Teaching Assistant - Swansea, United Kingdom - Gower College Swansea
Description
About us:
Gower College Swansea is one of the largest colleges in Wales with a strong reputation for high quality teaching and learning.
We currently have a turnover of over £50 million making us a major employer in the region with approximately 1,000 staff.
At Gower College Swansea we are passionate about investing in our staff and looking after their wellbeing to ensure they feel supported in work and also at home.
Avaliable Positions:
- Fixed-Term, 1 year:
hours per week (term-time, 36 weeks per annum)
hours per week (term-time, 36 weeks per annum)
- £ £11.69 per hour
- Across various College sites
Key Responsibilities:
- To provide onetoone or small group support under lecturer direction as appropriate in the classroom setting.
- To assist with the development of learners' literacy and numeracy skills.
- To assist with the pastoral care needs of learners and to direct learners to other college support mechanisms as necessary.
- To provide learners with help in understanding oral and written instruction.
- To assist with the coordination of learners' work, record keeping and progress through liaison with lecturing and support staff at all levels within the College.
- To attend and participate in learner reviews and team meetings as required.
- To support learners with the use of assistive technology and specialist software and actively promote its use.
About you:
- Maths and English GCSEs: A
- C Grade or equivalent
- Experience of working with young people in a similar job role
- Good understanding of safeguarding and supporting learners with additional needs
- Confident, resilient, excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Benefits for you:
- 5.66 weeks holiday, plus bank holidays, and the college is closed for two weeks over the Christmas period
- A Local Government Pension Scheme with an average employer contribution of 21% (2023)
- Free parking
- Staff support groups: menopause, LGBTQ+, time for talking
- Discounted study opportunities on College programmes
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