per the requirements for your subject area
• Be responsible for promoting and safeguarding (including Prevent) the welfare of all learners for whom you have responsibility for or with whom you come into contact with and adhere to TCHC’s Safeguarding and Prevent policies.
• To take into account the student/s’ special needs and ensure their access to the lesson and its content through appropriate clarification, explanations, equipment and materials.
• To build and maintain successful relationships with student, treat them consistently, with respect and consideration.
• To help promote independent learning.
• To help reinforce learning.
• To assist students with physical needs.
• To help students record work in an appropriate way.
• To develop study and organisational skills.
• To help keep the students on task and to build motivation.
• To model good practice.
• To help build the student/s’ confidence and enhance self-esteem.
• To assist with career events within schools or other establishments as appropriate.
• In addition, the post holder may be asked to carry out other reasonable duties, appropriate to their experience, qualifications and level.