Learning Support Assistant

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

Job Title:      Adult Learning Support Assistant

Location:     Care First - Pheasey, Great Barr, Birmingham, B43 7HL

Salary:       £17,875 per annum

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

Contract:   Permanent, 52 weeks per year

UK Applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

About the role. 

As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for an Adult Learning Support Assistant to join our close-knit team at Care First, Pheasey.

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:

• 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 - personal care, peg feeding.
• Manual handling - use of ceiling and manual hoist.
• Medication administration - including rescue medication for Epilepsy and the administration of Insulin if possible, but training can be given for these.
• Equality and Diversity
• Caring and compassionate

Why join us?

For over 16 years Options Autism have provided care and education to pupils, young people and adults with autism, complex needs and learning difficulties. We are a leading provider of education for neurodivergent young people and young adults. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.

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.

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
• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support. 

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.

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