Learning Support Assistant - Prince's Trust Programme

30 hours per week, 39 weeks per year to cover term times The Prince’s Trust Programme is a 12-week personal development course aimed at young people 16 - 25 from a wide range of backgrounds with challenging and/or offending behaviour, learning disabilities (EHCPs) or difficult personal circumstances. The programme aims to re-engage young people and enable them to move back into mainstream education or better equip them for employment. As Learning Support Assistant, you would support young people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities who are participating in the Prince’s Trust Programme.  You would assist learners to access all parts of the programme through encouraging, motivating and developing strategies help them, and also help participants to manage their own behaviour.   You should have experience of working with young people, with learning difficulties/disabilities and/or challenging behaviour. You will have the ability to engage and motivate young people to help them access all aspects of the Prince’s Trust programme. Further details:    Job Description     Equal Opportunities HRUC is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from all people, irrespective of disability, race, gender, age, sexual orientation, transsexual or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership, religion/faith or pregnancy and maternity leave. Disclosure and Barring Service checks  HRUC (Harrow, Richmond & Uxbridge Colleges) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults, and we expect all staff to share this commitment. To ensure that we meet our safeguarding commitments we will carry out all necessary pre-employment checks, including undertaking an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check for all successful candidates.   Where references are taken up by the College, it is our policy not to disclose references to candidates.