Empowering Learning Support Worker (Autism & Disabilities)

Graduate Career Solutions; Waverley; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Graduate Career Solutions is seeking a Learning Support Worker to provide support, care and teaching to learners with disabilities in line with individual plans. You will plan and deliver sessions, monitor progress and maintain records, participate in mandatory training, and work closely with learners, parents and staff to promote empowerment.

Role involves supporting social, leisure and educational activities in the community, and administering medication when trained, with enhanced DBS checks

Qualifications

• Educated to a degree level.
• Professional, personal or voluntary experience of working with adults or young people with disabilities.
• Interest in special educational needs, specifically autism.
• Passionate about helping others learn and develop skills.
• Positive, patient, caring attitude.
• Ability to work in a team and build relationships with learners, parents and staff.
• Ability to keep accurate records and reports to track learner progress.
• Confidentiality and discretion.
• Soundly analyses verbal and numerical data.
• Contributes to improve work methods, outcomes and team performance.
• Adapts to new ideas and initiatives relevant to own area of work.
• Manages the workload and completion of tasks by setting timelines and milestones, and involving stakeholders to deliver on time.
• Invites and builds upon the ideas of others.

Responsibilities

• Provide support, care and teaching per learners' plans and curriculum.
• Plan, prepare and deliver sessions to develop learners' knowledge and skills per their curriculum.
• Provide behaviourally based support to reduce barriers to learning and quality of life.
• Support participation in social, leisure and educational activities in the community.
• Facilitate learner involvement and decision making, promoting empowerment.
• Collect and analyse data on progress to ensure effective learning support and care.
• Administer medication as trained and respond to medical emergencies per policy.
• Attend mandatory training and required courses, on- or off-site.

Skills

Disability support

Teamwork

Record-keeping

Confidentiality

Data analysis

Education

Degree level

Job description

Graduate Career Solutions is seeking a Learning Support Worker to provide support, care and teaching to learners with disabilities in line with individual plans. You will plan and deliver sessions, monitor progress and maintain records, participate in mandatory training, and work closely with learners, parents and staff to promote empowerment.

Role involves supporting social, leisure and educational activities in the community, and administering medication when trained, with enhanced DBS checks