Learning Support Assistant
Posted 12 days 17 hours ago by Heart of Worcestershire College
Permanent
Part Time
Academic Jobs
Not Specified, United Kingdom
Job Description
Job Title Learning Support Assistant Closing Date 29/03/:59 Pay Salary range is from £10,858.83 to £11,223.48 Hours 21 Hours x 36 Weeks Type Part Time
Please note: HoW College reserves the right to extend the advertising period for this vacancy or close the vacancy early in line with volume of applicants. We would therefore advise interested candidates to apply promptly.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR To become a Learning Support Assistant in our Specialist Learning Support department, we need someone who is committed to providing high quality learning support, has the ability to support a flexible caseload and has the ability or provide read and write support to learners.
The successful candidate will have the chance to acquire new skills and develop their abilities in a wide range of activities.
We have a variety of students from the surrounding area, we are a welcoming and inclusive community that champions diversity and equality across our college.
Our departments collaborate to establish and uphold the inclusive HoW culture, we keep this in mind as we manage interactions with the public, fellow employees, and nearby schools.
Although this position is centred on our Redditch campus, all applicants must be prepared to travel to our other campuses or surrounding areas as required.
WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING To find a more detailed list of your day-to-day responsibilities, please refer to the key roles and accountabilities section on our Job Description. In summary, as someone who has experience gained in support services, you will support in many aspects. To name a few:
ABOUT US Heart of Worcestershire College, the county's largest further education institution, offers a diverse range of academic, vocational, and community courses throughout its campuses. In all we do, our principles of diversity, integrity, partnership, and trust come through, enabling us to offer timely and knowledgeable services both within and outside of our immediate neighbourhood. By 2030, we also intend to be 90% green!
Our goal is to advance, innovate, and inspire. We're looking for people who want to come along for the journey because our growth will be your growth.
THE PERKS A career with us entails much more than a pay check, because we know our employees are our most valuable resource. You can look forward to the following perks with us.
The College is striving to attract, develop and retain the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised.
We want you to know that HoW is an equal opportunity employer as you are probably applying for or considering applying for a job with us if you are reading this. This College expects everyone to share its commitment to promoting and protecting children, young people, and vulnerable adults' welfare and equality of opportunity.
For us, this means that we always work to be as inclusive as possible in all areas of employment and that we will not allow any form of discrimination.
BIT MORE INFO All successful applicants will be required to complete and pay for a Disclosure & Barring Service check. Along with online verification to ensure the safety of our pupils.
Closing date for this post is: 29 March 2026
For further information on the role, please contact our HR Department on or .
If you are viewing this advert on Indeed, Total Jobs or another job board, it is worth noting there is more information about the position on the Heart of Worcestershire website, this will include the role profile.
Job Description AIM AND PURPOSE OF THE JOB The purpose of the role is:
CONDITIONS OF SERVICE The appointment is subject to the Conditions of Service for Business Support Staff.
All successful applicants will undergo the following checks:
Please note: HoW College reserves the right to extend the advertising period for this vacancy or close the vacancy early in line with volume of applicants. We would therefore advise interested candidates to apply promptly.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR To become a Learning Support Assistant in our Specialist Learning Support department, we need someone who is committed to providing high quality learning support, has the ability to support a flexible caseload and has the ability or provide read and write support to learners.
The successful candidate will have the chance to acquire new skills and develop their abilities in a wide range of activities.
We have a variety of students from the surrounding area, we are a welcoming and inclusive community that champions diversity and equality across our college.
Our departments collaborate to establish and uphold the inclusive HoW culture, we keep this in mind as we manage interactions with the public, fellow employees, and nearby schools.
Although this position is centred on our Redditch campus, all applicants must be prepared to travel to our other campuses or surrounding areas as required.
WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING To find a more detailed list of your day-to-day responsibilities, please refer to the key roles and accountabilities section on our Job Description. In summary, as someone who has experience gained in support services, you will support in many aspects. To name a few:
- To provide (through one to one and/or group work interventions) high quality learning support that enables learners to engage and achieve identified goals to aid their progression.
- To provide support for the delivery of Functional Skills, GCSE and Vocational classes, for those learners in need of additional support.
- To ensure learners with support needs are fully engaged and to reinforce College attendance policies.
- Support learners requiring personal physical care (which could include meeting their toileting and other personal hygiene needs)
ABOUT US Heart of Worcestershire College, the county's largest further education institution, offers a diverse range of academic, vocational, and community courses throughout its campuses. In all we do, our principles of diversity, integrity, partnership, and trust come through, enabling us to offer timely and knowledgeable services both within and outside of our immediate neighbourhood. By 2030, we also intend to be 90% green!
