Learning Support Assistant

Are you someone with experience of caring for other and looking for a change of career? Or an experienced Carer or Teaching Assistant 

If so, read on to find out how to join the UK’s leading education recruiter with additional benefits, offers and referral schemes. 

Reed Further Education are a leading recruitment agency working with colleges, prisons, universities, and training providers across the North East. We are always looking for talented/aspiring learning support staff and teaching assistants to join our team and help us deliver high-quality education to learners of all ages and backgrounds, in different disciplines and levels. 

The role itself would consist of working with our learners aged 16-19 years old with additional Special needs (SEND). You will support these particular students in classes in both one to one and small group setting, working with the larger student support department to ensure learners have the best experience possible in classrooms. 

Job Title: Learning Support Assistant 

Position: Part-Time/Full-Time 

Role type:?Temporary/Permanent 

Location: Gateshead

Rate: £13.25 per hour  

The successful Learning Support Assistant will have the following skills and qualifications, or be willing to work towards: 

• An experience or background in working with young people with additional SEND needs, or those who have worked with hard to engage young people 
• Ability to manage challenging behaviour. 
• Experience interacting with 16–19-year-olds in education or apprentice setting is desirable but not essential 
• A good communicator, and above all else be a kind and resilient person. 
• Current Enhanced DBS on the update service, or a willingness to apply for one via Reed. 

Benefits of working for Reed Further Education/our client: 

• Exclusive representation to leading colleges, prisons, and training providers in the 1area 
• A specialist further education consultant who will search for jobs on your behalf 
• A Health Cash Plan and Reed Discount Club 
• Entitlement to Statutory Sick Pay, Statutory Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Pay, Parental Leave and Antenatal/Pre-Adoption Appointment Payment 
• Access to Training and Development - Reed Assessment Centre - Reed Learning. 
• Great referral bonus’  
• Access to roles throughout the UK and online/remote learning 

At Reed, we believe that experience is just as important as qualifications. So, if you have experience in teaching others, we encourage you to start your registration today. You’ll be joining a team of passionate professionals who provide the best possible education to the students of our clients. 

To apply for this role, please send us your updated CV by clicking 'Apply Now'. 

Not looking for teaching roles? We are also registering teaching assistants, learning support assistants, learning mentors and technicians through to other FE positions including HR, finance, facilities, administrators. We also have a specialist team of interim and senior management consultants with over 20 years’ experience in the sector. 

Reed Further Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment by undergoing a 2 year’ employment check and a DBS Application, completing mandatory training within 6 weeks of your first assignment and annually thereafter. 

Thank you for your interest in working with Reed Further Education. We look forward to hearing from you soon.