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Learning Support Assistants - Witney

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Witney
24/08/2025


Learning Support Assistants - Witney

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Job details

Salary

12.21 per hour

Contractual hours

30

Basis

Term Time Only

Region

South

Package

The College offers excellent benefits as well as generous pension schemes and holiday.

Job category/type

Teaching Support

Date posted

30/07/2025

Job reference

AWC0001387

Job description


No candidate will meet every single desired qualification / criteria. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!

If this role is of interest to you, please apply below or you can send your cv to helpmehr@abingdon-witney.ac.uk as an expression of interest and apply on our website otherwise we won't be able to accept your application. (external candidates only).

12.21 per hour

30 hours a week

Monday - Friday 9am to 3pm

38 weeks per annum, paid for 43.13 weeks per annum

Witney

Permanent - Term time only

RECRUITING FOR SEPTEMBER!

Abingdon & Witney College

is excited to expand our Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Support Team. We are looking for compassionate, dedicated, and energetic individuals who are passionate about providing personal care and vital support to students with diverse needs. This role is essential in helping students thrive academically and personally through one-to-one assistance, classroom support, pastoral care, group facilitation, and delivering personal care.

Key Responsibilities

Provide personalised one-to-one support to students with SEND, including assistance with personal care needs such as hygiene, mobility, and daily living tasks. Support students in classroom environments to enable full participation in learning activities. Offer sensitive pastoral support to enhance student wellbeing, confidence, and independence. Facilitate group activities and workshops that promote social interaction and collaborative learning. Ensure all personal care duties are carried out respectfully and sensitively, maintaining student dignity at all times. Work closely with teaching staff and multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement tailored support plans. Contribute actively to fostering a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive college community.

Essential Skills

Confident and comfortable providing personal care support, with a genuine commitment to upholding dignity and respect. Strong communication and interpersonal skills, capable of building trusting relationships with young people. Patient, empathetic, and understanding approach to supporting students with a variety of complex needs. Flexible and adaptable, able to work across different settings and respond to the evolving needs of students. Energetic, professional, and enthusiastic with a passion for making a positive impact on students' lives. Dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students.
If you are committed to making a real difference in the lives of young people through both personal care and educational support, we would love to hear from you.

Closing date: 24th August 2025 (midnight)

Abingdon and Witney College reserve the right to close all applications before posted closing date*

AWC values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to safeguarding and expect all our employees and volunteers to share this commitment. We are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and all appointments are subject to satisfactory clearances including enhanced DBS checks.

Abingdon and Witney College are committed to safer recruitment practices. In addition to our pre-employment checks, we will conduct an online search. This includes checking Google main results feed as well as the 'News' and 'Images' tab. We will be checking for any publicly available information that suggests the applicant may not be suitable to work with children or young/vulnerable people or content that could potentially damage Abingdon and Witney College's reputation. This may include inappropriate posts, comments or images displaying evidence of offensive or inappropriate behaviour, jokes or language, discriminatory comments, inappropriate photos, drug or alcohol misuse.

Learning Support Assistants - Witney