Learning Support Assistants

Do you have great communication skills, enjoy helping people and supporting your community?

We have various hours available as Learning Support Assistants (LSA) at our College. We provide support to learners across a variety of interesting subjects we offer at College such as Art, Construction, Business, Protective Services, Sport, Catering, Hair & Beauty, Science, Healthcare, Travel & Tourism to name a few. We support learners either on a 1:1 basis or a small group of learners.

Have you helped / coached / supported a person or people with special educational needs (SEN) and know ways to support them?

• Autism
• ADHD
• Dyslexia and other specific learning difficulties
• Social, Emotional and Mental Health Needs
• Mobility difficulties/medical conditions

This could be through;

• Friends / family members
• Care roles
• Working in education, childcare or residential settings
• Youth / community groups
• Teacher training practice

• Explaining in steps how to do a task set by the teacher;
• Joining college trips to support learners;
• Meeting and greeting a learner to help them into College and to their lessons;
• Using support strategies to keep a learner / learners focused on their learning;
• Creating or making adaptions to materials to help the learner access their learning / environment.

• Good working standard of English and Maths, ideally GCSE Grade C (4/5) in Maths and English (or equivalent);
• Good working knowledge and understanding of a wide range of additional needs and strategies to support them;
• Excellent organisational and digital literacy skills;
• Enhanced DBS check.

Location:

Crewe, Cheshire, United Kingdom.

£12.88 per hour.

Permanent - Part-time.