Learning Support Assistant Princes Trust 0.8 FTE - York, United Kingdom - Askham Bryan College

Description

Askham Bryan College is a specialist land-based college based across the North of England with centres in York, Middlesbrough, Saltaire, Wakefield and Gateshead.

We offer a wide-ranging curriculum to our Further Education students, including Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal Management, Countryside and the Environment, Engineering, Equine, Floristry, Motorsport, Outdoor Adventure Sport, Sports Development, Coaching and Fitness, Uniformed Public Services and Veterinary Nursing.

We define the values and qualities that we require from our people using the Askham Bryan College DNA. Hardwired in to what we do, our DNA strands ensure that all colleagues are committed to delivering with purpose, taking ownership, building trust and always learning.

Our staff benefits include generous holiday pay plus bank holidays, Local Government Pension Scheme, Staff Discounts, Colleague engagement days, Cycle to Work Scheme, ABC Awards (Staff Recognition Scheme), beautiful campuses and free on-site parking (York, Middlesbrough, Gateshead).

A position has arisen for a Learning Support Assistant to support our exciting Team provision. This represents a fantastic opportunity for the successful candidate to work with the Course Manager and support the development of our Prince's Trust Team Programme within Askham Bryan College and have a positive impact on the lives of some of Yorkshires most vulnerable young people.

The role will include working in Huddersfield

The Prince's Trust is the UK's leading youth charity offering 14-30-year olds opportunities to develop confidence, learn new skills, get into work and start businesses. It aims to help young people who would not otherwise have the opportunity to succeed - particularly focusing on those who are unemployed, educational underachievers, within or leaving the criminal justice system or leaving care.

The Prince's Trust Team Programme is a 12-week personal development course of up to 15 young people aged between 16 and 25 years old who take part in a challenging and action-packed 12-week programme. The young people are from a variety of backgrounds and experiences, including employees, paid for by their employers. This team 'mix' is a unique ingredient which contributes to the development of all Team members. The Team develops confidence, motivation and skills and offers young people the opportunity to gain qualifications. The aim is to help young people move into employment, education or training.

As a cross between Teaching Assistant and supportive youth work, delivering the 12-week Prince's Trust Team programme will put you on the front line of helping vulnerable, complex and challenging young people get into work and/or further education/apprenticeships.

You will support the delivery of 3 (x 12 week) programmes a year. On this 12 week intensive programme, you will work with a cohort of approximately 15 unemployed young people aged 16-25, taking them on a journey through ice breakers/team building, a 4 day (3 night) residential (outdoors activities), delivery of a community project, 2 week work experience placement, employability skills and mock interviews, a team challenge and finally a graduation ceremony where all the young people have to stand up and present to a room full of stakeholders. It's an extremely challenging, but infinitely rewarding job.

The successful candidate will be excellent at engaging with, and motivating, vulnerable young people. They will have experience of working with, supporting, and engaging hard to reach young people on a one-to-one basis and in a group setting. Communication and interpersonal skills are paramount as we need an individual who will be able to work confidently with a range of stakeholders and young people to deliver this programme. One-to-one mentoring and support and teaching are essential to the role and it is key that this is done in creative and innovative ways that young people will enjoy.

The successful candidate will, under the direction of the Course Manager:

• Assist in the smooth operation of the department in co-operation with other members of the team
• Assist the administrative workload of the Course Manager
• Support with various activities as per programme.
• Provide excellent customer service skills and support internal and external stakeholders, students and the wider Adults & Future Skills community.
• Contribute to efficient communication within the team
• Support the Course Manager to ensure systems and processes are maintained and up to date.
• Provide learning support guidance to learners, ensure successful completion of their programme

Support the Course Manager in the retention and achievement of learners throughout their programme.

Assist the Curriculum Area Manager in any other duties relevant to the post.

Ideally you will have:

• Knowledge of working with and support vulnerable adults in an education setting
• Experience of supporting learners in a group and one-to-one setting.
• Experience of working in an outreach and community-based role with a range of agencies and organisations
• The ability to effectively support and build trusting and positive relationships with vulnerable adults, resulting in positive outcomes and progression
• Experience of recruiting young people to take part in training/outreach activities in the community
• Experience of building and maintaining positive and productive relationships with stakeholders and professionals in aid of the recruitment process
• Experience of supporting challenging behaviour of vulnerable adults in a group setting, or one-to-one
• A sound knowledge of Safeguarding children and young people and experience of managing such situations
• The ability to work as part of a team to achieve common objectives
• The ability to complete funder paperwork and achieve performance outcomes
• Demonstrate that you take responsibility and ownership, e.g. meeting deadline and managing own diary

For Further information, please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Safeguarding Statement

The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, volunteers and partners to share this commitment. The Governors and Staff at Askham Bryan College regard each learner as a unique individual and therefore seek to support learner development in ways, which will foster security, confidence and independence. We recognise that high self-esteem, peer support, a secure College environment and clear lines of communication with trusted adults helps all young people and adults particularly those at risk or suffering abuse. These are regarded as central to the wellbeing of the individual and are therefore seen to be an intrinsic part of all aspects of the curriculum and ethos.

Specific measures relating to pre-employment checks:

• We may undertake online searches on internet activity as part of our pre-recruitment checks.
• We ask applicants for details of any convictions and cautions, regardless of whether these have been deemed as "spent". It is a condition of employment that applicants provide these details.
• We undertake Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks for prospective employees. Please note that it is an offence to apply for a regulated role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity involving children or vulnerable adults.

Note on "regulated activity": You are engaging in a regulated activity if you:

• Will be responsible, on a regular basis in a school or college, for teaching, training instructing, caring for or supervising children or vulnerable adults;
• Will be working on a regular basis in a specified establishment, such as a school, or in connection with the purposes of the establishment, where the work gives opportunity for contact with children or vulnerable adults; or
• Engage in intimate or personal care or healthcare or any overnight activity, even if this happens only once.