Learner Support Assistant

Description:

At OFG, we work smarter so you can spend more time doing the things you love!

Care First are recruiting for a Learning Support Assistant to join their team and truly make a difference.

Job Title:    Learner Support Assistant

Location:    Care First - Pheasey, Great Barr, Birmingham

Salary:        £16,445.00 per annum

Hours:         27.5 hours per week; Monday to Friday, 9:30am to 3:30 pm

Contract:     Permanent, 52 weeks per year

Start Date:  July 2024

UK Applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

About the role. 

To provide and deliver high quality person-centred education, learning outcomes and or care support needed to service users with learning disabilities, autism, Mental Health, Behavioural support needs, Complex health, physical disabilities and or PMLD in accordance with Company policies procedures and practice standards set by the Regulatory Body. 

Key task areas and responsibilities:

Service Users (as defined by the relevant service e.g. Young People/Young Adult/Students)

To support and promote development of Service Users attending the ‘Skills Tank’ Provision and to meet the range of social care, Leaning and Education support needs for vulnerable adults with a broad range of needs and conditions.

To actively support the Hub Manager in the delivery of Educational and Learning through fun, meaningful session and activities always promoting a quality and professional service. Ensuring tracked appropriately on daily systems. 

To give concise and accurate feedback and reports to Hub Manager on each learner’s progress so that assessments, support plans, behaviour plans and other individual information are focused and clear on support needs, learning outcomes and achievements.

To provide relevant and appropriate support to Service Users, on an individual or group basis, in order to enable them to access the curriculum and learning outcomes as independently as possible.

To ensure that the available equipment and resources are used, stored and maintained efficiently, reporting any maintenance issues to Hub Manager or Deputy Manager. 

To organise the classroom, its resources, Service User groupings and displays to provide a stimulating learning situation. 

Required

Care experience

Manual handling

Medication administration

Equality and diversity etc

Driving licence - Some escorting of students will be required.

Why join us?

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

Life Assurance

Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions

“Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits

100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad

Cycle to Work Schemes

Electric Car Purchase Scheme

Critical illness cover

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

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