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Hours: A variety of opportunities are available throughout the week, hourly paid contracts are

variable and as such the hours can increase or decrease according to business needs

Salary: £12.09 per hour

Reporting to: Team Leader - Learning Support

Primary Location: Northampton, Booth Lane Campus/Lower Mounts/Daventry (Please indicate

your preference of site on the application)

Closing Date: The recruitment for these roles is ongoing.

About Northampton College

Northampton College is proud to be the leading provider of further education in the South East Midlands region. As a College,

who have been rated by Ofsted as ‘good’ with outstanding features, we are committed to developing the professional and

technical skills of our students, who are the workforce and leaders of the future.

The Team

The School of Academic & Vocational Support, services all learning support across the college. The school contains many
teams which comprise of specialist teachers, practitioners, and support staff with diverse skills, that work with curriculum teams
to support students in their learning. The roles within the school have a focus on supporting students with Special Educational
Needs, Disability, and to help support the missed learning that has arisen due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Role

Learning Support Assistants work under the direction of class teachers and specialist practitioners to ensure that students with
Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities can access their classroom and learning, and the full college experience.

Support may be provided to students who have experienced previous challenges in accessing maths and/or English, or have
medical, physical, sensory, life and social skills, emotional and/or mental health requirements, and the role has a focus on
enabling students to learn independently. The role assists in maintaining quality of support for students and ensures that the
records of support delivered to students is accurate.

The Successful Candidate

The successful candidate’s knowledge, skills, experience, abilities and qualities will include:

• Adaptability and Flexibility

• Awareness of Special educational needs and disabilities

• Strong communication skills

• Good English and maths knowledge

• Confidence in promoting independent learning.

• A positive outlook
  

Rewards and Benefits include.

• Discounts through membership of the NUS, ranging from Student Prime (Amazon), to eating out, fashion, beauty,

entertainment, technology and travel.

• Eligible to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (a defined benefit scheme including an employer contribution rate of

25.20%)

• Right to request flexible working from start date

• Access to continued professional development.

• Free car parking and electric car charging facilities

• Gym facilities

• 24 hours per day, 365 days per year Employee Support Helpline

• Enhanced maternity/shared parental and paternity schemes

• Paid Compassionate Leave - up to five working days paid absence (in a rolling twelve-month period) on compassionate

If you would like to be a part of our successful team please go to https://www.northamptoncollege.ac.uk/working-for-us.html for

further details on how to apply.

This post will require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

Job Description & Person Specification

Hourly Paid Learning Support Assistant

Ref: HP2324001

Hours: A variety of opportunities are available throughout the week, hourly paid contracts are

variable and as such the hours can increase or decrease according to business needs

Salary: £12.09 per hour

Reporting to: Team Leader - Learning Support

Primary Location: Northampton, Booth Lane Campus/Lower Mounts/Daventry (Please indicate

your preference of site on the application)

Closing Date: The recruitment for these roles is ongoing.

If you would like to be a part of our successful team please go to

https://www.northamptoncollege.ac.uk/working-for-us.html for further details on how to apply.

This post will require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

Northampton College

Northampton College is proud to be the leading provider of further education in the South East Midlands region. As a College,

who have been rated by Ofsted as ‘good’ with outstanding features, we are committed to developing the professional and

technical skills of our students, who are the workforce and leaders of the future.

The College has a culture of high expectations and high achievement, with 95% of students passing their qualifications and 94%

progressing into employment or further study. The expertise, professionalism and commitment of all our staff is critical to the

students’ and College’s success as we strive for excellence in everything we do and our ambition to be an outstanding College.

Values

• Strive to always be excellent

• Respect and support each other.

• Put students at the heart of our college.

• Ensure the wellbeing of staff and students, build resilience, and celebrate differences.

• Make sure employer needs are at the heart of our plans.

• Be a positive influence in our community.

