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Who we are
Activate Learning is a pioneering education group with a global reach, committed to transforming lives through our approach to learning.
We see our employees as individuals, empowering them to make the right choices for their ambitions and careers. We value our people as vital to our continued success and aspire to a diverse, open and inclusive environment that provides the motivation for everyone to pursue their career goals and flourish.
When you work for Activate Learning, you’re working for an organisation that provides you with the advantages of a large employer, a trusted partner in your career development, and a transformational way of working whilst also investing in building a community environment for everyone.
Together, we will bring out the best version of yourself.
City of Oxford College work with students who are enrolled on a variety of academic courses and are studying at all levels, from entry qualifications to Level 3, including A levels and T levels. Pathways available for students include performing arts, catering, forensic science, health and social care, hair and beauty, furniture making and music.
About the role as a Teaching Assistant at Activate Learning;
Working with young people or adults with a range of learning difficulties and/or disabilities and/or behavioural needs, including mental health and wellbeing needs.
The teaching assistant may help the student to develop life skills, independence, and employability skills. Some students may require personal and/or medical care. If this is required for the student/s you would be working with, training would be provided.
What do you need to be a successful Teaching Assistant at Activate Learning?
As a teaching assistant at Activate Learning, you will have a passion, resilience and patience to develop independence in learners and to encourage them to take more responsibility for their own learning.
You will have good communication skills and a cooperative working style with the ability to work as part of a team, teaching assistants work with students in the classrooms and workshops, alongside the teacher. This can be on a 1:1 or small group basis.
As a teaching assistant you will have:
- A creative and innovative approach to motivating learners and delivering support.
- Good verbal and written communication skills and be able to work with a range of people.
- Good literacy, numeracy and e-literacy skills, including using Office 365 and various IT packages, e.g., Word, Excel.
You may have:
- Experience of working in an FE or other learning environments.
- Experience of industry and the working world.
- Experience of working with young people with learning difficulties and disabilities.
- Level 3 Support Assistant qualification or equivalent, but this is not essential.
Activate Learning offers clear pathways for career progression, for example as a teacher, specialist teacher, assessor, trainer, or manager.
Why work with the Activate Learning Group?
Here are some of our benefits :
- Enrolment into generous pensions schemes
- Annual leave entitlement
- Excellent on-site facilities including free onsite parking, refectory facilities, Hair and Beauty salons
- An extensive Learning and Development programme with a range of CPD opportunities
- Specialised support and development for teaching staff
- Access to qualified coaches for all staff
- Leadership and Management development programmes
- Flexible working opportunities, where appropriate
- A comprehensive wellbeing programme including access to the Fika and Everymind app
- Mental Health support including access to Mental Health First Aiders
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee resource groups
- Cycle to work scheme
- Refer a friend vacancy incentive
- Access to student discount programmes
Activate Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its staff to share this commitment.
Successful applicants will be required to undergo a DBS check at the appropriate level. Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK as we do not sponsor work permits and work permits from other organisations are unacceptable as proof of right to work in the UK.
If an agency submits an unsolicited CV to any partner or employee of our company, you should be aware that they have no authority to enter into an arrangement with you. Should we require recruitment agency involvement, we will contact the agencies on our preferred suppliers list, and we would ask that you respect the relationships we have already built with these suppliers.