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Care First are recruiting for an Adult Learning Support Assistant to join their team and truly make a difference.
Job Title: Adult Learning Support Assistant
Location: Care First - Pheasey, Great Barr, Birmingham
Salary: £16,445.00 per annum
Hours: 27.5 hours per week; Monday to Friday, 9:30am to 3:30 pm
Contract: Permanent, 52 weeks per year
Start Date: September 2024
UK Applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.
About the role.
As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for an Adult Learning Support Assistant to join our close-knit team at Care First, Pheasey.
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.
Key task areas and responsibilities:

• 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 - personal care, peg feeding.
• Manual handling - use of ceiling and manual hoist.
• Medication administration - including rescue medication for Epilepsy and the administration of Insulin if possible, but training can be given for these.
• Equality and Diversity
• Caring and compassionate

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

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.
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253055
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £16,445.00 per year
Expected hours: 27.5 per week
Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Referral programme

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person
Reference ID: 253055