Job Description

Job description

For a full application pack, including a full job description with person specification please visit: https://www.landmarks.ac.uk/vacancies/

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Learning Support Assistant

Part time positions available

Pay:

12.74 per hour

Landmarks is an independent specialist day college for young people with learning disabilities and difficulties. The college offers a wide range of programmes that are tailored to each individual's needs.

Landmarks operates from several sites across; Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and South Yorkshire, with our main site located in Eckington, S21 4EF.

Landmarks has several satellite provisions in Rotherham, Nottingham city Centre and a "real-life" hospitality and catering facilitate in Rainworth, Mansfield. These environments enable us to provide a range of personal and vocational training opportunities including:

Agriculture Horticulture Animal Studies Hospitality & Catering Arboriculture Independent Travel Training Art Independent Living Skills Business Administration Labouring (CSCS) Conservation Retail Duke of Edinburgh Supported Internships Equine Studies Wildlife Management Floristry Work Experience

Our staff are required to work on a range of different sites, including; all college campuses, employer's premises or communities local to your learners' home - therefore willingness to travel is essential. There may be a requirement to transport learners in your own car, insurance implications are reimbursed. Mileage and expenses are provided for travel during the working day.

Job Purpose:

Our personal tutor is employed to exhibit exemplary teaching skills, have the ability to deliver a range of qualifications and ensure that all learners are progressing across all curriculums. These skills will be transferable to a variety of real-life situations and contexts in preparation for adulthood. The right candidate must have the following:

Possess good organisational skills;

Be good communicators;

Be flexible and adaptable;

Need to be creative and innovative with good specialist and subject knowledge;

Be capable of managing a challenging workload, with good time management skills and an ability to deliver to deadlines.

Main Responsibilities:

Your responsibilities will include, but are not restricted to:

Modelling outstanding planning, assessment and teaching in order to achieve high quality teaching, effective use of resources and the highest standards of learning and achievement for all learners. Demonstrate high quality teaching for learners with complex and profound needs. Deliver high quality Personal and Social Development sessions in line with our 'Life in Modern Britain' curriculum, to ensure that all learners are supported to keep themselves safe at home, online and within their local communities. Manage all aspects of the learner experience; RARPA, accredited & non-accredited learning outcomes; Manage the learner journey process; Induction, Baseline Assessment and summaries, set appropriate long- and medium-term goals, monitor progress and achievement of targets linked to goals, produce termly review of progress reports to show progression and outcomes. Responsible for maintaining and updating personal learner files and our systems. Liaise with parents/carers on learner issues and build effective relationships and to professional manage and resolve learner issues and concerns. Attend moderation meetings for all qualifications to ensure the sharing of good practice. Utilise to good effect the specialist support of SaLT and OT services and our health and well-being services. Provide detailed and accurate information about learner's progress and performance. Responsible for classroom management and direction of learning support staff. Deliver personal care and support which meet or exceed learners' requirement, promoting independence throughout. Participate in the observation process for the college that is linked to quality improvement. Promotion of English, mathematics and Digital Technology throughout all sessions. Undertake training as and when necessary for your job role Participate in the staff appraisal and supervision process. Attend internal meetings, briefings and other forums as required. Support the curriculum managers in the development and implementation of a holistic curriculum that meets the needs and aspirations of all learners. To liaise effectively with colleagues to ensure consistency of approach in teaching and learning across the whole college. To promote the vision, culture and ethos of the college.
This list of duties should not be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive as the post holder may be required to undertake other reasonably determined duties and responsibilities.

In return we will offer:

Westfield Health Scheme following a successful probation Life cover following a successful probation Standard life pension
To find out what makes Landmarks a remarkable place to work, visit our website www.landmarks.ac.uk, and follow Landmarks Specialist College on Facebook for more information.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 26,807.55-42,198.63 per year

Benefits:

Company pension Free flu jabs Health & wellbeing programme Life insurance On-site parking
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 07/08/2025