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About us and the role
Warwickshire County Council’s Adult and Community Learning Service is a dynamic, forward-looking adult education service, judged ‘Good’ by Ofsted. We provide a wide range of adult learning courses across the county. Our county-wide programme for people with learning disabilities and/or learning difficulties is expanding and we are looking for two Learning Support Assistants to join our experienced and friendly team.
This is a fixed-term, until July 17th 2023, term time only post (36 weeks) for 15 hours per week over three days. Your base office will be Pound Lane Learning Centre in Leamington Spa.
Key Requirements
You will have had experience of working with people with learning disabilities and/or learning difficulties. Working under the direction of a tutor, in a range of classes, you will have excellent communication skills, patience and a flexible approach to your work. You must be committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and to supporting the rights and aspirations of under-represented groups
For further details about the role please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Additional Information
Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.
For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Richard Heath by emailing richardheath@warwickshire.gov.uk
Closing date: 25th August
Interview date Monday 12th September in Leamington Spa
To apply for this vacancy please click on the 'Apply' button. Our method of application is online, please note, CV’s should not been submitted unless asked to do so.
If you are unable to apply using the 'Apply' button please contact the Recruitment Centre on hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk including your contact details and any relevant screenshots.
You will be notified of our shortlisting decision via email, so please check your email on a regular basis after submitting your application.
As part of being a Disability Confident employer we guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post. By ‘minimum criteria’ we mean that you must provide us with evidence in your application form which demonstrates that you generally meet the level of competence required for each competence, as well as meeting any of the qualifications, skills or experience defined as essential in the person specification.
Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.
Warwickshire County Council (WCC) is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce, this is because we really understand the importance of different voices, experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds within our workforce. Therefore, we strongly encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups. WCC has a number of staff network groups which provide peer support and safe spaces for employees who hold these and other identities. See more.