Learning Support Assistant

Job Description

Join our team!Have you got experience working with teenagers or young adultsTradewind are recruiting for a Learning Support Assistant, LSA, for a Further Education setting in Trafford.About the role:

• Learning Support Assistant at FE college in Trafford.
• Supporting post 16 students with a variety of additional needs including Social, Emotional or Mental Health needs (SEMH), Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, Sensory impairment or medical needs.
• Start September 2023.
• Full time and long term, will turn permanent for the right person.
• Hours will likely be 9am-3:30pm although there may be some variation.
• Pay up to £13.50/hr depending on experience.
• You will be required to support students in small groups and on a 1:1 basis.
• You will need to provide nurturing and caring support for the students physical, emotional, behavioural as well as academically.
• Previous experience as a Learning Mentor, Learning Facilitator, Learning Support Assistant, LSA, Teaching Assistant, SEN Teaching Assistant, Youth Worker or Residential Support Worker is required.

About the school:

• This is a Further Education college catering for young adults aged 16-19.
• They are a large, diverse, busy and dynamic college.
• Inclusiveness is at the hear of what they do and diversity & equality are celebrated.
• They offer a large range of subjects over several sites.
• This Learning Support Assistant role comes under the Inclusion department.
• Staff promote independence, enthusiasm for learning, confidence and courage in their pupils and this is the basis on which pupils are able to achieve.

About the pupils:

• Students are aged 16-19.
• There are students from all walks of life with differing backgrounds etc.
• Several students have Social, Emotional or Mental Health needs, SEMH, and need regular 1:1 support.
• Some pupils come from vulnerable and challenging backgrounds so you will need to be empathetic to this situations and give pupils lots of time and space.
• Other students require support with numeracy, literacy, comprehension, sensory needs, physical or medical needs.

Benefits of working through Tradewind:

• An honest and friendly team with a wealth of educational experience
• Consultants that will listen to what you want and support you wherever necessary
• Top rates of pay through our attraction of the best education talent
• More training and development than any other agency - which is why we can offer you more certified CPD courses than any other education recruitment agency, 25 to be exact! Thats 18 more than our next nearest competitor
• A great referral scheme - recommend a friend and earn a generous reward
• A straightforward Online Portal for your timesheets and log your availability
• Free social and networking events to get to know your peers and consultants

To apply for this Trafford based Learning Support Assistant role & register with Tradewind please call Graham in the Manchester office on , or email To join us and be successful in this Learning Support Assistant role, you will need to:

• Have an enhanced DBS certificate on the Update Service
• Overseas Police Clearances (if applicable).
• 2 Professional references checks.
• Provide a CV with a full history.
• Have the legal right to work in the UK.
• Have some experience with teenagers or young adults.

A bit more about Tradewind...

1. As a Sunday Times Top 100 employer, were committed to putting candidates & staff first
2. We employ the best in the business to provide an exceptional service to our candidates
3. Top rates of pay (all rates are typically inclusive of holiday pay, however we will happily accrue this upon request)
4. More free CPD courses than any other education recruiter
5. Awarded REC Audited Education Gold Standard status and were proudly an Equal Opportunities Employer

Keyskills :
Further EducationSENPRUTeaching AssistantLearning Support AssistantLSALearning MentorSEN Teaching AssistantSecondary Teaching AssistantLearning FacilitatorSEMHSEMH Teaching AssistantFE TACollege Mentor