SEN Teaching Assistant

JR United Kingdom; Cranleigh; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Learning Support Worker to provide essential support to individuals with disabilities. This role involves planning and delivering tailored sessions to enhance learners' skills and knowledge, while also offering behavior support to improve their quality of life. The ideal candidate will be passionate about helping others, possess strong communication and analytical skills, and be adaptable to new initiatives. Join a team that values collaboration and empowers individuals to thrive in their educational journeys.

Qualifications

• Experience working with individuals with disabilities.
• Strong interest in special educational needs, particularly autism.

Responsibilities

• Provide support and teaching as per individual learning plans.
• Facilitate decision-making and promote learner involvement.
• Collect and analyze data on learner progress.

Skills

Communication Skills

Analytical Skills

Record-Keeping

Collaboration

Adaptability

Education

Degree Level Education

Job description

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• Provide support, care, and teaching as outlined in learners’ individual learning plans and curriculum.

• Plan, prepare, and deliver sessions and activities to develop learners' knowledge and skills according to their individualised curriculum.

• Offer behaviour support to reduce barriers to learning and improve quality of life.

• Support learners' participation in social, leisure, and educational activities within the community, applying theory-based learning.

• Facilitate decision-making, promote choice, and encourage involvement, respecting initiatives for individual empowerment.

• Collect, record, and analyze data on learner progress to ensure support is effective and make necessary adjustments.

• Administer medication following company policies once trained and respond appropriately to medical emergencies.

• Attend relevant training and mandatory courses to achieve required qualifications.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Knowledge, skills, and experience:

• Educated to degree level.
• Experience working with adults or young people with disabilities, professionally, personally, or voluntarily.
• Interest in special educational needs, especially autism.
• Passionate about helping others learn and develop skills.
• Positive, patient, caring, and proactive attitude.
• Ability to work collaboratively and build relationships with learners, parents, and colleagues.
• Accurate record-keeping and reporting skills.
• Confidentiality and discretion in handling information.
• Ability to analyze verbal and numerical data effectively.
• Contribute to improving work methods and team outcomes.
• Adaptability to new ideas and initiatives.
• Effective workload management and task completion within deadlines.
• Ability to invite and build upon others' ideas.

Building relationships

• Follow-up with learners during and after service delivery to ensure needs are met.
• Provide support during critical periods.
• Prioritize and address learners' issues appropriately.
• Understand motivations behind actions.
• Recognize organisational rules, structures, and values to determine acceptable and feasible actions.

Please note: This role is also known as Learning Support Worker.

THE POST HOLDER WILL BE SUBJECT TO AN ENHANCED DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE (DBS) CHECK