Milton Keynes College
Job title:
Learning Support Assistant – Prison Education – HMP Lewes
Company:
Milton Keynes College
Job description
Learning Support AssistantLocation: HMP Lewes, 1 Brighton Road, Lewes BN7 1EA
Hours: 37.75 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
Flexible Working: We welcome applications from those seeking flexible or part time hours
Salary: Up to £24,500 per annum (Subject to experience)
Apprenticeships: Development opportunities are available through Apprenticeship standards
Reporting To: Education ManagerIN SHORTAre you looking for a new challenge? Do you like to help others? You will be a passionate, creative and empathetic towards our learners and be able to offer knowledge and guidance to ensure they progress in their studies with Milton Keynes College.MK College Group are recruiting for a Learning Support Assistant who has a holistic approach to highlighting learning needs and disabilities. You will be part of the Education Team based on site at HMP Lewes. Training can be provided for the right candidate.As a successful Learning Support Assistant, you will provide inspirational and creative learning support to small groups of learners and on a 1:1 basis. Your focus will be on Maths and English and improving learner skills, leading to employability outcomes, with effective target setting to meet individual needs. The ability to build good working relationships with learners is a key aspect of the role to help them overcome negative experiences that may be a barrier to reaching their potential and communicating these needs to the relevant teachers with support plans.As a Learning Support Assistant, you will be working across the whole prison, on all wings where education is delivered. This is a varied and interesting role with the opportunity to see learners develop and achieve.MK College will treat all applicants fairly and with respect, irrespective of their background, disability or any other individual characteristic. We particularly encourage applications from people with backgrounds which are currently under-represented within Milton Keynes College. All offers made to successful candidates are subject to satisfactory outcomes to a range of pre-employment checks including a Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In addition, security clearance is required for all prison services positions up to Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) level.OUR BENEFITS
- 25 days annual leave, 3 additional company closure days and UK Bank Holidays (entitlement will be pro-rated for part-time employees)
- Generous Pension Scheme
- Professional development opportunities, including professional qualifications
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) accessible 24 hours per day, 365 days per year
- A variety of amazing discounts with NUS Card and our reward and recognition platform Encore
- Employee wellbeing platform
Expected salary
£20000 – 25000 per year
Location
Lewes, East Sussex
Job date
Wed, 21 Aug 2024 04:20:46 GMT
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