Learning Support Assistant Tier 1/Communication Support Worker

Job description

Learning Support Assistant Tier 1/Communication Support Worker

Fixed term maternity cover

35 hours per week, 38 weeks per year

£26,489 - £28,269 per annum pro rata

The Curriculum Services Team are passionate about supporting students with Learning Disabilities and/or Difficulties. We are responsible for ensuring that effective and appropriate support provision is allocated to students requiring assistance with accessing their academic studies across City College Norwich, Easton College and Paston College.

City College Norwich is a great place to work. As one of the largest colleges in East Anglia we have a large and diverse team of over nine hundred full and part time staff within teaching and support roles and has opportunities for progression within the workplace.

You will support students who require BSL, AS support and/or students in PMLD (Profound Multiple Learning Disabilities. This is a great opportunity to work in a highly rewarding role.

Applicants must have a Level 3 Certificate in Learning Support (or approved relevant equivalent) and a Level 6 qualification in a specialist area of learning difficulty and/or disability pertinent to the role within the Centre e.g., AS, SEN, BSL.

If you would like more information about this or the role please contact Shirley Barker, Team Leader at [email protected]

Please click here to view the Job Description and Person Specification

Closing date: Tuesday 7 May 2024 at Midnight

As a College we are required to undertake various Safer Recruitment checks as set out within the guidance from the Department for Education Keeping Child Safe in Education. We require all staff to undertake an enhanced Adult and Child Workforce DBS Check and to register with the DBS Update Service. Please note: From 28 November 2020 the government implemented changes to the filtering rules, and we have been instructed that we cannot accept any update service checks on DBS certificates that have been issued before this date. Therefore, a new one must be completed with City College Norwich.