Learning Support Assistant

Warwickshire County Council

About Us And The Role

Warwickshire County Council’s Adult and Community Learning is a dynamic, forward-looking adult education service, judged ‘Good’ by Ofsted. We provide a wide range of adult learning courses across the county. Our county-wide programme for adults with SEND/learning disabilities and/or learning difficulties is expanding and we are looking for a Learning Support Assistant to join our experienced and friendly team.

This is a fixed term, term time only post (36 weeks) for 7.5 hours per week over three days. We have three base offices across the county, one of which will be your base: Pound Lane Learning Centre in Leamington Spa; Bloxham Centre in Rugby and Camp Hill Early Years Centre in Nuneaton. Your main contact time will take place in community venues.

This post will cover three sessions per week. Initially this will likely be based in Rugby on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons (12:45-15:15), plus one other session to be confirmed. There will be a requirement at times to travel county-wide for service and team meetings, and there may be a requirement for county-wide travel for supporting teaching and learning. Where there is a requirement for county-wide travel, travel expenses may be payable.

Key Requirements

You will have had experience of working with people with learning disabilities and/or learning difficulties. Working under the direction of a tutor, in a range of classes, you will have excellent communication skills, patience and a flexible approach to your work. You must be committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and to supporting the rights and aspirations of under-represented groups.

Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!

At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.

Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund '

The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

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Additional Information

Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre-engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Tanya Speirs: TanyaSpeirs@warwickshire.gov.uk

Closing date: midnight on Monday 30 th September 2024

Interviews are scheduled to take place on 9 th October 2024

Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce. See more