Learning Assistant - Horticulture
Salary: £26,308.80 per annum
40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
Ruskin Mill College provides innovative and experiential education and training for young people marginalised by disadvantage, exclusion or special learning needs. Inspired by Rudolf Steiner, William Morris and John Ruskin, the college actively promotes, through craftsmanship and entrepreneurship, the traditional economic activities of the Cotswolds.
An opportunity has become available to join Ruskin Mill College, Ruskin Mill Trust, as part of the committed team focusing on the holistic needs of the students. This role is challenging and rewarding. We are looking for people with great character and a desire to make a positive impact on young people's lives, and to provide students with support and guidance to help them engage in timetabled sessions in a safe and appropriate way.
We are seeking to appoint a Learning Assistant to offer specific and specialist educational support to the Horticulture Tutor in the delivery of a therapeutic education programme to a number of students using methods in line with the Trust's Steiner principles.
Main Duties:
* To assist and work closely with the Horticulture Tutor in session to progress students towards their short, medium and long term outcomes;
* To assist the Horticulture Tutor in planning sessions to differentiate for the range of students under the tutor's remit in order to progress each student educationally as well as to mitigate safeguarding risk;
* To follow the Horticulture Tutor's instructions in relation to planned activities;
* To assist the Horticulture Tutor in feeding into the data capture and assessment process behind student progression;
* To communicate consistently, openly and frequently with relevant parties in helping students to progress educationally towards their targets
Working at Ruskin Mill Trust is incredibly rewarding; we offer competitive salaries and holiday allowances, an auto-enrolment pension scheme with a salary sacrifice option, a health cash plan and employee assistance programme via Medicash.
In addition, staff receive valuable training opportunities including an in-depth interactive induction to enable our new team members to experience our Practical Skills Therapeutic Education (PSTE) curriculum and also opportunities for further training and academic research including our own MSc in Practical Skills Therapeutic Education.
Full details of our benefits can be viewed on
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £26,308.80 per year
Ability to commute/relocate:
* Nailsworth: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
* Gardening: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
* Driving Licence (preferred)
Work Location: In person