Senior Learning Care Support Assistant

Location: Hayes

Job Type: Full Time, Permanent

Salary: £31,605 - £33,599

Reed Further Education are a leading recruitment agency working with Colleges, Prisons, Universities, and Training Providers across the UK. We are Currently looking for Senior Learning Care Support Assistants to join our client's team and help deliver high-quality support to learners.

Skills and Qualifications Necessary

• Trained in Manual Handling, First Aid, Safe Administration of Medication, Epilepsy, Anaphylaxis, Dysphasia and Diabetes including the safe administration of Insulin
• Experience Supporting a range of ELD/LLD/PMLD learners.
• Experience of assessing children and young people to identify their individual needs
• Strong safeguarding Knowledge and SEND Code of Practice

Duties of the role

• To provide one-to-one support, small group support and whole group support both direct and indirect, for students with a wide range of additional support needs, primarily within the learning environment.
• Interview, assess, recommend, monitor and timetable appropriate support for students with a range of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.
• Work with the Specialist Medical Coordinator in the design, development and implementation of Individual Care Plans, risk Assessments and Individual Support Plans for students with profound and complex needs.
• Commitment to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, ensuring that this commitment is demonstrated in all aspects of the role as appropriate.
• Be responsible for the line management of a team of LSA’s including appraisal, observation and staff development.

Benefits of working for our client

• Incremental progression within salary band awarded for good performance
• Ongoing training and development to help you progress in your career
• Excellent opportunities for internal promotion
• Teachers/Local Government pension scheme
• Free car parking on all Campuses
• Subsidised gym membership at More Energy fitness centres (based on the Uxbridge and Hayes campuses)
• Dental insurance
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Public Transport Season Ticket Loan scheme

To apply for this role, please send us your updated CV by clicking 'Apply Now'. Your application should demonstrate your passion for educational support and your commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

"All candidates who register with Reed Further Education will have 2 years’ referencing taken up and will be required to have a DBS check completed. All offers are conditional upon satisfactory background checks - If you are on the Barred List, it is against the law to apply and to be hired for a role that includes regulated activity with the concerned group."