Lead Learning Support Assistant - LEAP presso Queen Alexandra Charity
Queen Alexandra Charity · Birmingham, Regno Unito · Onsite
- Professional
- Ufficio in Birmingham
Key Responsibilities
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Level 3 qualification
Recent experience working with students in a learning environment, in the FE or schools sector
Demonstrate awareness of different teaching and learning strategies as appropriate to people with visual impairment or other disabilities, or students with challenging behaviours
Working knowledge of complex physical, communication or learning difficulties, with experience of reducing barriers to learning for young people
Experience of support with student targets, including tracking electronically and maintaining electronic/paper student records
To demonstrate a student led approach, putting student needs at the centre of all activity
Experience within a role requiring confidentiality and discretion, with knowledge and understanding of GDPR in an education setting
Familiar with administration of medication processes
Competence (Level 1 equivalent) in digital skills including use of Microsoft Office and centralised recording (Databridge)
Able to support learning activities independently and evaluate impact of support strategies
To have or be willing to develop skills in areas such as assistive communications (e.g. Braille, Makaton, PECS, BSL, bi-multilingual), personal care, behaviour management, risk assessment, administration of medicines, or subject specialisms
Good communication and interpersonal skills, able to adapt style/methods of communication to different needs
Able to work as part of a flexible and responsive team
Interpret instruction from specialists (Tutors/Therapists etc) & develop students’ ability to implement their coping strategies
Develop and promote positive relationships
To understand safeguarding principles and practice and be able to apply and role model to others
Demonstrate and promote College Values, with a positive attitude to equality, diversity and inclusion
Commitment to CPD and willing to undertake further training to achieve the requirements of the role
Patient and empathetic approach
Ability to motivate, empower and enable others
Proactive and well-organised
Why Work at Queen Alexandra Charity
Our benefits include;
Academic Year 2024/25
- Access to on site car parking
- Use of QAC Fitness Centre (subject to opening hours)
- Cycle to Work Scheme (Salary Sacrifice)
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme Helpline (BHSF)
- Access to Education Support Free Helpline for Teachers & Education Staff
- QAC Mental Health First Aiders & activities to support health and wellbeing
- BHSF Benefits Package including Healthcare Plans, discounted shopping/services
- Annual Flu vaccination/voucher
- Access to other benefit/discount schemes (which may be subject to charge) e.g. Blue Light Card, TOTUM (NUS), Charity Worker Discounts, Discounts for Teachers
- Dell Advantage programme - a free programme that offers savings to students, parents and all staff at QAC - up to 20% off. https://www.dell.com/en-uk/lp/dell-advantage
- Health and Wellbeing Services (Occupational Health/Counselling)
- Free Tea/Coffee and Staff Room facilities
- Dining Room facilities with hot/cold food (free meal provided for those supporting students at mealtimes)
- Additional discretionary concessionary/closure days as part of leave entitlement (including closure over Christmas/New Year period)
- Reward and Recognition Policy – Living the Values Awards (team & individual) and long service
- Enhanced/Occupational paid leave e.g. maternity/paternity (subject to qualifying criteria)
- Occupational sick pay (based on length of service)
- On site wellbeing activities (e.g. yoga, meditation)
- Support for training/ CPD (either by way of study leave and/or funding)
- Flexible working arrangements including Flexible Working Policy Agreements, Time Off in Lieu (TOIL) in prior agreement with line manager.
We look forward to receiving your application and knowing more about your qualifications, skills,
personal qualities and experience that you would bring to the role and to QAC. Please take time to review the job description above.
Please upload a CV/Resume* with details of your full employment history (since leaving school,
including education, employment and voluntary work) including reasons for any gaps in
employment. This should also include a statement of the personal qualities and experience you
believe are relevant to your suitability for the post and how this meets the job description and
person specification requirements. Your CV/Resume* will be re-produced in a standard format by
the system (without personal identifiers) to assist us in our anonymised shortlisting process.
Under Section 7 of SVGA 2006 it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from
engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. The College's Safeguarding Policies are
available here
As part of our commitment to safer recruitment, and in line with updated guidance published in
September 2022, we will carry out an online search of all shortlisted candidates. This search may
enable us to identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and publicly available for review online, which we may wish to explore with you in further detail during the interview process. As part of your application we have asked you to provide the account names, usernames and/or handles for any social media platform that you use, as well as the names of any websites that you own, post on, or contribute to. A Google search will also be conducted. These checks will only be conducted if you are shortlisted for interview. Please see our safer recruitment and selection policy for further information.