Learning Support Assistants

Full time (up to 35 hours), part time and supply hours available over 38 weeks per year

Up to £18,326 per annum

Do you have the desire to make a difference, have great people skills and potential ability to support young people with learning difficulties and or disabilities? Then we have an opening for you.

We are looking for Learning Support Assistants (LSA) within our Curriculum Services team to work across the following three City College Norwich campuses: Norwich campus, Easton campus and Paston campus, supporting in a range of learning environments and academic areas.

These posts are for full or part time hours available over 36 weeks per year of term time and additional two weeks of CPD (continuous professional development). There is also an opportunity for evening hours as well.

As well as working across our mainstream courses, there are fantastic opportunities to work at the college in one of our specialist areas and rated outstanding by Ofsted – PAL (Preparation for Adult Life). The students in this area come to learn and gain independence skills, accessing the latest technology and facilities. We have purpose-built learning environments, with specialist sensory area, a rebound therapy room and two personal care suites.

We are looking for people with an experience in vocational trades, digital/IT backgrounds etc that feel they can share their experience to motivate and engage those who want to work in these areas in the future.

We are also looking for anyone with level 2/3 BSL signing skills to open the world for some of our students and give them the gift of accessing education in the same way as their hearing peers.

We are an inclusive employer and our current team of LSAs are from different backgrounds, experiences, both male and female of wide age range. We have a flexible approach to working hours, to fit in with other commitments you may have.

Looking for progression – not a problem. After completing our training, we can support you into a variety of roles within the department and college, just ask at interview.

We would like to hear from even if you don’t have experience but would like to make a difference through additional learning support.

We can arrange for you to come and talk to us to find out more, as well as guide you to what we are looking for in a person and application to get to interview and work for us.

When you join the college, we give training to allow you to progress. Applicants for Tier 4 positions must have or be willing to undertake the Level 2 Certificate in Learning Support or equivalent programme within 2 years, where we provide the training. Applications welcome from those new to support but looking for a career in supporting students with a learning disability or difficulty.

City College Norwich is a great place to work. We are one of three National SEND Centre for Excellence and are privileged to be part of positive and stepped changed to the SEND sector. As one of the largest colleges in East Anglia we have a large and diverse team of over nine hundred full and part time staff within teaching and support roles and there are opportunities for progression within the workplace. Curriculum Services is a large team with 200 members and by joining us you will part of a large dynamic supportive team, undertaking rewarding life changing work for our SEND students.

If you would like more information about this or the role please contact Shirley Barker, Team Leader.

To view the Job Description and Person Specification and to apply please visit our website by clicking on the \’apply on company website\’ button.

Closing date: Monday 21st April at Midnight

As a College we are required to undertake various Safer Recruitment checks as set out within the guidance from the Department for Education Keeping Child Safe in Education. We require all staff to undertake an enhanced Adult and Child Workforce DBS Check and to register with the DBS Update Service. Please note: From 28 November 2020 the government implemented changes to the filtering rules, and we have been instructed that we cannot accept any update service checks on DBS certificates that have been issued before this date. Therefore, a new one must be completed with City College Norwich.