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Learning Support Assistant

Learning Support Assistant (LS-WM) Wolverhampton, England

Salary: GBP10 - GBP10 per hour + Including Statutory Holiday Pay
Could you support offenders......

Can you be non-judgemental and empathetic ....incarceration is their sentence, education is their reward.

Could you encourage and motivate those with little self-belief or self-esteem?

Are you able to handle difficult behaviour and gain the respect of the learners?

If you answered “yes” to these questions then you could have what it takes to make a real difference. You could help to reduce reoffending and change people’s lives!

We work with some of the largest providers of Offender Learning Provisions in England to find exceptional trainers, tutors and lecturers that have the drive, patience and compassion to work with those looking for a chance to turn their lives around and gain the skills they need to build a better future for themselves.

Each prison has its own purpose built OFSTED registered education department, boasting both fully equipped classrooms for academic subjects and custom assembled workshops for vocational courses. All subjects delivered are fully accredited with a view to the learners gaining recognised qualifications. The spectrum of learning covers:

• Skills for Life and Functional Skills English, Maths and ICT
• Employability Skills
• Vocational programmes e.g construction, catering, horticulture and industrial cleaning
• Self-employment programmes
• Additional learning support

We recruit for full and part-time ongoing positions as well as ad-hoc sickness and holiday cover and we are looking for qualified Learning Support Assistants to work within a large prison in the West Midlands You will have:

• a relevant level 3 qualification
• at least 1 years’ experience of providing one to one support in a classroom setting
• competent IT skills for maintaining and updating student portfolios
• own transport – due to the locations of the prisons

In return you will receive £10.00 per hour (including holiday pay), paid weekly and the flexibility to take holidays during term time.
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