Job Details:
Salary range: GBP 29,286 : GBP 29,703 pro:rata, per annum (actual salary GBP 26,503 : GBP 26,881 per annum). Salary negotiable depending upon experience.
Work location:219 Lisson Grove, London, NW8 8LW
Hours per week: 36
Contract type: Permanent
Vetting requirements: Enhanced DBS Check
Closing date: 21 September 2025
Agency workers or employees of WCC partners:
If you are an agency worker, a contractor or employed by Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC), Hammersmith and Fulham (H and F) or a partner organisation of Westminster City Council please apply via this link.
About Us:
THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF CAROL'S LIFE:CHANGING JOURNEY
As the educational arm of Westminster City Council, Westminster Adult Education Service (WAES) is a world of extraordinary stories. From Childcare and Early Years Education to ESOL, and from Accounting and Digital to the Creative Arts and more, WAES's courses offer unparalleled opportunities to grow, develop and acquire new skills. People like Carol work to help everyone in our diverse communities to achieve their potential and transform their lives.
Carol left a music industry career back in the 80s, to volunteer in a local nursery. It changed her life. Now she's managing a team to help create life:changing opportunities for children and families across Westminster and beyond. She's never looked back. She loves working in, and for the benefit of, her local community. From volunteering to getting a job in a nursery, to studying and becoming a Childcare Development lecturer, to joining Westminster City Council back in 1989, Carol has always seized every chance to keep learning and progressing. And now, she encourages her team to do the same. She puts her heart into enabling people's development. That's why Carol and Westminster are so well suited. We're all about nurturing people too.
Carol's immensely proud of her team, many of whom joined as learners. They have qualified and progressed. And they've achieved an Outstanding Ofsted grading together. She's also proud that WAES can give opportunities to local people with potential. Just as enthused and ambitious now as she was 35 years ago, there are still goals Carol wants to achieve for her team, for learners, children and families. With Westminster, she's in exactly the right place to keep doing that.
To find out more about our work, visit waes.ac.uk.
The Role:
As a Learning Support Practitioner, you can make your own contribution to Westminster's success. This is a meaningful, hands:on role where you will support learners with a range of needs to build confidence, overcome barriers, and achieve their potential : both inside and outside the classroom. Working as part of WAES's supportive and inclusive Additional Learning Support (ALS) team, you'll play a vital role in making education accessible, engaging, and empowering for every student.
You will provide one:to:one, small group, and in:class support tailored to individual learner needs. This may include helping with literacy and numeracy, taking notes during lectures, supporting IT use, or managing behaviour that challenges. You'll also contribute to learners wellbeing and personal development, encouraging good attendance and punctuality, and offering breaktime or personal care support when needed.
Working closely with teaching staff, SENCOs, and other professionals, you'll share observations, contribute to lesson planning, prepare resources, and support curriculum delivery across a range of subjects. You'll also assist with trips, events, enrolment weeks, and assessments : including exam invigilation and initial assessments : playing a key part in the learner journey from start to finish.
This role involves working with a diverse caseload, balancing classroom support, admin duties, and communication with multiple stakeholders. Emotional resilience, patience, and teamwork will be key to your success : but the impac