Learning Support Facilitator – Aspirations

Learning Support Facilitator – Aspirations

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31.2 hours per week over 38 weeks, 0.76 FTE, Permanent

As a Learning Support Facilitator in our Aspirations department, you will provide a range of support to learners with a variety of needs including difficulties/disabilities, Literacy, Numeracy and Language. You will also provide emotional support and encourage participation in the learning environment and may be required to support learners with personal care needs. Here’s the standard bit:
You will support learners across a wide range of vocational subjects and may be required to work at more than one of the college’s centres. You will work alongside classroom tutors to break down barriers and ensure that learners are able to access the curriculum and reach their full potential. You will ensure that individual learner needs are met and contribute to raising awareness and understanding of the needs of individual learners in the wider college community.

What you’ll need:

With some previous experience in supporting young people, you will have a sound understanding of the range of issues facing young people with barriers to their learning (including social, emotional and behavioural) and have an ability to motivate students with differing needs and abilities. You will have excellent interpersonal skills in working with students, ability to remain calm and a problem‑solving approach to managing challenging situations.

We require a skilled and highly motivated individual to join our established Aspirations Team. You will have the passion to inspire every learner to reach their full potential regardless of their starting point.

About us:

Tameside College in Ashton‑Under‑Lyne Greater Manchester is a diverse and vibrant further education college that offers a wide range of courses including A level and advanced level vocational study programmes, Apprenticeships and adult courses up to degree level. We aim to give all our students an exceptional experience. We offer an enhanced benefit package which includes a Cycle to Work scheme, free on‑site gym, retail discounts, local government pension scheme, 33 days’ holidays pro‑rata for full‑time positions, and more.

We believe in excellence and back that up with high expectations, a superb working environment (as part of the Vision Tameside £100 million+ accommodation strategy) and outstanding teaching. We also believe that attending college is about more than achieving a qualification; this is why we aim to give learners every opportunity to develop their full potential in a supportive and friendly environment.

Please note:

Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024 guidance requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who are invited to attend an interview. We may close the vacancy earlier than advertised a subject to the volume of applications.

Recruitment Agencies:
We are not utilising the service of recruitment agencies for this vacancy and will accept direct applications only.

Entry level

Part‑time

Human Resources

Primary and Secondary Education