Working as part of the team

The School of Academic & Vocational Support are very proud to support Northampton College’s culture of high standards, an

inclusive working and learning environment, and a professional committed workforce who are focussed on supporting our

students to achieve the best they possibly can.

The school services all learning support across the college. The team comprises of specialist teachers, practitioners, and

support staff, with diverse skills that work with curriculum teams to support students in their learning, inclusive of those with

Special Educational Needs and Disability.

Role Specification

• To assist teachers within the classroom, by supporting individual or groups of students with learning and/or physical

• To be aware of lesson objectives, and to work in the classroom, under the direction of the class teacher.

• To be aware of students’ disabilities and support plans.
  

• Act as a prompt and supporting students to remain on task.

• Revisit key points with students in need of consolidation work

• Contribute to forward planning, and to the review of student Education Health and Care plans.

• Keeping a record of significant observation to share with the teacher.

• Signpost students to relevant support services

• To encourage the student to develop independent learning and study skills.

• To encourage the student to develop independent living and social skills.

• Providing 1:1 and / or small group study skills support to learners

• Record work completed onto the relevant electronic college systems, contributing to audit requirements.

• Participate in staff training, development, appraisal systems and observation processes to enhance personal performance

• Act as a key link between teaching staff, to ensure all are aware of the progress of students.

• Obtain advice and guidance from the relevant teacher/practitioner in the school, to ensure that the support that you are

• Support cross-college examination invigilation, to include acting as a reader, scribe, or familiar face, as part of student’s

• Record summary notes of the support that has been delivered onto the student’s Individual Learning Profile.

• Attend college meetings and departmental briefings as required.
  

Generic Business Support

• To support and contribute to the friendly and supportive ethos of the Faculty/Department, particularly in communications with

• To maintain the highest professional standards

• To participate on appraisal and staff development

• To treat colleagues with dignity and respect

• To demonstrate an understanding of the significance of equality of opportunity and diversity, and implement it in all aspects

• To carry out any other duties as required by the organisation including supporting College Open Events and invigilating

• To ensure a healthy and safe working environment at all times, and take reasonable care for your own safety and that of

• To comply with all approved College policies and procedures

• Ability to travel to other College sites as and when required.
  

The above list is not exhaustive. The responsibilities and duties may vary from time to time without changing the character of
the post. You will be expected to adopt a flexible approach to ensure the efficient and effective running of departments.

Other Information

Dignity, Diversity and Inclusion

Northampton College is proud of its diverse cohort of students and is committed, morally and through statute, to the values of
equality, diversity and inclusion.

To embed this throughout the College we encourage and welcome applications for job vacancies from people of all
backgrounds. Our recruitment and selection processes incorporate anonymity of protected characteristics at both the
shortlisting of applications stage and through selection process, wherever feasible.

This, along with other measures that promote full and fair consideration of all applications, along with the College’s implicit ethos
of inclusion, enables the College to promote equality of opportunity and eliminate unlawful discrimination on the grounds of: sex;
race; disability; age; sexual orientation; gender reassignment; religion or belief; marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

All members of the College’s staff community are required to adhere to and promote the College’s values of respect for each
other, dignity, diversity and equal opportunity, enabling the continual evolution of a culture of inclusion, where diversity and
difference is embraced and open, positive discussion is genuinely valued.

As importantly, the College will not tolerate unlawful discrimination, harassment or victimisation within the organisation.

Northampton College prides itself on being the College of the community and its role in enabling access to education and the
provision of an inclusive learning environment, where respect and differentiation in learning is fundamental to our students’
success.

Safeguarding

The College is committed to the safeguarding the welfare of its students, staff and visitors.

Safeguarding checks, for example obtaining employment references and the completion of Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS)
checks for all new/potential employees and regular visitors to the College, help ensure the safety of our College environment.

