Job Title: Educational Support Assistant
Based: Hulme, Manchester
Salary: £19,719 – £21,509 per annum, pro-rata. (£16,867 – £18,398 actual)
Job Type: Full Time, Term-Time only
Closing Date: Friday 17th June 2022 at 10am
Role Purpose:
To work under the specific supervision, instruction and guidance of the class teacher to support the teaching and learning activities in the classroom and off site provision with students who have complex and severe learning difficulties.
To deliver study skill support & SEN intervention to supervise groups and occasionally whole classes for a session/lesson in the classroom or outside the main teaching area as required.
Key Responsibilities:
- To offer high level support to A Level and BTEC students and deliver high level intervention programmes.
- To work with groups of students under the supervision of the teacher including the delivery of therapy and programmes of work.
- To record students’ progress in the classroom and during off site education provision and activities.
- Provide feedback to students in relation to progress and achievements under the guidance of the teacher.
- To support students’ learning by working with them to understand the activity and using appropriate strategies to keep students ‘on task’ and engaged in the work set, under instruction from the class teacher.
- To assist the teacher to ensure a safe classroom and outdoor environment, checking materials and personal equipment for defects and implement risk assessments carried out by the teacher according to college guidelines.
- To liaise with therapists, medical staff and other personnel working with students as required, assisting with the co-ordinating and planning of programmes of work and to integrate specialist advice and practice under the supervision of the teacher.
- To support the use of ICT in learning activities and with specific programmes to support learning.
- To provide regular feedback on the students learning and behaviour to the teacher including feedback on the effectiveness of the behaviour strategies adopted.
- To understand and use group dynamics to promote group effectiveness and support group and individual performance, when working with a group of students.
- To prepare and maintain basic classroom resources and equipment as directed by the class teacher and assist the students in their use.
- To follow an accredited scheme of work as directed by the teacher.
- To prepare the classroom as directed for lessons, ensuring that resources are available and cleared away at the end of the lesson as appropriate.
- To observe and record students’ progress under the direction of the teacher.
- To provide regular feedback to teachers and to other professionals on students achievement and progress.
The Candidate:
Essential
- Experience in an administrative role
- Proficiency in working with standard office applications such as MS Word, Excel
- Excellent organisational and administrative skills
- Ability to prioritise and multitask, managing own workload
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Excellent standards of literacy and numeracy
- Ability to work with other staff as a team
- Excellent organisational and administrative skills
- Excellent communication and listening skills
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Evidence of commitment to Continuous Professional Development
- IT literate
- Educated to degree level or equivalent, or substantial relevant experience that demonstrates a high order of literacy, numeracy and analytical skills.
- Positive and enthusiastic
- Flexibility and a readiness to undertake a wide range of tasks
- Committed to Equality and Diversity
- Flexibility and a readiness to undertake a wide range of tasks
- Enhanced DBS Clearance
- Can evidence proof of right of work in the UK
Desirable
- Administrative experience in an educational environment
- A clear understanding of developments in post-16 education
Staff Benefits
- Free secure on-site parking
- Cycle to Work and Technology schemes
- Free onsite fitness classes including Yoga and Pilates
- Free tea and coffee in all staffrooms and subsidised Starbucks pod on campus
- Free staff lunch and refreshments on inset days
- Access to wellbeing services such as private physio and virtual GP appointments through our enhanced Occupational Health package
- End of term all-staff celebration lunch
Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.
Candidates with the experience and relevant job titles of: Educational Support Assistant, English Language Teaching Support, Learning Support Worker, LSA, LSW, Learning Support Assistant, Teaching Support Assistant, Teaching Assistant will be considered for this role.
