Learning Support Officer

Location: Lyneham, Swindon, GB, SN15 4PZ

Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Learning Support Officer at our Lyneham site.

The role:

• To ensure that all students trained at the defence school with Specific Learning Differences (SpLD) or who need additional support to access their learning or undertake their role are supported appropriately.
• Day-to-day, you’ll ensure students with SpLD are identified, assessed, and supported in a coherent and effective way.
• The LSO is responsible for the effective delivery of learning support to students and for signposting of learning support to permanent staff.
• Delivery of study skills lessons to trainees and students.
• Delivery of learning support including individual and team goal setting, creating individual learning plans, coaching and development.
• Identify and adopt the most effective teaching approaches for pupils with SEN and share approaches with colleagues.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based on site at Lyneham.

Essential experience of the Learning Support Officer:

• Extensive education / training quality experience (ideally in the adult sector).
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office applications.
• Delivery of specialist instruction.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrates a high level of organisational skills.

Qualifications for the Learning Support Officer:

• Level 7 Qualification for Access Arrangements
• Level 4 FE teaching qualification
• Level 5 (Cert Ed) or Level 6 (PGCE)
• A recognised qualification in Special Educational Needs

Security Clearance:

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held.

What we offer:

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day’s paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International:

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.