Inclusion Assistants

Dunfermline & Kirkcaldy Campus

Post 1 – 18 hours – Temporary until 20 June 2025

Post 2 – 25 Hours Temporary until 20 June 2025

Post 3 – 12.5 hours Temporary until 20 June 2025

Post 4 – 13 Hours Permanent

About the Role

In conjunction with the Lead Adviser, you will build and maintain strong relationships with key academic staff in order to facilitate effective support for students with additional support needs. Working with Lecturing staff, you will implement inclusive strategies which promote positive behaviour and minimise barriers to learning within all learning and teaching.

Key Responsibilities

o In conjunction with the Lecturers/Lead Adviser Inclusion provide high quality support & advice throughout the students’ journey, from pre entry through to progression.

o Working alongside the Lecturer to support students with complex learning needs to identify barriers and challenges to learning.

o Alongside the Lecturer, work to implement inclusive strategies which promote positive behaviour and minimise barriers to learning within all learning and teaching environments.

o Facilitate student’s access to assistive technologies to enable accessible learning and teaching opportunities for students with additional needs.

o Provide support that will enable individual students that may have personal care needs or mobility difficulties to access the curriculum.

Qualifications and Experience

· Essential

o Educated to a minimum of SCQF level 7.

o You will have experience in a similar role providing support to students or a similar client group with additional support needs, preferably within an education or related environment.

o Knowledge of safeguarding/student issues, have an understanding of the barriers to learning and inclusion and how these maybe overcome.

o Have a positive attitude and proven record to equality and diversity practice within the sector.

· Desirable

o PDA Classroom Assistant/Inclusion or similar.

o Experience in working with complex and challenging behaviour.

o Experience and knowledge of assistive technology.

Skills and Attributes

· Commitment to promoting the welfare of all our learners

· Organisation skills to ensure effective and efficient use of resources

· Good written, listening and speaking skills

· Good ICT skills

Application Process

To apply, please log in to create or update your profile. Once your profile is complete, click on the post you wish to apply for. We kindly request applicants to refrain from submitting CVs for this position. Instead, follow the application instructions provided in the job listing. When ready to submit the online application form, click 'save and continue' and then 'submit application.'

Internal staff should also follow the above guidance.

Closing Date

The closing date for applications is 24 September 2024.

We look forward to receiving your application and potentially welcoming you to our team.