Senior Teaching Assistant - Adult Learning WMF

Would you like to support learners in various qualifications and inspire those within the local Community?

Are you experiences in supporting learners with different needs in an educational environment?

We are looking to recruit a Senior Teaching Assistant on a 0.5 Fractional hours contract to support learners with specific needs. The successful candidate will be expected to assist tutors in preparing and delivering lessons for learners in a group setting to suit the needs of the learners. They will also be expected to work 1-1 with learners to support them with reviewing their progress when using new Cognitive assessment platform.

They will be expected to work with adults from diverse backgrounds and be sensitive to the unique needs and challenges faced by learners.
Adult Learning, rated Good by Ofsted, delivers community learning and skills provision. The service provision consists of a wide range of Community Learning and Adult Skills programmes including - English and Maths (at all levels from Entry Level through to GCSE); ESOL; LLDD;
Employability;
Family Learning;
Digital Skills;
Health and Wellbeing, Arts and Craft.

The successful candidate will support face to face and online courses with the opportunity to work across the county. We aim to offer courses during daytime and evenings, therefore the successful candidate will need to be able to work flexibly to meet demand.

The ideal candidate to join our service will be positive, flexible and enthusiastic, with the ability to support learners with a range of needs, using a variety of strategies. Experience working as either a Learning Support Assistant or a Teaching Assistant is essential.

In return, we can offer you a friendly and supportive working environment, access to training and development and challenging and rewarding work.
For any further information please email: ALS@

• Excellent training and development offers.
• Flexible working opportunities.
• Opportunity to join the Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Boost your pension with Shared Cost Additional Voluntary Contributions (facilitated by AVC Wise).
• Various perks and discounts schemes, including money off your phone contract and local gyms.
• Competitive rates of pay.
• A 12-month digital trial (from 1 June 2024) of a new scheme that allows free workplace car parking for employees in all Westmorland and Furness Council owned car parks between Monday to Friday.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 and requires an enhanced DBS check with a Adults Barred List check.

Please note this role involves working in regulated activity with adults. It is an offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults.

Closing date: 01/03/26

Interview date: 09/03/26

We are currently operating both in-person and virtual interviews. Options will be discussed with candidates once they have been invited to the interview stage of the process for this specific position, and if you have any concerns or adjustments are needed, we are happy to discuss.

If you are invited to a virtual interview, this will preferably be undertaken using the Microsoft Teams software, which is currently free for new users, however if there are any issues with accessing this technology, we are happy to discuss alternative arrangements prior to the interviews.

At Westmorland and Furness Council we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all employees, volunteers and the Externally Provided Workforce (EPWs) to share this commitment.

Westmorland and Furness Council is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and work to promote an inclusive, supportive culture that values and celebrates our differences.

As a Disability Confident Leader, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.

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