Learning Support Assistant - Foundation

Windsor Forest College Group is looking for a Learning Support Assistanttojoin the Foundation team at Slough & Langley College on a term-time contract working on a part-time basis.

Learning Support Assistant Foundation

We are seeking a Learning Support Assistant at our Langley Campus to work with learners in our Foundation Department. This position offers a 22.5 hour working week and requires the candidate to work 37 weeks per year.

Your role will involve providing support to learners with Special Educational Needs (SEN) to enable them with accessing the curriculum and participating fully in college life.

Working under the direction of the Curriculum Leader for Foundation Department, the responsibility of this role will be to assist with teaching, learning, providing educational and mentoring support for students with SEN, and promoting positive relationships and acceptable behaviour.

The ideal candidate should have a can-do attitude, be able to build rapport with students and staff, have flexibility in working with different students, and be willing to take on new challenges.

The successful Learning Support Assistant Foundation should have good organizational, administrative, and planning skills, a commitment to the academic and personal development of students with additional needs, good communication skills, and the ability to use initiative and think ahead.

For further details on this role please refer to the attached job description/person specification.

About Us

The Windsor Forest Colleges Group (TWFCG) is a leading education provider in the South-East. Our staff work across 4 main campuses at Langley, Windsor, Strodes-Egham and Berkshire College of Agriculture-Maidenhead. Our teams place the learner at the heart of all we do and in our state-of-the-art learning environments we are proud to deliver education and training to a diverse group of students and businesses each year.

This role offers a term-time position to be based at Slough & Langley College

Our staff benefit from:

- Career progression opportunities for ambitious staff

- Access to a wide range of subsidised leisure courses

- Access to excellent defined benefit pension schemes

- Free on-site parking at all sites

- Cycle to Work Scheme

- Family friendly policies to support Work Life Balance

- On-site Coffee Shop & Cafeteria

- Various health & wellbeing benefits including discounted gym memberships, confidential staff counselling and discounted hair and beauty treatments at The Salon at Slough & Langley College

Please be advised that the vacancy will close on 27h December 2024.

Interviews will be held on a rolling basis.

To apply please visit our careers page and complete the online application form.

Please ensure you pay particular attention to the supporting statement of the online application form making sure to include details of how you meet each of the essential criteria listed on the person specification.

*Applications will be shortlisted on a rolling basis, and we reserve the right to interview and appoint before this closing date. We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment.

The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS and Barred List check along with other legally required checks which are an essential part of the safeguarding process.

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