Learning Support

Pinc College is seeking to appoint a Learning Support for 4 days per week to support our Aston Hall campus in Birmingham. Our Learning Support are a valuable and vital part of the team, a unique position within the organisation and key to student progress and wellbeing.

Job Type: Permanent

4 days per week 09.00h-15.00h.

Actual Salary for 4 days per week: £16,974.72 per year, term-time only (38 weeks)

To commence September 2024

Closing date 29th August 2024 by 23:59

The role

• Undertake a specialist role using Universal Support Strategies, resources and equipment to meet the student outcomes, differentiating tasks as appropriate for individuals or groups of students with additional needs.
• Attend all scheduled meeting, briefings and CPD events.
• Demonstrate and model high expectations for Pinc values, progress and, employability behaviours.
• In collaboration with teachers and Regional SEND Leads, support individuals and small groups of students throughout the day to achieve their ILP outcomes and session goals.
• Understand all behaviour is communication and seek to understand causal factors, using communication basics guidance. (See communication guidance later in the handbook)
• Dynamic evaluation of students’ responses throughout learning activities, determine what each student can achieve unaided and the point of intervention for the provision of appropriate strategies for learning, as needed.
• Be aware of learner’s individual needs through student profiles, aspirations, targets, referrals, reports and EHC plans. Taking responsibility for keeping Databridge records up to date.
• Ensure that students’ Health & Safety is maintained in, around and beyond the campus. Support educational tasks including supervised use of subject specific tools, equipment and learning materials.
• Help to prepare and maintain campus resources (including control of stock) so that they are readily available for use. Take part in campus housekeeping before and after the sessions.
• Liaise with and report any concerns or incidents/disclosures immediately to Campus Lead, ensuring effective communication concerning the maintenance of Students’ wellbeing. Keep Databridge updated by adding or updating an existing event log.
• Take part in creative activities alongside students to model behaviour for learning, employability and inspire progress.
• In collaboration with the campus team, document learner work/progress digitally- share via our Twitter and Instagram accounts to celebrate success and progress.

Experience:

• Supported Learning: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

• Teaching Assistant Level 2 or above qualification (required)

You will be part of a team who educate, safeguard and support neurodiverse students, (16 – 25 year olds).

The Specialist College for creative education has an alternative approach to education and supports additional/high needs routes to wellbeing, engagement and employment. Mindfulness to be respectful, responsible, safe and kind, are at the core of the college’s values.

Pinc College is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. We take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing and referencing checks and hold, or be prepared to undergo, an Enhanced DBS check that must be registered on the Update Service.

About us

www.pinccollege.co.uk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMkOKWwnSA8&t=2s

If you can enthuse, motivate and engage students and would like the challenge of working as part of a supportive team and within a rewarding environment, then we want to hear from you.

Please note that only successful candidates will be contacted.