Learning Support Assistant (LSA)

Job Description – Learning Support Assistant (LSA)

Reports to:
Hours:

Type:
Salary:

Site Lead
Various part time positions available (Monday-Thursday)
9am – 4pm (38 weeks per year)
Permanent
£13.26

The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people
and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Landmarks is an independent specialist day college for young people with learning disabilities and
difficulties. The college offers a wide range of programmes that are tailored to each individual’s needs.

Landmarks operates from several sites across; Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and South Yorkshire, with
our main site located in Eckington, S21 4EF.

Landmarks  has  several  satellite  provisions  in  Rotherham,  Nottingham  city  Centre  and  a  “real-life”
hospitality and catering facility in Rainworth, Mansfield. These environments enable us to provide a
range of personal and vocational training opportunities including:

§  Music
§  Animal Care
§  Work Experience
§  Art
§  Employability
§  Performing Arts
§  Conservation
§  Duke of Edinburgh
§  Creative Media

§  Horticulture
§  Hospitality & Catering
§  Travel Training
§  Personal and Social Development

§  Functional Skills
§  Enterprise
§  Supported Internships
§  Community Access

Our staff are required to work on a range of different sites, including; college campuses, employer’s
premises  or  communities  local  to  your  learners  home  -  therefore  willingness  to  travel  is  essential.
There  may  be  a  requirement  to  transport  learners  in  your  own  car,  insurance  implications  are
reimbursed. Mileage and expenses are provided for travel during the working day.

Job Purpose:
Our Learning Support Assistants are employed to support learners in group sessions or on an
individual basis, to ensure outstanding progress is made, relevant to individual support plans,
individual learner targets and planned outcomes.  Motivating and engaging learners in sessions both
on Educational and Lifelong Learning pathways.

Main Responsibilities:

•  Work collaboratively with Tutors, to provide a quality and beneficial experience for the

learners linked to their goals and aspirations.

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•  Record and evaluate progress and achievement.
•  To work at all of our sites, as requested with limited notice.
•  Support learners at external work environments, enabling them to progress to work

independently.

•  Support Tutors to resolve learner issues and concerns.
•  Supporting learners with challenging behaviour and help to develop strategies enable

learners to overcome behavioural issues.

•  Supporting Tutors in preparing resources for sessions.
•  Assisting learners at breaktimes and encouraging them to engage in enrichment activities.
•  Assist learners to ensure safe and efficient arrival and departure to/from college. Ensure

learners are safe at all times with considerations for their health and well-being.

•  Deliver personal care which meet or exceed learners’ requirement, promoting independence
throughout, for example helping the learner with care needs to have a shower, to go to the

toilet or to care for their skin or hair.

•  To be an effective role model demonstrating best practice and have the ability to

demonstrate professionalism at all times.

•  To be aware of Landmarks policies and procedures, and to support and promote Landmarks’

vision and mission.

•  Participate in the observation process for the Education provision that is linked to quality

improvement.

•  Undertake training as and when necessary, including Team Teach.
•  Attend internal meetings, briefings and other forums as required.
•  Carry out the duties and requirements of the post in compliance with Landmarks Equal

Opportunities, Health & Safety, Child and Vulnerable Adult Protection and other policies

and procedures.

This list of duties should not be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive as the post holder may be

required to undertake other reasonably determined duties and responsibilities.

Person Specification
The selection process will involve assessments being made on the extent to which applicants meet
the criteria listed in the table below:

Essential

Desirable

Qualifications

Full UK driving license, with willingness to
travel and use own vehicle.

Relevant, recent training and
development.

Basic computer skills.

Learning Support Qualification
(willingness to work towards).

Level 2 Maths and English (willingness
to work towards).

Team Teach training (willingness to
work towards).

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Experience

Experience of working with adults and
children with learning difficulties and/or
disabilities.

Working within an Education
environment.

IAG Level 2 (willingness to work
towards).

Working with people with behavioural
needs.

Behaviour management strategies.

Understanding of own abilities,
limitations and when to seek support.

Knowledge

Personal
Attributes

Able to work as part of a team and
communicate clearly.

Able to understand and carry out
instructions.
Commitment to safeguarding, equality and
diversity and health and safety at the
college.

Understanding of the importance of
maintaining confidentiality.
Flexibility is essential to enable Landmarks
to meet the needs of our learners.

Resilient to daily changes at short notice.

Willingness to deliver personal care.

In return we will offer:

§  24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (Westfield Health): Confidential emotional,

financial and practical support whenever you need it.

§  Education Support Helpline: Free, specialist wellbeing support for all teaching and

education staff.

§  Access to Trained Mental Health First Aiders: On-site support from staff trained to listen,

signpost and offer immediate reassurance.

§  Comprehensive Westfield Health Package (level 2): Includes a health cash plan, virtual GP
appointments, counselling options, discounted shopping and services, and a wide range of
wellbeing resources.

§  Annual Flu Vaccination Voucher: Supporting your health and reducing winter illness.
§  Access to Additional Discount Schemes: Including the Blue Light Card and other optional

staff savings programmes.

§  Health & Wellbeing Services: Occupational Health support where necessary.
§  Generous Annual Leave Entitlement: Up to 35 days, dependant on length of service.
§  Long Service Recognition: Celebrating and rewarding your commitment to the organisation.
§  Enhanced Family-Friendly Policies: Increased occupational maternity and paternity pay

(subject to eligibility).

§  Occupational Sick Pay: Enhanced sick pay that increases with length of service.
§  Professional Development & Career Progression: A wide range of CPD, training courses

and structured development pathways (role-dependent).

§  Life Cover: Financial protection providing peace of mind for you and your loved ones.

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§  Standard Life Pension Scheme: Supporting your long-term financial wellbeing.
§  Free On-Site Parking.

Landmarks is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our learners and to ensure our
learners  are  protected  from  abuse.  Landmarks  is  therefore  exempt  from  the  Rehabilitation  of
Offenders Act 1974.
All offers of employment will be subject to enhanced DBS checks, which it deems satisfactory (you
will be viable for the cost of a DBS if you leave within your probationary period).

Where a post is eligible, a check against the barred lists will be undertaken. There are different types
of  regulated  activities  that  employees  will  need  to  undertake  as  part  of  their  role  to  qualify  to  be
checked on the adult and child barred list.

It is an offence to apply for a role that involves regulated activity to children, if the applicant is barred
from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

find  out  what  makes  Landmarks  a  remarkable  place  to  work,  visit  our  website

To
www.landmarks.ac.uk, and follow Landmarks Specialist College on Facebook for more information.

If you have any further queries or would like to arrange a discussion regarding the terms and
conditions of employment at Landmarks please contact a member of HR – 01246 433788 or
HR@landmarks.ac.uk.

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