Inclusive Learning Assistant

Inclusive Learning Assistant
Job description

• Full Time (Up to 35* hours per week, 39 weeks per year)
• Commencing September 2024
• Fixed Term until 31 st August 2025
• £23,114 per annum FTE - pro rata for part time working
• (Actual salary - £18,560 per annum**)

We are seeking Inclusive Learning Assistants to provide high quality additional learning support for students with barriers to learning, including learning difficulties and disabilities.
In this role, you will provide a welcoming and supportive environment for our students, assisting them both in the classroom and in extra-curricular activities, ensuring that every young person has equal opportunity to learn, develop and progress towards their individual next steps.
Previous experience of working with young people and/or adults with a range of additional needs, social emotional difficulties or physical care needs would be advantageous for this role.
*Please detail in your application hours you would be applying for.
We also offer a wide range of staff benefits including:

• • Membership into Local Government Pension Scheme
  • Family friendly policies and flexible working
  • Access to our employee assistance programme
  • Employee wellbeing initiatives
  • Free parking
  • Canteen
  • Company Events
  • Memberships and discounts - employees can sign up to various membership cards and discount schemes.
  • Learning and development opportunities - including staff development days
  • Funded subject course development for your role
  • Range of staff communities, including EDI and neurodiverse communities
  • Career progression opportunities available

Suffolk Academies Trust is currently comprised of One Sixth Form College in Ipswich and Abbeygate Sixth Form College in Bury St Edmunds. Together with West Suffolk College in Bury St Edmunds, we have formed the Eastern Colleges Group, which is a collective of visionary post-16 education providers. Sharing the same ambitious strategic aims, we are committed to providing outstanding vocational and academic excellence to over 15,000 students across the region.
As a College, our Character Strengths and Mission Statement underpin our expectations of all our students and employees. Please familiarise yourself with these and incorporate them into your personal statement; this will be of benefit if you are invited to attend for an interview.
This is an opportunity to join a hugely supportive organisation where we value, support and facilitate your professional development, as well as offering many other benefits including an attractive pension scheme, staff wellbeing initiatives and employee assistance.
This College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
For further information please contact our recruitment team at: [email protected]
Completed application forms should be made via out recruitment portal - if you have not heard from a member of the HR Team within 14 working days, please presume your application has not been successful on this occasion.
Interviews for this postion will be taking place throughout the advertisement period .
Please note, we reserve the right to close this role before this date, so early applications are strongly encouraged.
SAT and WSC are committed to Safeguarding. We aim to create the safest environment within which every student has the opportunity to achieve and progress.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, gender, gender reassignment, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age in accordance with the requirements of the Equality Act 2010.
The College is committed to safeguarding children and safer recruitment practices and will undertake all the required pre-employment checks on the successful candidate including an enhanced DBS Disclosure.
All data will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018. For more information about how we access and use your information please visit our website
**based on 35 hours per week, 39 weeks per year