Senior Learning Assistant
United Kingdom
- £21,657.51 – £25,142.62 per year
- Full Time
- Posted today
- United Kingdom
SENIOR LEARNING ASSISTANT
Salary - £21,657.51 - £25,142.62 (DOE)
About The College
Welcome to Calman College, an independent specialist college providing further education for young adults with autism, learning disabilities and complex needs, including behaviours of concern. It offers a range of bespoke programmes for learners at our college based in Thorney, near Peterborough.
Due to continued organisational growth and development opportunities for our current staff, we are recruiting for Senior Learning Assistant.
About the position:
As a Senior Learning Assistant, you will be key in supporting autistic young people with complex learning needs in an integrated educational setting. This is a challenging role, but the rewards are incomparable to any other job.
What will you be doing?
- Observing pupils' performance and use school systems to evaluate learning activities for individuals and groups providing feedback on pupil progress.
- Assisting with designing carrying out programmes devised by a multi-disciplinary team.
- Providing small group or teaching cover activity with assigned pupils.
- Mentor, role model and support new staff with induction and competencies development.
- Appropriately support pupils to manage their behaviour in line with identified plans and processes.
- Support pupils to develop their communication skills.
- Take on responsibility for additional and essential support tasks, such as medication, first aid, inductions, rotas, lunchtime co-ordination.
- Complete documentation and reports within set timeframes and mentor and coach staff to develop their knowledge and skills.