Learning Support Assistants x3

Core Duties  

• Provide direct one to one and group-based disability support to an agreed schedule of qualifications and activities.
• Support the tutor by delivering the appropriate disability specialist learning support for the participant. 
• Assist the Programme Manager/ Deputy Manager / Operational Lead with the monitoring and evidencing of progress against Performance Targets set.
• Stimulate and promote effective, learner-centred independent learning strategies for the young person to enable them to participate and heighten their motivation and self-esteem.
• Maintain accurate and timely records that support effective ongoing monitoring and review of own support provided and raise any immediate issues or concerns with line manager.
• Ensure all programme paperwork is completed and returned to administration team in a timely manner so claims etc can be managed on TAMS.
• To provide support on site to ensure the safety of trainees prior to class start and finish.
• Ability and flexibility to travel across locations.

Please Note: DSS staff are not to carry out any teaching or programme delivery instead of the training provider, rather the training provider to lead / teach and the DSS staff member to provide additional disability support.

General Duties

• Adhere to Clanrye Group’s ‘Code of Conduct’ maintaining confidentiality, professionalism and quality standards across all work practices and interactions.
• Perform job duties in compliance with Clanrye Group’s policies and procedures to include adherence to equal opportunities, health and safety legislation and data protection requirements.
• Demonstrate commitment to Clanrye Group through the completion of all tasks allocated by attending staff and development opportunities to ensure that professional competency is maintained.

Person Specification

Job Title: Disability Support – Learning Support Assistant

(E = Essential, D = Desirable)

Skills and Competencies   

Competencies

• Knowledge of directly supporting people with disabilities or Learning difficulty within an employment, education, or employment & training setting. (E)
• The ability to work with a wide cross-section of participants with varying levels of support needs. (E)
• Highly competent in using ICT with excellent working knowledge of MS Office Suite to include SharePoint, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint. (E)

• Highly organised professional with evidence of developing relationships with participants (E)
• Ability to work flexibly to cope with the varying demands of the role and achieve desired results (E)
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team (E)
• Excellent time management and the ability to prioritise a workload (E)
• Ability to effectively report progress on KPI’s and progress participants through their qualifications within the timeframes set (E)
• Ability to manage a busy workload and prioritise to ensure all requirements are met (E)
• Ability to complete all paperwork, and reports timeously (E)

Employee Benefits

The successful post holder will avail of the following benefits:

• Holiday Arrangements: 20 working days per year rising to 25 after a period of 2 years’ service plus 12 statutory days (holidays for part-time roles will be calculated on a pro-rata basis).
• Length of service awards: For those employees who have served for 10 years or more an additional day’s holiday will be granted for each year of service thereafter up to a maximum of 5 additional days.
• Flexible Working Hours:  To accommodate personal circumstances, working day to be agreed between line manager and employee and in line with policy.
• Pension: Employees are able to join the pension scheme under the new Auto Enrolment Government Scheme. 
• Sickness Arrangements:  After 6 month’s service, full pay up to 20 working days. Half pay for a further 45 working days.  At the conclusion of this period Personal Health Insurance may realise sick pay at 75% of full pay for a period of up to 3 years (subject to the ruling of the PHI Insurers and Clanrye Group).
• Enhanced Family Friendly Rights:  Maternity and paternity leave in accordance with current statutory requirements.
• Wellbeing Hour:  A ‘wellbeing hour’ – pro rata paid leave per week to partake in a wellbeing activity to help maintain own mental and physical health, to be agreed by line manager.
• CPD:  Opportunity to develop and enhance knowledge and skills through Continuous Professional Development.
• Birthday:  Paid leave on day of birthday or on the following Monday if it falls at the weekend.