Bank Learning Support Assistant

Details of the offer

Job Title: Learning Support Assistant

Job Reference Number: 101206

Closing Date: 4th November 2024

Interview Date: TBC

Landau is a supported employment and training charity that transforms over 800 lives a year across the West Midlands by providing routes to employment, access to learning, social enterprise help, and support for personal growth. We are an ever-growing, diverse organization providing quality, sustainable services.

We have an exciting new opportunity for a Bank Learning Support Assistant to join Landau. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing high-quality learning support, mentoring, and intervention for individuals and/or small groups of learners, including those with disabilities, disadvantaged learners, and/or those who are disengaged, so that every learner participates, achieves, and progresses in their programme of study. They will also support with safeguarding, behaviour management, attendance, and basic administration. This role is a bank role to cover holidays and sickness as and when required and is flexible for the organization and the employee.

Key Responsibilities:

Support and mentor learners in the training environment (on or off-site) to meet the requirements of our education programmes and as directed by the tutor and programme coordinator.

Collaborate with the tutor to identify the additional support and intervention activities required, tailoring activities and materials to enable learners to succeed and achieve.

Work with individuals who require targeted support to complete all tasks and activities, supporting learners to develop their knowledge, skills, and experience and grow in confidence and independence.

Identify barriers to learning and devise and develop a range of appropriate strategies to assist learners in resolving issues or tackling concerns.

Support the tutor with learner portfolios, leading where reasonably required on conducting assessments, providing feedback to learners, conducting progress reviews, record-keeping, and the provision of programme administration and study support.

Promote good behaviour management, applying policies and procedures in a fair and consistent manner, and take appropriate action in a timely and sensitive manner, completing records or reports accurately where required.

Work as part of the team to devise creative approaches to overcoming barriers, engaging learners, developing the content and delivery of sessions, and assisting with the promotion and success of our education programmes.

Support learners in developing their self-esteem and confidence, providing pastoral support and effective impartial information, advice, and guidance toward achievement and progression.

Support learners to achieve their potential, including support to achieve learning objectives, completing portfolios, and readiness for assessments and personal development goals.

Be aware of confidential issues linked to learner/home and personal situations and adhere to Safeguarding and Confidentiality Policies and Procedures.

Ensure that the project manager and tutor are kept fully informed of learner progress, and support liaison with learners, parents, and relevant stakeholders, agencies, etc., as appropriate, reporting where required.

Assist in the arrangement and supervision of work experience placements, support for positive progression, and the planning and delivery of enrichment activities so that all aspects of the course requirements are fulfilled.

Provide specific support to individual learners with special needs or an Education, Health and Care Plan requirement, as agreed, supporting the health, safety, and wellbeing of learners in line with company policy and person-centred plans.

Encourage the individual to be actively involved with their learning, positive progression, and to reflect their performance on reviews as directed by the tutor.

Act as the key worker for identified learners, championing their engagement, attendance, progress, and achievement.

Monitor and support the health, wellbeing, and welfare of learners under your supervision, including in respect of safeguarding and any adherence to specified routines or requirements, such as meeting the requirements within an EHCP.

Provide flexible support to the wider business as reasonably required, fulfilling occasional alternative duties as requested, so that expertise is deployed to meet business priorities at a level consistent with those outlined in this job description.

Other Responsibilities:

Contribute actively to team and departmental meetings as required.

Promote the charity in a positive and professional manner, acting as an ambassador for the charity.

Provide management information, professional intelligence, and other support to organizational staff and the Charity CEO as required.

The post holder may be required from time to time to undertake other duties, not specifically mentioned in this job description, but within levels of their salary scale.

Contract Type: Zero Hours - As and when required

Salary: £15 - £20 per hour (depending on experience)

Location: Wellington, Telford

Landau is committed to safeguarding and promotes the welfare of all learners and expects its staff to share this commitment.

As this role involves regular work with children and young people, and meets the definition of regulated activity, it is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975, you must disclose all unprotected unspent and spent cautions and convictions. Further details on what convictions must be declared can be found in the Government's Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975.

If you are offered this position, Landau will ask you to complete an enhanced DBS check with a children's barred list check and provide at least 2 references.

It is an offence for an individual who has been barred from working with children to apply for regulated activity. Providing false information is also an offence and could result in the rejection of the applicant, summarily dismissal if selected, and possible referral to the police.

Job Type: Zero hours contract

Pay: £15.00-£20.00 per hour

Benefits:

Company pension

Private medical insurance

Referral programme

Work Location: In person

Application Deadline: 04/11/2024
Reference ID: 101206

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