Learning Support Assistant; PT

Part-time Permanent 2 plus years

Posted 22 Oct 2026

This is an exciting time to join the TCHC Group. TCHC Group was set up in August 2004. Since then, we have continued to develop and deliver programmes to support young people to learn, achieve and progress to greater opportunities. TCHC is an organisation that believes in creating opportunities for all. It is an organisation that is ethical, friendly, and considerate and encompasses these values in all its services and operations.

Most of all, we believe in working together as a team to create opportunities for the individuals we work with to grow, to help them recognise and achieve their aspirations and goals and attain a positive outcome.

TCHC is a disability confident, committed employer.

TCHC is looking for an inspiring individual with a real passion for supporting young people in education.

Can you engage and build positive relationships with young people who may have learning differences?

Do you feel that young people deserve an opportunity to develop their skills and abilities and have the best chance to succeed?

Are you enthusiastic, determined, and resilient, and do you have effective communication skills?

Can you solve problems by thinking of solutions?

Are you someone who can work in different settings to support learners, both practical and classroom-based?

Learning Support Assistant

Permanent

8.30 am to 5.00 pm, Wednesday to Friday, inclusive of a half-hour unpaid lunch break. 22.5 hours per week (Term time only: 38 weeks plus 2 weeks)

TCHC is looking for a Learning Support Assistant who will be creative and engaging to ensure individual learners achieve their qualifications and develop their skills while learning. Working with individuals who may present challenges, your support will be patient while demonstrating empathy by engaging with individual learners to enable progress towards their aspirations in all subjects.

• Qualifications & Education – Holds or is willing to work towards a Level 2 Learner Support Certificate, with Level 2 qualifications in Maths and English.
• Experience & Knowledge – Experienced in supporting individuals in educational settings, particularly 16
  -19 aged learners and those with learning difficulties and/or disabilities, with a good understanding of inclusive learning.

Implement a range of highly effective strategies to support the diverse additional learning needs within the centre, whilst promoting independence, and tailor these for each individual in line with their Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP), support plan, initial assessment and individual targets

• Assist teaching staff in delivering outstanding teaching and learning, to ensure learners achieve their planned outcomes and reach their potential
• Interpret instructions effectively to support learners in following these and assist with communication challenges, to ensure equal access for all
• Maintain accurate, timely departmental records and contribute to the setting and monitoring of individual targets, including the review of EHCP outcomes as part of the annual review process
• Provide support with study skills, pastoral needs and community access 1:1 or in small groups to ensure learners successfully navigate any challenges and progress to their aspirational destination
• Support learners in engaging with work experience opportunities
• Adhere to confidentiality guidelines and college policies for SEND, health and safety, equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and safeguarding
• Contribute to the work of the centre team, attend curriculum events and centre meetings
• Acces…