Adult College - Volunteer Classroom Assistant
Job Title: Volunteer Classroom Assistant
Department: Adult College
Site(s): Barking or Dagenham Campus
Responsible to: Student Services Manager
The Adult College of Barking and Dagenham is the Local Authority’s leading provider of adult and community learning graded “Good” by Ofsted in December 2016. Barking and Dagenham is a vibrant and growing Borough and the Adult College is committed to supporting its community to seize the opportunities this growth will bring. Come and join the team and start making a real difference today.
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The Adult College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of learners and expects all its staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Check You must have the right to work in the UK and be able to provide the appropriate documentation to support this |
Role Purpose:
This role provides an exciting opportunity to join a dedicated & supportive team and will give you an introduction to working with learners. This is an excellent opportunity to build & develop your confidence and skills whilst working within an education environment.
As a Volunteer Classroom Assistant, you will work under the instruction/guidance of the student services manager and tutor to facilitate the smooth delivery of teaching and learning.
Skills Required:
Successful completion of Volunteering – Supporting your Community course & interview
- Ability to establish positive relationships with others
- Excellent communication & listening skills
- Excellent organisational & time management skills
- Enthusiasm, energy, adaptability & patience
- Good IT skills
- Level 2 English & Maths qualifications
What we offer:
- A comprehensive induction
- Experience of working in a learning environment
- On-going support
- A personal development plan
- Further optional training can be provided or facilitated which can give you the opportunity to become a learning assistant or tutor.
- Volunteers will have the support of a mentor after their initial course and will be provided with regular supervision to feedback on progress and discuss future development.
Training:
We will provide training relevant and support for the role, this includes customer service, health and safety and data protection training using the council’s iLearn Training system, courses include;
- Safeguarding
- GDPR
- Health, Safety & Wellbeing
- Equality & Diversity
- Access to on-going professional development
You must be committed to a minimum of 2.5 hours per week for 1 academic year
