Adult Teaching Assistant

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Care First are recruiting for an Adult Teaching Assistant to join their team and truly make a difference.

Job Title: Adult Teaching Assistant

Location: Care First - Manor Farm, Walsall

Salary: £18,118.75 per annum

Hours: 32.5 hours per week; Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm

Contract: Permanent, Term Time Only

Start Date: ASAP

UK Applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

About the role

To provide and deliver high quality person-centred education, learning outcomes and or care support needed to service users with learning disabilities, autism, Mental Health, Behavioural support needs, Complex health, physical disabilities and or PMLD in accordance with Company policies procedures and practice standards set by the Regulatory Body.

This Role to supporting young adult to access their SEN alternative education, providing support to enable our learners positive outcomes inline with their EHCP's, inspiring them to explore and grow into adulthood. Manor Farm is based within a community setting offering a wide range of educational experiences.

Key task areas and responsibilities:

Service Users (as defined by the relevant service e.g. Young People/Young Adult/Students)

• To support and promote development of Service Users attending the 'Skills Tank' Provision and to meet the range of social care, Leaning and Education support needs for vulnerable adults with a broad range of needs and conditions.
• To actively support the Hub Manager in the delivery of Educational and Learning through fun, meaningful session and activities always promoting a quality and professional service. Ensuring tracked appropriately on daily systems.
• To give concise and accurate feedback and reports to Hub Manager on each learner's progress so that assessments, support plans, behaviour plans and other individual information are focused and clear on support needs, learning outcomes and achievements.
• To provide relevant and appropriate support to Service Users, on an individual or group basis, in order to enable them to access the curriculum and learning outcomes as independently as possible.
• To ensure that the available equipment and resources are used, stored and maintained efficiently, reporting any maintenance issues to Hub Manager or Deputy Manager.
• To organise the classroom, its resources, Service User groupings and displays to provide a stimulating learning situation.

Required

• Care experience
• Manual handling
• Medication administration
• Equality and diversity etc
• Driving licence - Some escorting of students will be required.

Why join us?

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you'll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• "Your Wellbeing Matters" - access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that's right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100's of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.

And that's not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you'll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.