Learning Support Assistant

Learning Support Assistant (SEN) | Stanwell Moor | 32.5 hours per week, term time only | Monday – Thursday 9am - 4.30pm, Friday 9am-2pm | £21,000

Our client is a small, dynamic UK registered Charity, working to improve the lives of 16-25 year olds with SEN through their progression programmes – with a horticulture and catering emphasis. They have over fifteen years of experience developing and implementing projects across West London and surrounding counties to improve local communities and the green spaces that they rely on. The organisation currently runs a section 41 Post-16 provision with about 50 learners on roll.

This small, successful charity runs progression programmes including horticulture and catering programmes to help young people, with Special Educational Needs and learning disabilities, gain confidence, life skills and social support, alongside nationally recognised qualifications.

Are you the right person for the job?

Experience (desirable)

• Working with/ lived experience of young people with learning difficulties
• Working as a 1:1 TA/LSA for a young person with SEN
• Mentoring and support experience
• Working with groups of young people in holiday/after school clubs
• Experience working for a charity/voluntary organisation

Qualifications & Knowledge, Skills & Personal Attributes (desirable)

• Appropriate Prevent and Safeguarding Training
• SEN training or qualification
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
• Proactive, self-motivated, can-do attitude
• Accreditation or qualification in Special Educational Needs
• Enhanced DBS clearance for Child and Adult Workforce (or ability to obtain one) essential
• Able to use Makaton, Widget, PECS, Proloqo2go
• Clean Driving Licence (we are not easily accessible by public transport)
• IT literate: Microsoft Word, Excel. & PowerPoint
• Minimum of Level 2 or equivalent in English and Maths

Your role will include, but not be limited to

• To work with the tutor to establish an appropriate learning environment
• To work with the tutor on lesson planning, evaluating and adjusting lesson/work plans as appropriate
• To monitor and evaluate learners’ responses to learning activities through observations and planned recording of achievement against learning objectives
• To use specialist skills to support learners’ learning such as PECS, Makaton, symbols and iPads
• To assist with the development, implementation and evaluation of learning programmes and individual work plans
• To prepare and assist in the preparation of the classroom, resources and equipment
• To establish productive working relationships with learners acting as a role model and setting high expectations
• Communicating with learners with varying degrees of speech and language difficulties, using communicative systems/equipment where necessary
• To promote inclusion and acceptance of all learners within the classroom and across Green Corridor
• To support learners consistently whilst recognising and responding to their individual needs
• To encourage individual learners to interact and work co-operatively with others whilst engaging in activities
• To promote independence and employ strategies to recognise and acknowledge achievement and self-reliance
• To provide feedback to learners concerning progress and achievement and to provide accurate, evidenced and objective feedback and reports to the tutor
• To be responsible for keeping and updating records with the tutor and other staff, contributing to reviews as requested
• To liaise with specialists (such as SALT, OT and Physio) and follow their advice for safety, learning and therapy programmes, as appropriate

What can you expect in return?

• Comprehensive online induction training, inset days and excellent continuous personal development training sessions
• Nest pension scheme
• An Employee Assistance Programme
• Subsidised lunches throughout term time
• Free parking on site
• On-site Wellbeing Co-ordinator
• A discount package to support you and your families through the current financial challenges
• A health cashback plan on prescriptions, optical care and dental care and they are introducing mental fitness sessions 

Our client is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community, a place where the team can all be themselves and succeed. The organisation invites all those from different backgrounds to apply for the advertised job posts, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

The organisation is committed to keeping learners safe. It is a requirement to complete a full application form and carry out pre-employment checks including references and an Enhanced DBS check for both Child and Adult workforces as part of this process.

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