Learning Support Assistant - Prison Education - HMP Lewes
Reference: OCT20246500
Expiry date: 23:59, Thu, 14th Nov 2024
Location: Brighton
Salary: Up to £24,500 per annum
Location: HMP Lewes, 1 Brighton Road, Lewes BN7 1EA
Hours: 37.75 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
Flexible Working: We welcome applications from those seeking flexible or part-time hours
Salary: Up to £24,500 per annum (Subject to experience)
Reporting To: Education Manager
IN SHORT
Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you like to help others? You will be a passionate, creative, and empathetic individual who can offer knowledge and guidance to ensure learners progress in their studies with Milton Keynes College.
MK College Group is recruiting for a Learning Support Assistant who has a holistic approach to addressing learning needs and disabilities. You will be part of the Education Team based on site at HMP Lewes. Training can be provided for the right candidate.
As a successful Learning Support Assistant, you will provide inspirational and creative learning support to small groups of learners and on a 1:1 basis. Your focus will be on Maths and English, improving learner skills, and leading to employability outcomes, with effective target setting to meet individual needs. Building good working relationships with learners is key to helping them overcome barriers and communicating their needs to the relevant teachers with support plans.
As a Learning Support Assistant, you will work across the whole prison, on all wings where education is delivered. This is a varied and interesting role with the opportunity to see learners develop and achieve.
MK College will treat all applicants fairly and with respect, irrespective of their background, disability, or any other individual characteristic. We particularly encourage applications from people with backgrounds which are currently under-represented within Milton Keynes College. All offers made to successful candidates are subject to satisfactory outcomes to a range of pre-employment checks including a Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In addition, security clearance is required for all prison services positions up to Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) level.
OUR BENEFITS
* 25 days annual leave, 3 additional company closure days and UK Bank Holidays (entitlement will be pro-rated for part-time employees)
* Professional development opportunities, including professional qualifications
* Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) accessible 24 hours per day, 365 days per year
* A variety of amazing discounts with NUS Card and our reward and recognition platform Encore
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