Learning Support Assistant

Learning Support Assistant

Salary: £25,984 per annum pro rata (24 hours per week, term time only, fixed term until 31 August 2027). The term time salary, based on 36.6 weeks of the academic year, is £13,581 per annum. Actual salary is pro‑rata based on the number of weeks worked.

Role Overview

You will provide personalised learning support and personal care (depending on individual needs) to students with additional learning needs (ALN) across all Bridgend College campuses. You will support students in developing skills, confidence and understanding to progress in learning, whilst taking steps towards greater independence.

• Provide practical support, personal care, note‑taking, reading, prompting/scribing and/or note-taking support to students with ALN.
• Support the development of students’ learning skills, confidence and understanding.
• Deliver support flexibly and adapt to the needs of individual students.
• Maintain accurate records and support students’ educational progress.

• Minimum grade C in Maths and English (or Welsh).
• Relevant Level 2 qualification.
• Experience working with people with additional learning needs or physical disabilities.
• Good IT, communication and note‑taking skills.
• Registration as a FE Learning Support worker with the Education Workforce Council (required before start).
• Suitable DBS disclosure (child and adult workforce) and registration with EWC.
• Evidence of identity and eligibility to work in the UK.

• Bridgend College is committed to equality of opportunity and actively seeks to improve representation from all communities.
• Welsh language skills are encouraged; please indicate preference for assessment/interview in Welsh.
• We are a Disability Confident Leader and guarantee an interview to applicants with disability where essential criteria are met; reasonable adjustments are offered.

• The College does not participate in the UK visa sponsorship scheme; candidates must provide evidence of the right to work in the UK.
• There may be a requirement for a second‑stage interview or assessment.