Learning Support Assistant - Huddersfield

Location: Huddersfield

Contract Type: Part-Time 29.6hrs, Part Year, Permanent

Salary: SP17 - £24,767 per annum/pro rata

About the role:

Make a Difference. Change Lives. We are seeking an enthusiastic, compassionate and motivated Learning Support Assistant to join our successful King's Trust Team Programme within Adult & Future Skills. This is a rewarding opportunity to support young people aged 16–25 as they develop confidence, employability skills, resilience and aspirations through a programme of personal development, community projects, work placements and team activities. Working closely with the Course Manager, you will provide tailored support to learners, helping them overcome barriers to learning and achieve positive outcomes. This role is ideal for someone who is passionate about supporting young people and helping them realise their potential.

As a Learning Support Assistant, you will:

• Provide one-to-one and small group support to learners participating in the King's Trust Team Programme.
• Support learners with additional learning, social, emotional or behavioural needs.
• Assist in the planning and delivery of classroom-based learning activities.
• Support learners during community projects, volunteering activities, employer visits and work placements.
• Help learners develop confidence, communication, team working and employability skills.
• Promote positive behaviour, attendance, engagement and achievement.
• Monitor learner progress and maintain accurate records of support provided.
• Work collaboratively with the Team Leader and wider support teams to ensure learners receive appropriate support.
• Contribute to safeguarding and learner wellbeing processes.
• Accompany learners on educational visits, residential activities and off-site learning opportunities where required.

Join us and help young people build the confidence and skills they need to take their next step towards employment, education and a brighter future.

About the College:

Askham Bryan College is a specialist land-based college based across the North of England with centres in York, Middlesbrough, Saltaire, Wakefield and Gateshead. We offer a wide-ranging curriculum to our Further Education students, including Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal Management, Countryside and the Environment, Engineering, Equine, Floristry, Motorsport, Outdoor Adventure Sport, Sports Development, Coaching and Fitness, Uniformed Public Services and Veterinary Nursing.

Benefits of working with Askham Bryan College:

• On-site facilities including a fully functional farm, equine centre, wildlife park and VR suite.
• Beautiful grounds for outdoor learning, meetings and well-being walks.
• Generous pension scheme with generous employer contributions.
• 35 days annual leave, plus 8 days bank holiday, plus Christmas shut down.
• Options for flexible working arrangements (role dependent).
• On-site catering including a canteen and shop.
• Highly discounted gym membership at the on-site gym.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Continuous support from our Recruitment and Employee Lifecycle Partner.
• Enhanced sick pay and compassionate leave scheme.
• Enhanced maternity/adoption pay.

Safeguarding Statement:

The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, volunteers and partners to share this commitment. The Governors and Staff at Askham Bryan College regard each learner as a unique individual and therefore seek to support learner development in ways, which will foster security, confidence and independence. We recognise that high self-esteem, peer support, a secure College environment and clear lines of communication with trusted adults helps all young people and adults particularly those at risk or suffering abuse. These are regarded as central to the wellbeing of the individual and are therefore seen to be an intrinsic part of all aspects of the curriculum and ethos.

Specific measures relating to pre-employment checks:

We may undertake online searches on internet activity as part of our pre-recruitment checks. We ask applicants for details of any convictions and cautions, regardless of whether these have been deemed as “spent”. It is a condition of employment that applicants provide these details. We undertake Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks for prospective employees. Please note that it is an offence to apply for a regulated role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity involving children or vulnerable adults.

Note on “regulated activity”: You are engaging in a regulated activity if you:

• Will be responsible, on a regular basis in a school or college, for teaching, training instructing, caring for or supervising children or vulnerable adults;
• Will be working on a regular basis in a specified establishment, such as a school, or in connection with the purposes of the establishment, where the work gives opportunity for contact with children or vulnerable adults;
• Engage in intimate or personal care or healthcare or any overnight activity, even if this happens only once.