RES Learning Support Assistants

RES Learning Support Assistants

Various hours available on a casual basis

Working upto 36 weeks per year (Term Time Only plus 1 training week)

£12.46 per hour plus holiday pay

Rotherham/Dearne Valley Colleges, Rotherham and North Notts College, Worksop

Rotherham Education Services (RES) supply casual and temporary staffing to the RNN Group. The RNN Group consists of Rotherham, Dearne Valley and North Notts colleges.

The Role

In this rewarding role, you will provide in class/out of class support to assist students with learning difficulties/disabilities to help them achieve their best possible outcomes. This may be supporting with personal care and/or literacy and numeracy. You will be a key part of the Student Support team, and will assist in the planning, preparation & reviewing of learning in conjunction with relevant curriculum staff, providing feedback and carrying out reviews as appropriate to ensure students are making expected progress and working towards outcomes.

You will have the personal skills to be able to effectively support students, dealing with challenging behaviour when it arises, and helping them to develop their own coping strategies.

You will:

·       hold experience supporting students in an educational setting

·       hold experience or/and knowledge of SEND, ALS and EHCP’s.

·       hold GCSE A-C in English & Maths or be prepared to work towards

·       be flexible and reliable

·       have good interpersonal and communication skills

·       have good IT skills specifically Microsoft and Google Packages

In your application, please specify how many hours you are looking for and the college you prefer to work at. (Rotherham College, Dearne Valley College or North Notts College). If you are successful, we will try our best to offer hours at that college. If there are no students that still require support at that site, an alternative may be offered.

Why register with us?

·       Full & part time hours available

·       Holiday Pay paid monthly (Hourly paid assignments)

·       Dedicated co-ordinator to help you through the process of applying and whilst you are engaged with us

·       Access to NEST Pension Scheme

·       Access to RNN gyms, restaurants and salons

·       Dedicated training programmes accessible throughout the year

Striving for Excellence!

RNN Group’s main goal is to be an ‘outstanding’ education and training provider and this is at the heart of everything that we do. To help us achieve this we are looking to recruit highly motivated, innovative and dynamic individuals to join our existing teams. To be a part of the team at RNN Group we will expect you to be committed to our values too;

·       We are Inclusive,

·       We have Integrity,

·       We Deliver,

·       We are One Team.

We celebrate diversity and are proud to have been recognised as Investors in Diversity for our commitment to the FREDIE (Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement) Model.  This means that you’d be working in a supportive environment that encourages, recognises and celebrates effort, achievement and cooperative attitudes. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, faith or disability. We are also proud to be part of the Disability Confidence Scheme.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, vulnerable adults and young people. All new employees will be required undertake a DBS check and other associated checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education Guidance.

All candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK.

Closing date: Monday 18th August 2025 at 12 Noon – if you are shortlisted for this post, you will be contacted within a week of the closing date. Previous applicants need not apply.

To find out more about this exciting career opportunity, please visit: http://www.rnngroup.co.uk/careers/vacancies/. If you require further information about this vacancy please email Louisa Sanderson on lsanderson@rotheduserv.co.uk or call 01709 722803.