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Learning Support Worker

Job Description

Support Roles and Titles:

  • Specialist Mentor - Autism Spectrum Conditions

  • Study Assistant

  • Notetaker

Location

Edinburgh College, Multiple Campus Sites:

  • Granton

  • Midlothian

  • Milton Road

  • Sighthill

Main Duties

Specialist Mentor - Autism Spectrum Conditions
Pay - £16.50/hour

● To support students to develop learning strategies to assist them in overcoming difficulties associated with Autism. Support may include:

  • Motivation and goal setting

  • Strategies for effective time management

  • Organisational skills

  • Study and exam preparation skills

  • Stress or anxiety management

  • Social interaction

Study Assistant
Pay - £16.00/hour

● To assist students to take a full part in learning activities on equal terms with other students in lessons

● To support the students in their physical needs, mobility and health and safety as appropriate

● To work with course tutors to ensure the students are successfully inducted into the college environment

● To become familiar with specialist equipment, learning how to use it for the benefit of the student

Notetaker

Pay - £15.50/hour

● To attend lectures, tutorials and other classes and take notes as requested. You must:

  • Agree the required content and format of notes with the student

  • Produce accurate, clear, accessible and appropriately detailed notes for students in the required format

  • Provide an accurate typed copy of the notes to students within an agreed time limit, normally 24hrs

  • Offer clarification on any notes that are not clear for the students within an agreed time period

Essential Requirements

Education and Professional Qualifications

All Support Roles

  • Educated to SCQF9 Bachelor’s degree level or equivalent

Previous Experience/Training

Specialist Mentor - Autism Spectrum Conditions

  • Professional or voluntary experience of working with adults with Autism

  • Experience of supporting students in higher education with the development of learning strategies and appropriate study techniques

  • Experience in the development of learning plans which are appropriate to the needs of students in a further/higher education environment and which include the development of strategies and techniques to promote independent learning and progression

    Study Assistant

  • Professional or voluntary experience of working with adults with additional support needs

  • Experience of supporting students in higher education with the development of learning strategies and appropriate study techniques

    Notetaker

  • Previous note-taking experience

  • Experience of note-taking in the higher education environment

  • Proven ability to produce accurate and concise notes

  • Good word processing skills

Interpersonal Skills

All Support Roles

  • Excellent written communication skills and ability to communicate with students on a one to one basis using exceptional interpersonal skills

  • An understanding of the responsibilities associated with maintaining confidentiality and an awareness of the requirements under data protection legislation

Other Factors

All Support Roles

  • PVG membership or update required with HTS as countersignatory

  • Successful completion of mandatory Safeguarding Training and Suicide Awareness Training through HTS

Desirable

All Support Roles

● A social work qualification
● Knowledge or experience of IT used to support students with ASC and disabled students which may include Read and Write, Claro-read and applications which assist with Mind Mapping
● Understanding of the impact a diagnosis of Autism and/or a specific disability may have on participation in the FE/HE environment
● Experience in the development of learning plans which are appropriate to the needs of students in a further/higher education environment and which include the development of strategies and techniques to promote independent learning and progression.