Casual Learning Support Assistant
Salary: £12.99 per hour
Hours: Varied
Contract Type: Casual
Sites: Lancashire Adult Learning- various community venues across Lancashire
Closing Date: 10 August 2025
Interview Date: TBC
Would you like to be part of a team that aims to create the extraordinary?'
Our Organisation
This role is advertised by NCC Professional Services. Part of Nelson and Colne College Group, NCC Professional Services provides expert business support services to the wider College Group.
Nelson and Colne College Group is a beacon for educational excellence, made up of a family of colleges - Nelson & Colne College, Accrington & Rossendale College and Lancashire Adult Learning. The College Group is the only Further Education college in Lancashire to be graded as Outstanding' under the new Ofsted inspection framework.
Together the Group forms a Sixth Form, Skills and Technology Centre, University Centre, employer training and adult learning provider delivering exceptional teaching and learning to all ages and at all levels.
The Exciting Role
An exciting opportunity has become available for several Casual Learning Support Assistants to work with learners enrolled on a variety of adult courses with Lancashire Adult Learning.
Within this role, you will be working with adult learners in the community in several locations throughout Lancashire, therefore you must have full driving licence, access to your own vehicle and insurance for business use to facilitate access to venues in the community.
What You Will Be Doing:
Providing high quality learning support to individuals or small groups of learners with special educational needs and disabilities and/or additional support needs for literacy and numeracy, implementing recommended inclusion strategies and liaising regularly with curriculum colleagues to ensure a consistent approach to support. This could include in and out of class support, educational visits and work placement.
Recording, reviewing and adapting support strategies throughout the academic year as appropriate using college systems.
Assisting learners to use specialist equipment and ensuring that learners understand the importance of assistive technology and encouraging its use both in and outside of the classroom to promote independence.
Maintaining up to date records of support delivered and the impact of the support for the learner using college systems.
Contributing to Annual Reviews for learners with Education, Health and Care Plans.
What We Are Looking For:
English and Maths qualifications at a minimum of GCSE Grade 4 or Level 2.
Qualification related to SEND or the support of Teaching and Learning or willingness to work towards.
Level 2 qualification in IT or evidence of good practical IT skills.
Knowledge and understanding of a range of additional needs and their impact upon an individual's capacity to learn.
A flexible and student-centred approach.
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
What We Offer in Return:
Generous annual leave entitlement increasing to a maximum of 28 days (with service), plus Bank Holidays and closure days - totalling 41 days per year
Access to a workplace pension scheme - with employer contributions of 5%
Enhanced occupational sick pay scheme and access to family friendly policies and benefits
A range of health and wellbeing benefits and support
Staff recognition scheme, including long service awards
Free on-site parking on all College sites
Please visit our working for us' section of our website for a full list of our benefits https://careers.nelson.ac.uk/working-for-us/benefits/
How to Apply:
Still Interested?
If you're interested in this post and would like to know more, then please visit our website and complete an application form. Website: https://careers.nelson.ac.uk/
Further questions: please contact our friendly HR Team h.resources@nelsongroup.ac.uk
*Please note we only accept applications submitted via our website*
Please note: All of our posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check due to working with vulnerable adults and children. Should you wish to discuss this further, please get in touch with the HR team
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