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Student Support Worker
| Posting date: | 08 August 2024 |
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| Salary: | £23,317 to £26,402 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 22 August 2024 |
| Location: | Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | West College Scotland |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | WCSR0001135 |
Summary
Student Support Worker (Ref: WCSR0001135)
Access and Progression:
Grade:2: Salary £23,317 to £26,402 per annum pro rata
(plus generous staff benefits package)
(Initial salary placement will normally be on the first point of the scale and will increase by annual incremental progression)
Hours: 21 per week, (Monday, Tuesday and Thursday) x 38 weeks (Term Time)
Temporary for 1 year
Location: Clydebank Campus
West College Scotland is modern, inclusive, ambitious and innovative. Winners of multiple awards, including The Herald’s Top Employer Award for our pioneering use of Digital Technologies, we are one of the largest Regional Colleges in Scotland with campuses in Clydebank, Greenock and Paisley. We deliver exceptional learning and vocational training opportunities to the West of Scotland region.
This is a critical, highly skilled position reporting directly to the Curriculum Quality Leader. We are seeking a customer focussed Student Support Worker to complement our existing Learner Development Team. You will provide support for students with additional support needs, attending West College Scotland, in classroom situations and also social spaces within the College. As part of the team you will work closely with lecturing staff to provide support to male and female students in classroom situations and in social spaces.
We are looking to recruit a highly skilled worker and as you would expect for a role of this level, the postholder needs to have a relevant qualification and have broad experience of working with young people with a range of additional support needs in an education / training setting and have experience of supporting students to engage in community based activities. Also you will have good verbal and written level of communication skills, and be self motivated, and a good team player.
We are an inclusive place to work.
At West College Scotland we are ambitious about Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. If you've got the right skills and qualifications for the job, we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability - visible and non-visible including neurodiversity, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. Click here to find out more.
Benefits of working with us
This is an excellent opportunity to join one of Scotland’s sector leading colleges. The College offers an outstanding benefits package including:
• Generous holiday entitlement - 45 days holiday (pro-rata) (including bank &
public holidays)
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave pay (subject to eligibility)
• Opportunities for hybrid / home working, where appropriate
• Flexible working opportunities
• Access to a dedicated wellbeing team and a 24/7 confidential employee
assistance programme
• Support to enhance your skills through a variety of methods including online
learning, coaching and self-directed study
Full details of the skills and qualifications required can be found on the employee specification. To view our Privacy Notice, please click here.
Any offer of employment will be subject to receiving a satisfactory Scheme Record through the Disclosure Scotland Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme (PVG). All candidates must be able to prove their Right to Work in the UK. Please note West College Scotland does not provide Visa sponsorship.
To view our vacancies and to apply for posts, please visit the website. If you require any assistance, please contact the HR team by email: hr@wcs.ac.uk Occasionally correspondence relating to your application may go into your spam/junk email folder.
Closing date for all completed applications is Thursday 22nd August 2024
The Board of Management of West College Scotland is a Scottish Charity.
Charity Number SCO21185.
Access and Progression:
Grade:2: Salary £23,317 to £26,402 per annum pro rata
(plus generous staff benefits package)
(Initial salary placement will normally be on the first point of the scale and will increase by annual incremental progression)
Hours: 21 per week, (Monday, Tuesday and Thursday) x 38 weeks (Term Time)
Temporary for 1 year
Location: Clydebank Campus
West College Scotland is modern, inclusive, ambitious and innovative. Winners of multiple awards, including The Herald’s Top Employer Award for our pioneering use of Digital Technologies, we are one of the largest Regional Colleges in Scotland with campuses in Clydebank, Greenock and Paisley. We deliver exceptional learning and vocational training opportunities to the West of Scotland region.
This is a critical, highly skilled position reporting directly to the Curriculum Quality Leader. We are seeking a customer focussed Student Support Worker to complement our existing Learner Development Team. You will provide support for students with additional support needs, attending West College Scotland, in classroom situations and also social spaces within the College. As part of the team you will work closely with lecturing staff to provide support to male and female students in classroom situations and in social spaces.
We are looking to recruit a highly skilled worker and as you would expect for a role of this level, the postholder needs to have a relevant qualification and have broad experience of working with young people with a range of additional support needs in an education / training setting and have experience of supporting students to engage in community based activities. Also you will have good verbal and written level of communication skills, and be self motivated, and a good team player.
We are an inclusive place to work.
At West College Scotland we are ambitious about Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. If you've got the right skills and qualifications for the job, we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability - visible and non-visible including neurodiversity, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. Click here to find out more.
Benefits of working with us
This is an excellent opportunity to join one of Scotland’s sector leading colleges. The College offers an outstanding benefits package including:
• Generous holiday entitlement - 45 days holiday (pro-rata) (including bank &
public holidays)
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave pay (subject to eligibility)
• Opportunities for hybrid / home working, where appropriate
• Flexible working opportunities
• Access to a dedicated wellbeing team and a 24/7 confidential employee
assistance programme
• Support to enhance your skills through a variety of methods including online
learning, coaching and self-directed study
Full details of the skills and qualifications required can be found on the employee specification. To view our Privacy Notice, please click here.
Any offer of employment will be subject to receiving a satisfactory Scheme Record through the Disclosure Scotland Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme (PVG). All candidates must be able to prove their Right to Work in the UK. Please note West College Scotland does not provide Visa sponsorship.
To view our vacancies and to apply for posts, please visit the website. If you require any assistance, please contact the HR team by email: hr@wcs.ac.uk Occasionally correspondence relating to your application may go into your spam/junk email folder.
Closing date for all completed applications is Thursday 22nd August 2024
The Board of Management of West College Scotland is a Scottish Charity.
Charity Number SCO21185.