Casual Learning Support Assistant (days & evenings)

Job Description

Job Advert – Learning Support Assistant (Casual)

Salary: £12.65 - £13.65 per hour

Band A points 1-6

Casual Contract (As and when required) - No fixed hours per week; daytime and evenings

Who we are

We are Thurrock Adult Community College (TACC), the Adult Education provider for Thurrock and are part of Thurrock Council. Offering a wide range of courses to the local community, employers, and residents. Our vision to inspire futures through lifelong learning is enabled by our Mission to impact positively on the communitieswhere we live and work.

The role

The college is looking for casual (bank) Learning Support Assistants (LSAs) to support learners individually or in a group. The role of an LSA is to help learners achieve their full potential and provide support with a wide variety of methods to learners with a range of different learning disabilities or difficulties. The role will include, but is not limited to, the following:

• Ensuring correct procedures are followed for any external agencies, awarding bodies or other applicable organisations.
• Assisting with the development of Individual Learning Plans and targeted learning objectives
• Assisting with the planning of learning activities by identifying and preparing resources required to support lesson plans & learning outcomes
• Ensuring that learning aids are provided where allocated, in a timely manner and that such aids are checked regularly, reporting to line manager if found faulty
• Assisting in a range of activities to support learning outcomes using the tutors planned teaching and learning method.
• Providing unobtrusive guidance and support to enable learners to find answers to questions and tasks set, using knowledge of each learner’s differing level of development and ability to ensure progression and continuity. Using a facilitator approach with a range of higher order questioning where appropriate.
• Supervising individual or small groups of learners undertaking learner-led activities by co-ordinating and explaining basic instructions for the activity, adjusting activities within the scope of the lesson plan and learning outcomes in response to learners’ learning
• Assisting learner achievement by monitoring learning against learning outcomes, informing the teacher of progress/problems
• Supporting learners to develop their independence through undertaking tasks
• Supporting the use of IT as a tool to enable learning
• Assisting as necessary any learner requiring support, either getting to their lesson, during or leaving their lesson
• Taking notes for learners with hearing impairments and where this support is deemed necessary, for learners with other impairments/disabilities
• Supporting individuals with ‘Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans’ (PEEPS) who require assistance in the event of evacuation from the college

DBS Check: A satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check with Barred List will be required.

You must be available to work daytime and evenings. Hours will be offered in advance, but flexibility is essential.

You will be required to be mobile within the Borough and work at other sites/venues in line with the business needs of the College.

Key information

• For more information, or if you have any questions about the role, please contact Matthew Uphill by emailing muphill@thurrock.gov.uk or telephoning 01375 372476 Ext 62020.
• You need to ensure there are no gaps in your employment history on the application form.
• You need to ensure you address all points on the person specification in your application

Advert Closing Date

• Redeployment Only: 29th January 2026
• Internal & External: 8th February 2026

Interview Date: To Be Confirmed

Keeping Children Safe in Education - Interview Guidance

Should you be shortlisted for an interview, please be advised that in line with the Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023, online searches would be undertaken as part of our due diligence using information publicly available online. The interview panel may explore the findings of the searches with candidates at interview.

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About us

Why Thurrock?

Working at Thurrock Council gives you the opportunity to join an organisation that is changing at pace, one where you can make a real difference to the lives of the people we serve.

Thurrock Council is moving towards a new community leadership approach which involves linking with local partners and communities as we shape our improvement for the years ahead.

This is an exciting time to join us, to shape the future success of our changing organisation and to have a positive influence on our borough.

Our location

Thurrock is located on the north bank of the river Thames. Our urban centres are a vibrant mix of established towns and new young communities, with a diverse and growing population of around 160,000 residents.

We are an emerging cultural and arts centre, home to the production centre for the Royal Opera House and the National Skills Academy for Creative and Cultural Skills. We have excellent retail and leisure opportunities, including Lakeside Shopping Centre, country parks, forests, and marshes.

Thurrock is just half an hour journey away from the centre of London by train and well connected by road.

Staff benefits

We offer lots of staff benefits, including a generous annual leave entitlement and hybrid working. We champion flexible working and job share applications are welcome.

Further information can be found here Employment benefits | Working for the council | Thurrock Council

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Thurrock Council is committed to equal opportunities. As a Disability Confident Employer, disabled people will be offered an interview where they meet all essential criteria on the person specification.

We serve a diverse community where people are different yet equal. Diversity underpins everything we do.

For further information about Thurrock Council please visit our website: Thurrock Council