Full time Based in Bournemouth Permanent role A fantastic opportunity to work in a specialist further education college offering both day and 38-52 week residential placements. They provide holistic education for students aged 16-25 years who have a diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Disorder and associated mental health conditions. The college uses specialist education approaches, therapeutic support and environments and staffing expertise to prepare students to meet the demands of adult life in a positive way. Main Duties and Responsibilities Follow plans and directions from the Tutor or Instructor Provide pedagogical leadership to the LSA team and coaching where applicable. Support the delivery of the college curriculum up to and including Level 3 Qualifications Leading learning on occasion, when appropriate and required. Establishing productive working relationships with learners, acting as a role model an setting high expectations. Supporting learners consistently whilst recognising and responding to their individual needs. Attending to learners’ personal needs and provide advise to assist in their social, health, and hygiene development, during the college day. Working with the Tutor in lesson planning, evaluating and adjusting lessons/work plans as appropriate. Establishing constructive relationships and communicating with other agencies/professionals, to support the achievement and progress of learners. Establish productive working relationships with learners, acting as a role model and setting high expectations. The successful candidate ideally must have a recognised Level 3 supporting teaching and learning qualification. It is essential that you have previously supported post 16 students with SEN, or have a background in special education at any key stage. You must be a team player to work as a team to manage challenging situations, at the same time to be able to use initiative to work independently. Working with Long Term Teachers: We are an independent agency working with Nurseries, Primary, Secondary and Special Schools. LTT was founded with the aim of creating a genuine, transparent and straightforward service to help candidates secure their next role. We place a huge emphasis on delivering an exceptional service where you will be supported, listened to and valued throughout. Your dedicated consultant will invest time to understand your experience, skill-set and what your ideal role looks like. You will have frequent updates with your progress through compliance, applications for specific roles as well as receiving additional information on roles which we feel may be of interest to you. We are proud members of the REC and we have the highest standard of compliance. Working with us means you will get the very best support and guidance through the clearance process from your own specific point of contact from our in-house compliance team.