It is compulsory for all staff to complete safeguarding training both at the start of their employment and regularly throughout their
employment to ensure they have the knowledge to fulfil their safeguarding responsibilities in respect to keeping children safe in
education. This includes being able to work with students to develop their understanding of the values of democracy, the rule of
law, individual liberty, mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs, and for those without faith.

The College has policies and procedures in place to deal effectively with child protection and safeguarding issues, including
those which align with the PREVENT counter-terrorism strategy.

Additionally, the College has robust Safeguarding recording and monitoring processes which correlate with current safeguarding
legislation.

Professional Development and Performance and Appraisal Reviews

In addition to mandatory training in respect to Equality and Diversity, Safeguarding and Data Protection (and any other training
that the College considers all members of the staff community to undertake), professional development opportunities are available
to all members of staff to help them to reach their full potential within their role.

The ability of all members of our staff community to reflect on their performance and both areas of success/achievement and
development is a fundamental aspect of the College’s ability to continue to improve its quality and outcomes for students. In
joining Northampton College, you will be expected, as a professional in your area of expertise, to continually seek ways to enhance
your contribution to the organisation, with the Performance and Appraisal Review, with your line manager, being one element of
this.

Health and Safety

Under the Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974, in addition to the College’s responsibility to the welfare of its staff community, it
is the responsibility of individual staff to take care of their own health and safety at work and that of others who may be affected
by their actions.

All members of the College community are required to comply with health and safety obligations, including the prompt reporting
of any defects, risks or potential hazards.

Data Protection

The College’s stakeholders should be confident that the College hold data in accordance with the Data Protection Principles of:
Lawfulness, Fairness and Transparency; Purpose Limitation; Data Minimisation; Accuracy; Storage Limitation; Integrity and
Confidentiality (Security), and Accountability.

As such, there are internal policies and controls in place to ensure that data is not lost, accidentally destroyed, misused or
disclosed and is not accessed except by those authorised to do so in the performance of their duties. It is paramount that all usage
and retention of data complies with the Data Protection Act 2018, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Computer
Misuse Act 1990 and that, as an employee you adhere with all protocols in this regard.

Person Specification

The selection of candidates for short-listing will be based on this specification and candidates Essential/ Assessment
should bear this in mind when preparing their application and completing the application form. Desirable Method

Qualifications

• Educated to level 2 GCSE standards, particularly in English and Maths or willingness

to work towards from appointment or relevant experience E A

• Grade 4/C GCSE English and Maths D A

• Qualification related to supporting young people with special educational needs or

willingness to achieve this E A/S

Experience

• Experience of supporting young people in education D A/S

• Experience of working in an education or care setting D A/S

• Experience of working with young adults with disabilities D A/S

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely at all levels whilst understanding your

customer’s needs E A/S

• Ability to be self-motivated, to reflect on own performance within a role and to

identify areas of learning/improvement E A/S

• Ability to multi task whilst having exceptional attention to detail E A/S

• Flexible approach to work and work area, working outside normal hours when

reasonably required to do so E A/S

• Understanding of safeguarding as it pertains to the Further Education Sector E A/S

• Understanding of the benefits of equality, diversity and inclusion within society E A/S

• Understanding of the principles of Data Protection E A/S
  

The selection of candidates for short-listing will be based on this specification and candidates Essential/ Assessment
should bear this in mind when preparing their application and completing the application form. Desirable Method

• Ability to travel effectively, for example to other College campuses (Daventry and

Northampton) E A/S

• An awareness of the Special Educational Needs and Disability Code of Practice

2015 D A/S

• A coaching/facilitation approach to supporting learning. D A/S

Qualities

• Strong work ethic E A/S

• Collegiate E A/S

• Innovative E A/S

• Flexible E A/S

• Team, customer and organisation focussed E A/S

• Reliable E A/S

Level of Physical Ability and Activity

• Occasional lifting may be required E A

• Need to move around site will be required E A

E = Essential D = Desirable

A = Application Form S = Selection Process