Learning Support Worker

Experience Guildford; Guildford; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free Blue Light Card

Retail discounts

Pension scheme

Free eye tests

Cycle2Work

Employee assistance program

Travel season ticket advances

Staff referral bonus

Life Assurance

Smart Health App access

Job summary

Experience Guildford is recruiting for outreach support workers to assist adults with learning disabilities across Surrey, primarily Guildford and Woking. The role involves flexible hours (Wednesday/Thursday daytime) under a Variable Hours contract, with safeguarding and community-based responsibilities. Full training and development opportunities are provided, with leave and benefits.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication, organisation and problem solving skills
• Good energy and stamina for active, community-based work
• Proactive, team-focused, and committed to continuous improvement
• Age 18+ | Right to work in the UK (no sponsorship available)
• Willing to complete DBS check (initial cost paid by halow)
• Experience of learning disabilities desirable

Responsibilities

• Providing highly person-centred 1:1 support to supported adults.
• Helping to promote life skills, independence, social skills, leisure opportunities, educational provision and community access.
• Reporting actual or potential safeguarding matters through the appropriate channels.

Job description

**Role Type: **Variable hours, PermanentLocation: Our sessions are based at community venues across Surrey, with this role being primarily based in Guildford and Woking.**Hours: **Variable Hours contract working primarily on Wednesday and/or Thursdays, 10am-4pm, during term time.**Annual Leave: **30 days pro-rata, inclusive of bank holidays.**Training: **Fully paid training is given and further development opportunities are available.

We are looking for people to support learners in an outreach capacity on our fantastic community based learning programme, Building Futures, around the local Guildford and Woking areas.

You will be responsible for:

• Providing highly person-centred 1:1 support to supported adults.
• Helping to promote life skills, independence, social skills, leisure opportunities, educational provision and community access.
• Reporting actual or potential safeguarding matters through the appropriate channels.

Requirements:

• Excellent communication, organisation and problem solving skills
• Good energy and stamina for active, community-based work.
• Proactive, team-focused, and committed to continuous improvement
• Age 18+ | Right to work in the UK (no sponsorship available)
• Willing to complete DBS check (initial cost paid by halow)Please note , it is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (Under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for a role that requires them to work unsupervised with that particular group (i.e. adults at risk, children or both).

Professional or personal experience of learning disabilities, and experience within a health and social care and/or educational setting is desirable, but we also pride ourselves on a values-based approach and the main skill we are looking for is an ambition to help others.

If you are an individual who wants to make a difference to the lives of adults with learning disabilities living in Surrey then we want to hear from you.

You’ll get access to great benefits including:

Free Blue Light Card membership; Retail and event discounts; Workplace pension scheme; Free eye tests; Cycle2Work scheme; 24-hour employee assistance program; Travel season ticket advances; Staff referral bonus scheme; AIG Life Assurance (Post Probation); Access to AIG Smart Health App

Flexible, immediate start dates available.Interviews are ongoing and we reserve the right to make appointments before the closing date, so early applications are encouraged.

Carroll House, 11 Quarry Street, Guildford