Learning support assistant Essex
Job description
Pineapple Care is looking for experienced Learning Support Assistant to assist with a young adults in Essex/Thurrock. This involves supporting the individual to access tailored courses within a wide range of settings from the student’s homes, work placement, local colleges, social activities, or leisure-based settings. So, if you are looking for a fresh new challenging position, Pineapple Care are currently looking to recruit experienced Learning Support Assistants.
The main aspects of this role will be to support individuals to enable them too:
1) Maintain current skills
2) Develop new skills
3) Access wider choices
4) Establish destination
- To provide 1-1 Education delivery to ensure and recording of outcomes
- Teaching, Learning and Assessment activities
- You will assist the student in several activities
- Share all outcomes with the student’s staff and family to ensure continued use of
- Follow an Individual Learning Plan, record, and track progress
- Update the students written/typed portfolio
Qualifications and Skills:
Pineapple are looking for someone with previous experience supporting younger adults with Learning Difficulties. The ideal candidates for this position will have a good sense of humor, can create and maintain relationships and have strong communication skills, a creative personality and willingness to learn.
Essential to the role:
- Enhanced DBS valid for working with Children and Adults (dated within 1 year,
registered on the update service) or willingness to obtain one. - Safeguarding knowledge
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Ability to engage the person to participate in lessons and activities
- Must be willing to gain knowledge of the learning process and specific needs of the person
- Calm, supporting and encouraging manner
- Ability to work as part of the successful support team
If you are interested in this position, please email your CV to [email protected] or please call 01375 803 337.
