Learning Support Assistant (Maternity Cover) in Stoke-on-Trent

We have an exciting opportunity for a Learning Support Assistant (LSA) to join Landau. This role is about making a real difference - supporting young people who may have faced challenges to achieve, progress and build brighter futures. As an LSA, you will provide high-quality learning support, mentoring and intervention to individuals and small groups, including learners with disabilities, those who are disadvantaged and those disengaged from education. Your aim is to ensure every learner participates, achieves and progresses in their programme. If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, please apply with your CV. Shortlisted candidates will be sent an application form to complete.

Key Responsibilities

• Support and mentor learners (on and off-site) in line with programme requirements and tutor direction
• Work with tutors to identify additional support needs and tailor activities and materials
• Provide targeted support to help learners develop knowledge, skills, confidence and independence
• Identify barriers to learning and implement appropriate strategies
• Support assessments, learner portfolios, feedback, progress reviews and administration
• Promote positive behaviour management in line with policies
• Contribute creative ideas to engage learners and overcome barriers
• Provide pastoral support, information, advice and guidance
• Support learners to achieve qualifications, complete portfolios and meet personal development goals
• Assist with medical needs where required
• Keep tutors and managers informed of learner progress and liaise with parents/stakeholders where appropriate
• Support work experience placements and enrichment activities
• Provide support for learners with SEND or EHCPs, ensuring health, safety and wellbeing
• Act as key worker for identified learners, promoting engagement, attendance and achievement
• Monitor safeguarding, wellbeing and adherence to EHCP requirements
• Provide flexible support across the organisation as required

Other Duties

• Attend team and departmental meetings
• Transport learners to activities using public transport, own vehicle or Landau vehicles
• Act as an ambassador for the charity
• Provide management information and support to staff and the CEO
• Undertake additional duties within salary scale where required

Qualifications

• Suitable qualification in teaching, mentoring or learning support - E
• Maths and English at level 2 minimum - E
• L3 or Degree qualifications or equivalent in a relevant subject - D

Experience

• Experience of supporting learners with SEMH and SEN - particularly in functional skills and employability skills - E
• Experience working with learners who have issues with anxiety, confidence or who are overcoming disadvantages - E
• Experience meeting the requirements of learners with Education, Health and Care Plans - D
• Experience planning, preparing or adapting resources to meet learner need - E
• Safeguarding and/or First Aid training or willingness to train - D

Skills and Attributes

• Creative and innovative, able to devise practical approaches that will interest and motivate learners - E
• Good IT skills and ability to undertake essential administrative or reporting tasks - E

Personal Qualities, Communicating and Relating to Others

• Strong commitment to supporting all learners - E
• Excellent organisational skills, time-keeping and reliability - E
• Able to build trust and rapport with learners post 16 - E
• Resilience, positivity and team working - E
• Ability to plan, risk assess and supervise off-site activity, such as visits or work experience placements - E

Safeguarding

Be able to display an awareness, understanding and commitment to the protection and safeguarding of young people and vulnerable adults. (E)

This post requires a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) disclosure at an Enhanced level (E).

Other

• Have an understanding of and be able to demonstrate a commitment to Equal Opportunities and Diversity. (E)
• Ability to travel between Landau sites or on Landau business (E)
• Disability Confident

About Disability Confident

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.