Our goal is to advance, innovate, and inspire. We're looking for people who want to come along for the journey because our growth will be your growth.
THE PERKS A career with us entails much more than a pay check, because we know our employees are our most valuable resource. You can look forward to the following perks with us.
- Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (available 24/7, 365 days a year); giving access to free confidential counselling
- Regular Continuing Professional Development
- Opportunity to gain further qualifications and enhance professional development through our Awards process
- Agile and Flexible working (Dependent upon role)
- Employee discounts & benefits package including high street and travel discounts
- Fantastic progression opportunities
- A mentor to support you in your new role
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Free onsite parking (Certain Campuses only)
- Opportunities of volunteering within local community and charities
The College is striving to attract, develop and retain the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised.
We want you to know that HoW is an equal opportunity employer as you are probably applying for or considering applying for a job with us if you are reading this. This College expects everyone to share its commitment to promoting and protecting children, young people, and vulnerable adults' welfare and equality of opportunity.
For us, this means that we always work to be as inclusive as possible in all areas of employment and that we will not allow any form of discrimination.
BIT MORE INFO All successful applicants will be required to complete and pay for a Disclosure & Barring Service check. Along with online verification to ensure the safety of our pupils.
Closing date for this post is: 29 March 2026
For further information on the role, please contact our HR Department on or .
If you are viewing this advert on Indeed, Total Jobs or another job board, it is worth noting there is more information about the position on the Heart of Worcestershire website, this will include the role profile.
Job Description AIM AND PURPOSE OF THE JOB The purpose of the role is:
- To support College attendance, retention and achievement strategies by providing a high-quality pro-active support service to learners who have learning support requirements.
- To ensure that all learners receiving support achieve as well as their peers and develop independent learning skills.
- To provide learning support that contributes to an outstanding student experience from the start of their college journey to progression into further study, employment or greater independence.
- To work directly with Curriculum Staff, Personal Tutors and Personal Learning Coaches and other business support areas to ensure support proactively engages learners and their social, emotional and learning needs are met.
- To comply with relevant performance monitoring and evaluation systems across the department to ensure quality of provision.
- To provide (through one to one and/or group work interventions) high quality learning support that enables learners to engage and achieve identified goals to aid their progression.
- To provide support for the delivery of Functional Skills, GCSE and Vocational classes, for those learners in need of additional support.
- To ensure learners with support needs are fully engaged and to reinforce College attendance policies.
- Support learners requiring personal physical care (which could include meeting their toileting and other personal hygiene needs)
- To support a flexible caseload of individual and/or groups of supported learners, with a specialist need.
- To assist in pre-entry activities such as recruitment, enrolment and assessment of support needs.
- To assist in the delivery of entry screening and initial diagnostics and use results to inform Personal Learning Plans, set targets and monitor progress.
- Liaise with tutors, lecturers and other lead delivery staff prior to the start of learning to ensure support can be targeted and managed within the learning session.
- To assist in the planning, implementation and measurement of the impact of one to one and group work carried out in order to evaluate its effectiveness and work towards continual improvement of the service.
- To maintain accurate records of all information and interventions, ensuring all administration is completed promptly and efficiently within agreed timescales.
- To contribute to the negotiation, monitoring and support of individual learning objectives.
- To enable learning support procedures to be carried out in line with best practice guidelines with regard to safeguarding, and equality and diversity.
- To make an active contribution to the attainment of Functional Skills and GCSEs for supported learners.
- To commit to the safeguarding and promotion of the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults
- To participate in the College's Performance Management Scheme and attend such training events as are necessary to enable him/her to carry out the duties of the job description.
- To continually improve teaching, learning and assessment through proactive CPD and sharing best practice.
- To actively participate in the College's Quality System, including quality improvement strategies and initiatives.
- To undertake such other duties as may be assigned commensurate with the grade and purpose of the post.
- To take reasonable care for the health and safety of him/her and for others affected by his/her work.
- To actively support College Safeguarding, Equality and Diversity policies.
- To operate/conduct all HR tasks and functions within the principles of GDPR.
CONDITIONS OF SERVICE The appointment is subject to the Conditions of Service for Business Support Staff.
All successful applicants will undergo the following checks:
- Enhanced DBS
- 2 x References, one of which must be your current or most recent employer
- Qualification validation check