Learning Support Mentor

Job Title: Learning Support Mentor Health & Personal Care

Job Location: Cambridge

Job Salary: £20,500 - £22,724 per annum (FTE)

Contract: Full time, permanent

Teaching Personnel are partnered with a college located in Cambridge, who are currently on the lookout for a number of LSM with Health & Personal Care to start with them ASAP. The Supported LearningDepartment at the college educate and care for our most vulnerable students. Every day is different and TA’s can be supporting our students in a wide range of subjects that help to promote their confidence, independence, employability and self-reliance. You could be working with students in our college garden, with small animals or doing art, drama, music or wood work skills as well as supporting in cooking lessons and Maths and English.

Responsibilities:

• Support students with a range of learning difficulties and other disabilities.

• Enable reasonable adjustments to help students to engage.

• Mentor students and encourage them to remain on task.

• Model skills so that the student can understand the tasks.

• Assist with Personal Care and health needs.

• Promote our college values.

Requirements:

- GCSE English grade C / 4 or equivalent - or willing to work towards gaining this qualification

- Happy to undergo relevant training

- Enjoy working across college faculties i.e. supporting students on a variety of courses

- Have recent and demonstrable experience of working with people with special education needs (desirable, but not essential)

If you would be interested in hearing more regarding this role, please submit your most up to date CV to aviod disappointment.

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All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
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