Learning Support Assistant
Aurora Meldreth Manor School
Meldreth, Cambridgeshire/Hertfordshire border
- Expired
- Salary:
- £8.59 - £9.67 per hour (£15,537 - £17,490 per annum actual) linked to competency and qualifications. (Rates effective 1st September)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 30 July 2018
Job overview
The Role:
As a Learning Support Assistant, you will be supporting the students with their education and also with their emotional needs, personal care and behavioural challenges. In school, you will carry out a range of duties, supporting all elements of learning from academic achievement and basic life skills through to self-care and personal development. The role will require you to be creative, patient and adaptive. Every child we support is unique and they will require an individualised approach to ensure that each of them has the opportunities to reach their full potential in a caring and safe environment.
This role is perfect for all levels of experience, and here at Meldreth Manor School we will work with you to develop your skills and confidence in the role. So, if you’re looking to develop your career within a unique educational setting and are passionate about giving children and young people life chances that will shape their futures, this is the perfect role for you.
Key Roles & Responsibilities:
You will be crucial in supporting students with their learning, progress and personal development in all areas of the curriculum within a range of learning contexts including the classroom, the local environment and within the community
- Helping young people with a range of needs, including PMLD, complex medical conditions, autism and challenging behaviour to achieve their educational and personal goals
- Supporting the personal care needs of the young people ensure their privacy and dignity is maintained at all times
- Supporting an environment that fosters equality, diversity and the rights of all young people to be seen as learners and be treated with respect
- Placing an emphasis on support and empowerment of young people
- Developing a greater understanding of disability issues and the values of Aurora and demonstrating these in the work place
- Providing high quality support in all aspects of your work
Qualifications & Experience:
Essential
- To be willing and able to work towards getting any relevant qualifications, attending training and to take responsibility for your own development.
- Familiar with basic IT functions e.g. using Email, or willing to be supported to quickly learn these skills
- Able to establish effective rapport and communication with others, by demonstrating respect for people’s dignity and providing compassionate education and care
- Be able to adapt your communication style to the needs of the children and young people you are working with
- Where necessary develop skills to support the children and young people through the use of sign and or symbols
- Be able and willing to support students in the water during swimming or hydrotherapy activities
- Able to write legibly and clearly so that paperwork and other records are kept appropriately
- Be able and willing to support students with their personal care needs, including feeding, toileting and changing as required
- Able to work supportively as a team member and confidentially when working independently, within a range of settings
- Able to understand, apply and work within Aurora’s policies and procedures
- Maintaining confidentiality in compliance with Aurora’s standards
- Able to understand, interpret and deliver effective education and care and support plans based on a needs led approach
- Able to work flexibly to accommodate the needs and choices of the children and young people.
Desirable
- Learning Support qualification/Diploma in Health and Social Care or equivalent
- Experience of supporting disabled individuals in a paid or voluntary capacity
- Experience of working with students on the autism spectrum
- Experience of working with students who may communicate by using behaviour which is considered challenging
- Experience of working in a school environment
Benefits:
Be part of our successful team and also benefit from a generous package that includes:
- Life assurance
- Pension plan
- High street discounts
- Employee assistance programme
- Paid holiday
Attached documents
About Aurora Meldreth Manor School
- Aurora Meldreth Manor School
- Fenny Lane, Meldreth, Royston
- Hertfordshire
- SG8 6LG
- United Kingdom
Welcome to our Special Needs School in Meldreth, Cambridge
Here at Aurora Meldreth Manor, many of our students have complex learning difficulties, often associated with profound physical disabilities and/or medical needs. Whatever a student’s abilities or challenges, we aim to provide them with memorable experiences and stimulating activities that promote self-esteem and personal independence.
This approach is enhanced by the imaginative use of a variety of suitable and interesting resources and environments – from the rich experiences of sound, colour and touch in the sensory room, through to energising rebound therapy and physical exercises in the hydrotherapy pool.
As a registered children’s home, we can also provide students with a vibrant yet homely space in which to live, whether throughout the year or just for a short break.
We hope you enjoy reading about our school and residential facilities, and we look forward to welcoming you and your child to our community here at Aurora Meldreth Manor.
Denise Grayston - Principal, Aurora Meldreth Manor School and Children’s Home
Our School
Aurora Meldreth Manor supports children and young people aged 6-19 with highly complex learning difficulties associated with conditions such as cerebral palsy, acquired brain injury, degenerative conditions or autism spectrum conditions requiring a specialist approach.
We offer day placements for 38 weeks of the year and flexible residential placements for up to 52 weeks, including weekly boarding and shared-care arrangements or residential care placements for young people accessing other local schools.
The support we provide enables each of our students to engage and progress at their own level within a living and learning environment designed to help them achieve their full potential as they reach adulthood.
Our Facilities
Aurora Meldreth Manor is situated on a beautiful 14-acre site in the village of Meldreth, on the border of Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire.
The school is fully accessible with hoisting facilities available throughout, and offers a range of modern, creative spaces for living and learning.
Facilities include:
· Interior-designed living areas
· Landscaped gardens
· Multi-use activity area
· Hydrotherapy pool
· Rebound therapy
· Multi-media room
· Multi-sensory areas
· Individual learning areas for break-out time and quiet time
A range of therapy is available at Aurora Meldreth Manor, including physiotherapy, speech and language and occupational therapy. We also offer nursing support where required, and we are one of the few schools in the country that caters for students with specialist medical requirements associated with complex health needs, such as enteral feeding.
Residential Facilities
Aurora Meldreth Manor is also a registered children’s home, providing flexible, accessible accommodation and a vibrant yet homely space in which to live.
Houses have spacious living/dining room with TV, games and eating areas and individual bedrooms with a mix of bathing facilities and hoisting throughout for safe and easy movement for those with physical conditions. For those that can eat orally, fresh food is prepared daily by our chef and a variety of tastes and diets are catered for.
Our residential care team is passionate about ensuring that every individual is happy, healthy and well-supported. Alongside delivering personal care and helping with the management of epilepsy and other conditions, our staff support our residents to develop friendships, explore new interests and take advantage of after-school and social activities.
We encourage families to visit regularly and are able to offer limited family accommodation
Our Curriculum
We follow the IMPACTS curriculum, a needs-led programme focusing on the key areas of: communication, cognition, physical development, environmental control technology, and personal, emotional and social wellbeing (which includes self-help and self-advocacy skills).
Where appropriate, the National Curriculum is taken into consideration in the planning and delivery of activities.
Teaching staff work together with therapists and learning support assistants to develop and deliver a meaningful, appropriate and personalised curriculum for every student. Classes are grouped according to students’ sensory needs, cognitive understanding and compatibility.
Some of our students have particular interests which are related to their developmental age rather than their chronological age. We consider it important to strike the right balance in acknowledging the students’ interests and offering age-appropriate options.
Our Outcomes · 100% of children and young people work towards formal qualifications such as AQA awards · 100% of the children and young people access an integrated therapeutic curriculum in preparation for adulthood · All our outdoor learning areas are fully inclusive, these include a Forest School, a Musical Garden as well as a number of Outdoor Learning Stations.
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