Additional Learning Support Officer

We are recruiting Additional Learning Support Officers to join our Centre of Excellence SEND

(Full time or part time contracts available) 

Salary: £23,543 - £24,686 per annum, pro rata dependant on contract type

We are currently seeking dedicated and motivated individuals to join our multi award-winning team as an Additional Learning Support Officer. This role will involve supporting students with additional learning needs, ensuring they have equal access to education and the opportunity to reach their full potential.

The Role: 

You will provide a full range of support for students with complex needs, enabling them to access the full College provision.

• Provide one-to-one support to students with additional learning needs, including those with disabilities, learning difficulties, or special educational needs
• Collaborate with teaching staff to create inclusive learning environments and adapt teaching materials as necessary
• Assist in the preparation of materials, equipment and asssistive technology. 
• Administer medication and carry out routines and techniques appropriate to stated needs of the individual.
• Promote inclusive learning experiences throughout the College. 
• Develop ways of assisting students to communicate effectively and appropriately to ensure their views are able to be understood.     

Stephanie Firth, our Director of SEND, says “Our award-winning ALS department is looking for dedicated SEND professionals to come and join the team. As a Support Officer will have far reaching effects, we are looking for someone who is really looking for a chance to make a difference and go the extra mile to ensure our amazing SEND students get the support they need to thrive in this fully inclusive environment.”

Key responsibilities for our Additional Learning Support officers:

• To provide Additional Learning Support to students with SEND across the whole range of college provision. To include work placements, enrichment activities and external visits.
• Assist in the preparation of materials, equipment and assistive technology.
• Support students’ support needs, welfare and social well-being in College time.
• Support students with access to facilities within the College, work placements and external visits.

To be successful as an Additional Learning Support officer, you will need:

• Previous experience of working in a similar role or in a relevant educational or caring setting would be an advantage but not essential.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for this role, with the ability to build rapport and adapt communication styles to suit individual needs.
• A demonstrated commitment to the active promotion of equality of opportunity.
• A minimum of Level 2 English and Maths (minimum grade 4/C at GCSE).

If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of students with additional learning needs, and have the skills and experience outlined above, we would love to hear from you! 

Joining our Journey:

When you join our college, not only will you benefit from an annual reviewed salary but have access to numerous benefits and facilities:

• Generous Pension Scheme 
• Fantastic Staff Benefits and Rewards platform
• Very generous holiday entitlement
• Employee Assistance Scheme
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity provision
• Staff Development days/week (Jan, July, Aug)
• Free confidential counselling service
• Staff recognition awards
• Car Scheme
• Subsidised car parking
• On-site Day Nursery
• On-site hair and beauty salon

Oldham College is a great career choice for ambitious professionals. With a “good” Ofsted rating, one of the best apprenticeship programmes in the region, excellent 16-18 results and truly outstanding GCSE English results, we are already a high performer.

But we want to deliver much more than this. Our ambition is to be “The Best Place to Learn and Work” and we have a clear Strategic Plan which sets out what this means and what we will do to deliver it. We will keep on improving and innovating, and we are investing in new provision, new facilities, and new technology; including our state-of-the-art clinical simulation suite.

We expect a lot from you, so we want ambitious, open minded candidates, who are ready to give their best. But we give a lot in return, from training to pensions, our own benefits package, and one of the best and most helpful group of colleagues you could ever wish to meet.  

The role will require you to embed and work to the college’s values; working with Integrity, having Ambition to help our learners succeed and being Inclusive to learners and colleagues alike.

At Oldham College, our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams. We encourage everyone to join us, as we create a workforce that is as diverse as our wonderful student community. We do monitor responses to our diversity questions in our application, to ensure that we can continue to build a workforce that is representative of the community that we serve.

We understand that not everyone works to the same timetable, and offer a range of flexible working options, including flexible start and finish times, part-time, term-time only or hybrid options, where the role permits.

We will do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, contact our HR team who will be happy to advise.

If your application is successful, your personal data may be used for a pre-employment screening check by a third party as permitted by applicable law. Depending on the vacancy and applicable laws, a pre-employment screening could include, employment history, education and other information (such as media information) that may be necessary for determining your qualifications and suitability for the role.

Oldham College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.

Any appointments will be subject to enhanced DBS checks and a check of the DfE Barred List.

Further details including a Person Specification are included within the attached Job Description.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation Act 1974. It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children and vulnerable adults.