Learning Support Worker – Merton
Department: SEND Salary: £14.38 per hour (inc. £1.54 per hour holiday pay) Grade: Standard Hourly Rate Post Type: Part Time Contract Type: Variable Hours Closing Date: 11:59pm on Sunday 07 August 2022 Interview Date: To be confirmed Reference: RHACC011-22-R-R-R
About this role
This role will be based in centres in the London Borough of Merton , supporting learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities to develop skills to enable them to live full and active lives.
The courses are offered at various locations in the borough of Merton current centres include Pollards Hill Library, the Leyton Road Centre and the Raynes Park Library. Subjects include Art and Crafts, basic IT skills, English, Maths, Cooking, Exercise and Drama, with independence and basic skills embedded in all classes. The courses on which we need the support are scheduled across the week. Courses will run term time only across the academic year. Working patterns will be negotiated with the successful applicant(s), and may include one or more days or perhaps simply one 2.5 hour session per week. Your role will be to support learners, you will be directed by the class tutor to provide support that enables learners to participate and achieve.
Further details:
About the College:
We welcome over 7,000-learners through the doors of our two campuses each year. Our learners reflect our community, coming from all abilities, backgrounds and ages. Our curriculum is equally diverse – we offer over 2,000-courses of excellent quality across multiple disciplines.
We are dedicated to closing the achievement gaps between the most advantaged and disadvantaged adults in our community. We are proud of our specialist courses which help adults with learning disabilities develop skills for life, work and independent living; plus, our women-only offer which helps women get back into learning and employment.
Our college extends over two beautiful campuses in Richmond and Surbiton, with dedicated art and business schools, a 120-seat theatre, offices, classrooms, workshops and kitchens, as well as a newly-created co-working space. We are ambitious for the future of the college. Plans are in place to design and build a new purpose-built teaching centre at our Surbiton campus over the next 2-years.
About the benefits:
At Richmond and Hillcroft Adult and Community College, we value our staff, whether they be full-time, part-time, permanent, or variable hours; we recognise the value everyone makes to our College in helping us to achieve our strategic goals, to help others in their learning. We have therefore, put together a number of benefits which are designed provide each individual with access to benefits that identifies our gratitude to you, for your continued support and hard work:
Due to the high volumes of applications, we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.
Safer Recruitment:
Richmond and Hillcroft Adult and Community College are committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of students and staff. This process begins with our safer recruitment process which involves using the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for enhanced clearance checks for all staff, seeking references from previous employers, confirming the identity of all appointees, and checking that they have a right to work in the UK. No candidate will be allowed to commence active duty within the College, until our safer recruitment process has been fully completed to the required standards.
Equality, Diversity, & Inclusion:
At RHACC, we are committed to the promotion of equality and diversity and as part of this we seek to ensure the fair treatment of applicants for roles at the College. We are a disability confident employer and guarantees an interview for any disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. As an employer who is committed to equality, we actively encourage applications from all those within the protected characteristic groups defined under the Equality Act.
