Learning Support Assistant

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For a full application pack, including a full job description with person specification please visit: https://www.landmarks.ac.uk/vacancies/

Job Description: Learning Support Assistant

Hours: 0900-1600 (38 weeks per year) - MONDAY, TUESDAY AND THURSDAY (21 HRS Per Week)

Pay: £13.26 per hour

Landmarks is an independent specialist day college for young people with learning disabilities and difficulties. The college offers a wide range of programmes that are tailored to each individual’s needs.

Landmarks operates from several sites across; Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and South Yorkshire, with our main site located in Eckington, S21 4EF.

Landmarks has several satellite provisions in Rotherham, Nottingham city Centre and a “real-life” hospitality and catering facilitate in Rainworth, Mansfield. These environments enable us to provide a range of personal and vocational training opportunities including:

• Agriculture
• Horticulture
• Animal Studies
• Hospitality & Catering
• Arboriculture
• Independent Travel Training
• Art
• Independent Living Skills
• Business Administration
• Labouring (CSCS)
• Conservation
• Retail
• Duke of Edinburgh
• Supported Internships
• Equine Studies
• Wildlife Management
• Floristry
• Work Experience

Our staff are required to work on a range of different sites, including; all college campuses, employer’s premises or communities local to your learners’ home - therefore willingness to travel is essential. There may be a requirement to transport learners in your own car, insurance implications are reimbursed. Mileage and expenses are provided for travel during the working day.

Job Purpose:

Our Learning Support Assistants are employed to support learners in group sessions or on an individual basis, to ensure outstanding progress is made, relevant to individual support plans, individual learner targets and planned outcomes. Motivating and engaging learners in sessions both on Educational and Lifelong Learning pathways.

Main Responsibilities:

• Work collaboratively with Tutors, to provide a quality and beneficial experience for the learners linked to their goals and aspirations.
• Record and evaluate progress and achievement.
• To work at all of our sites, as requested with limited notice.
• Support learners at external work environments, enabling them to progress to work independently.
• Support Tutors to resolve learner issues and concerns. Supporting learners with challenging behaviour and help to develop strategies enable learners to overcome behavioural issues.
• Supporting Tutors in preparing resources for sessions.
• Assisting learners at breaktimes and encouraging them to engage in enrichment activities.
• Assist learners to ensure safe and efficient arrival and departure to/from college. Ensure learners are safe at all times with considerations for their health and well-being.
• Deliver personal care which meet or exceed learners’ requirement, promoting independence throughout, for example helping the learner with care needs to have a shower, to go to the toilet or to care for their skin or hair.
• To be an effective role model demonstrating best practice and have the ability to demonstrate professionalism at all times.
• To be aware of Landmarks policies and procedures, and to support and promote Landmarks’ vision and mission.
• Participate in the observation process for the Education provision that is linked to quality improvement.
• Undertake training as and when necessary, including RPI/Team Teach.
• Attend internal meetings, briefings and other forums as required.
• Carry out the duties and requirements of the post in compliance with Landmarks Equal Opportunities, Health & Safety, Child and Vulnerable Adult Protection and other policies and procedures.

This list of duties should not be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive as the post holder may be required to undertake other reasonably determined duties and responsibilities.

If you have any further queries or would like to arrange a discussion regarding the terms and conditions of employment at Landmarks, please contact a member of the HR team – 01246 43378

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Contract

Pay: £13.26 per hour

Benefits:

• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Private dental insurance
• Private medical insurance

Education:

• GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Work Location: In person