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- Location: Cardiff, CF10 5FE
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- Hours: Part time
- Contract: Permanent
- Salary Type: Annual
- Salary Range: £20,000.00 - £15,000.00
- Language: English
- Closing Date: 14 June, 2024 12:00 AM
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Internal / External Vacancy
Job Title: Additional Support Assistant (Foundation Learning)
Contract: Part Time (0.71 FTE), Term Time Only, Permanent
Salary: £16,660.31 - £17,220.16 (Based on a full-time equivalent salary of £23,152-£23,930 per annum)
Hours: 32.5 Hours per week
Location: Cardiff and the Vale
Cardiff and Vale Colleges award-winning Inclusive Learning team are looking for Additional Support Assistants to support learners enrolled on pre-entry to level 1 courses within the Foundation Learning department. Learners on these courses usually have a variety of Additional Learning Needs (ALN), Learning Difficulties and/or Disabilities (LDD) and are taking the next step in their journey towards adulthood.
This role is for you if you are looking for a career that is both rewarding and dynamic, with opportunities to progress within the team and across the college. We asked what the team enjoy about the role of an Additional Support Assistant:
"The role is rewarding and satisfying when I can see learners achieve and I feel without the additional support they may not have achieved it."
"Every year is new and different. My job changes with each new learner. By removing barriers and allowing learners to access education, I change lives."
"There are multiple campuses that you can go to, so you are not limited to one place. Staff are really friendly and get on well with each other. I like seeing how the learners progress throughout the year and you get to see how much you have impacted their learning in a positive way."
"For me I enjoy witnessing the progression of the learners with their independence and their enjoyment for learning."
Responsibilities include:
In return for your hard work and dedication to our learners we offer fantastic benefits including a generous pension scheme, term-time only working, cash health plan, employee assistance programme, access to our Cycle to Work, Headspace app and access to money saving benefits through our Reward Gateway scheme.
Welsh language skills would be desirable for this role.
Applications are to be made using the Cardiff and Vale College application form only. The college welcomes applications in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application in English. If we invite you to interview, let us know if you would like us to conduct the interview and assessment process in Welsh.
The closing date for completed applications 14/06/2024 at 12:00pm.
To find out more or apply go to www.cavc.ac.uk or contact the Human Resources Department on 02920250311 or recruitment@cavc.ac.uk.
All vacancies are subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and employment will not commence without a valid up to date DBS check. This is a contractual agreement that must be in place before your employment starts. The College's procedure for the Suitability of Ex-offenders for Employment is available upon request.
These are contractual agreements that must be in place before your employment can commence.
We are committed to the recruitment and retention of disabled people, and are a positive disability confident scheme employer.
Job Title: Additional Support Assistant (Foundation Learning)
Contract: Part Time (0.71 FTE), Term Time Only, Permanent
Salary: £16,660.31 - £17,220.16 (Based on a full-time equivalent salary of £23,152-£23,930 per annum)
Hours: 32.5 Hours per week
Location: Cardiff and the Vale
Cardiff and Vale Colleges award-winning Inclusive Learning team are looking for Additional Support Assistants to support learners enrolled on pre-entry to level 1 courses within the Foundation Learning department. Learners on these courses usually have a variety of Additional Learning Needs (ALN), Learning Difficulties and/or Disabilities (LDD) and are taking the next step in their journey towards adulthood.
This role is for you if you are looking for a career that is both rewarding and dynamic, with opportunities to progress within the team and across the college. We asked what the team enjoy about the role of an Additional Support Assistant:
"The role is rewarding and satisfying when I can see learners achieve and I feel without the additional support they may not have achieved it."
"Every year is new and different. My job changes with each new learner. By removing barriers and allowing learners to access education, I change lives."
"There are multiple campuses that you can go to, so you are not limited to one place. Staff are really friendly and get on well with each other. I like seeing how the learners progress throughout the year and you get to see how much you have impacted their learning in a positive way."
"For me I enjoy witnessing the progression of the learners with their independence and their enjoyment for learning."
Responsibilities include:
- Providing person-centred support to individuals and groups of learners that fosters independence and resilience.
- Contributing and participating in annual person-centred reviews for learners with statutory plans, such as Individual Development Plans (IDP).
- Acting as a role model, champion, and advocate for learners with ALN or LDD.
- Working with staff and other professionals to promote learner independence.
- Ensuring learners are safe and always supported.
In return for your hard work and dedication to our learners we offer fantastic benefits including a generous pension scheme, term-time only working, cash health plan, employee assistance programme, access to our Cycle to Work, Headspace app and access to money saving benefits through our Reward Gateway scheme.
Welsh language skills would be desirable for this role.
Applications are to be made using the Cardiff and Vale College application form only. The college welcomes applications in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application in English. If we invite you to interview, let us know if you would like us to conduct the interview and assessment process in Welsh.
The closing date for completed applications 14/06/2024 at 12:00pm.
To find out more or apply go to www.cavc.ac.uk or contact the Human Resources Department on 02920250311 or recruitment@cavc.ac.uk.
All vacancies are subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and employment will not commence without a valid up to date DBS check. This is a contractual agreement that must be in place before your employment starts. The College's procedure for the Suitability of Ex-offenders for Employment is available upon request.
These are contractual agreements that must be in place before your employment can commence.
We are committed to the recruitment and retention of disabled people, and are a positive disability confident scheme employer.