Additional Learning Support Assistant

Job type- Full time permanent

Salary- Up to £19,440

Hours- 37 hours per week

Location- Totton College, Southampton 

Do you want to make a difference to young people’s lives, inspiring them to achieve and realise their true potential?

Who we are looking for?

We are in search of Two Learning Support Assistants to provide additional support to our tutors located at Totton College, Southampton. We are seeking someone who can display enthusiasm and determination to provide excellent learning support to young students in the classroom environment and to make a positive impact on their lives. You will need good communication and interpersonal skills, a professional manner and a willingness to support with education and use a resilient approach.

Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• To provide advice and support to managers in all aspects of additional learning support (ALS) funding and finance as required.

•  To process data and information to ensure that comprehensive, accurate and up-to-date records are maintained on college systems and online shared platforms for all learners receiving additional learning support. Monitor and update tracking spreadsheets for Annual EHCP reviews, High Needs Funding, Therapy Data.

•  To maintain costed student ALS data throughout the year as well as meeting required deadlines needed for external returns.

•  To ensure the upkeep of applications and consultation including document scanning, indexing and filing. Produce offer letters.

•  To ensure that all audit evidence and documentation required for external agencies and internal record keeping is maintained to the necessary standard, such as preparing and sending responses to the LEA.

•  To provide administrative support to the Faculty Manager in connection with EHCP Consults received from local education authorities. Save EHCP consults locally and on shared platforms to help track process. Manage Annual review processes including planning appointments, send out review invitations to parents, carers, teachers, social workers and local authority SEN representatives. Add meetings to Faculty Manager’s outlook calendar, schedule meetings in person and Teams.

•  Dealing with routine enquiries from students, parents, external agencies and others, such as additional information from schools, in person, on the telephone or in writing. Ensuring excellent standards of customer service at all times.

•  Many learners at Totton College receive Transport assistance to and from College. At busy periods, handle transport queries from Local authority and parents. Provide student timetables to Local Education authority (LEA) as required to help with planning student transport routes.

•  Assist with modelling and forecasting of additional learning support funding. Learner who have Learning Difficulties and/or Disabilities (LLDD) may have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) created by their local education authority with contributions from school, GP, therapists and parents. Learners with EHCPs have varying range of support needs and many qualify for additional needs funding from central and local education authority. With support from the Head of SEND calculate support needs funding for each learner, if they qualify for additional High needs funding, complete and send a Funding request template to the LEA. Templates are provided by the relevant authority.

•  To assist with the organisation and servicing of meetings (eg 1:1, Staff/Student and outside organisations, consultative forums etc) and to attend subject or Faculty team meetings.

•  Assisting with the administration and processing of new student applications for learners with support needs, using college systems and working with colleagues in the admissions team.

•  Book, monitor and occasionally take part in EHCP reviews and ensure compliance with regulations.

•  Prepare paperwork for review meetings, requesting reports where appropriate.

•  Prepare paperwork for signing by all parties and securely emailing to parents and LEA etc.

•  To contribute to regular team meetings on service delivery and quality.

•  Ensuring the confidentiality of learner data, following GDPR regulations and college data protection policy and associated processes.

•  To have an awareness of relevant College/Faculty/Course regulations and to work within these under guidance of the appropriate staff (e.g. Faculty Manager, Assistant Principal, Vice Principal, Principal)

•  To provide faculty admin support to faculty manager where appropriate.

The type of personality that makes a good learning support assistant is someone that is supportive, non-judgemental, patient, easy to talk to, positive and flexible. You must be able to speak to the student in your care in a manner which encourages and supports them. The learning support assistant must be able to build a trusting relationship.

Salary is dependent on experience and qualifications held.

A DBS check will be required for this role.

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