Are you passionate about helping learners overcome barriers to learning and achieve their full potential?
This is an exciting opportunity to join our Additional Learning Support team, providing high-quality support to students with a range of additional learning needs. You'll work closely with learners, teaching staff and colleagues across the College to help students build confidence, develop independence and achieve success in their studies.
This is a part time position, 25 hours per week and 36 weeks per year.
- Provide one-to-one and small group learning support for students with identified additional learning needs.
- Adapt learning activities and resources to meet the individual needs and learning preferences of students.
- Support learners to develop their language, literacy and numeracy skills.
- Encourage learners to become independent, resilient and confident in their learning.
- Work collaboratively with teaching staff to support inclusive learning and student progress.
- Maintain accurate records and contribute to learner reviews and progress reports.
- Use a range of learning support strategies and assistive technologies to enhance the learner experience.
- Support students during assessments and examinations where appropriate.
- Promote positive behaviour, attendance and engagement to help learners achieve their goals.
- A Level 2 qualification in English and Mathematics (or willingness to achieve these within an agreed timeframe).
- Excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills.
- Experience of supporting young people or adults in an educational, care or customer-focused environment.
- The ability to build positive relationships with learners, colleagues and external stakeholders.
- Confidence using Microsoft Office and other digital systems.
- A flexible, proactive and positive approach to supporting learners.
- Empathy, patience and a genuine commitment to helping students achieve their potential.
- A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and adults.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sectors of the community.
Please note that this vacancy may close before the published closing date if sufficient applications are received, so if you are interested, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
To apply, you must have the right to work in the UK. Please note, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
New College Swindon is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion. References will be sought on shortlisted candidates before interview and by agreement.
