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Adult SEN Teaching Assistant (Term Time Only)

Adult SEN Teaching Assistant (Term Time Only)

Outcomes First Group

Walsall

  • Expiring soon
Salary:
£18,118.75 per annum
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
19 February 2025

Job overview

Could your caring nature and commitment to education make a real difference in the lives of students? Do you have the passion and motivation to make a positive impact on the growth of young people with complex needs?

Become an Adult Teaching Assistant at Care First - Reeves Street part of Outcomes First Group.

  • £18,118.75 per annum
  • 32.5 hours per week
  • Monday to Friday 9am – 4pm
  • Permanent; Term Time only (Terms are confirmed with the service and may not follow local times)

About the role

Care First Reeves Street is a further education provider with the plan to be registered as a college with EHCP in the coming future, caring and supporting student from the ages of 19-25 with complex care needs and SEMH needs. We look to support and prepare our students so that when they reach 25 they are able to transition from our service into a more independent life style.

As a Teaching Assistant, your responsibilities will include the preparation of learning materials, facilitation of classroom activities, and hands-on involvement, including some supervisory duties. The pupils we work with have a complex range of social, emotional, and additional needs, and supporting them appropriately is key, these will vary and the challenges faced different for each learner.

You would also provide and deliver high quality person-centered 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.

Essential:

  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • Effective communication skills, verbal and written
  • Ability to record information accurately
  • Good organisational skills
  • Ability to deal with complex and challenging behaviour
  • Ability to demonstrate empathy
  • Basic IT skills
  • Willingness to work towards further qualifications and training as required for the role

To view the job description, please click here - Teaching Assistant JD

Why join us?

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

*Options Autism is a leading provider of education for neurodivergent children and young adults. Our schools and homes are located across the country, providing inclusive environments in which our neurodivergent pupils are valued and supported to thrive and access the world. *

Outcomes First Group

***Our Vision - *We believe that with a great education, every neurodivergent pupil can thrive and make their way in the world.

***Our Mission - *Every day we improve the lives of our pupils, their families, and local communities through a relentless focus on wellbeing and learning.

***Our Promise - *We are kind to ourselves and each other…We work together… and we make things happen.

Our Promise sits alongside our Vision and Mission. It describes the sort of people we are and our commitment to how we treat each other, work together, and behave. 

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
  • Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support. 

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the 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.

Equal Opportunities


About Outcomes First Group

Everything we do at Outcomes First Group is built around care, compassion, quality and impact. We work very hard to make a crucial difference in the lives of pupils. We take an individualised approach – understanding that no two people, or their challenges, are ever the same. That goes for both the young people we support, and the teammates we work with.

We believe in treating others and ourselves with respect and consideration. Outcomes First Group is an inclusive place to work, in which we want each of our colleagues to feel valued and heard – this is summarised in Our Vision, Mission and Promise.

Our Vision: Empower every child, whatever their ability, with a world-class education that nurtures potential, inspires lifelong learning, and equips them to thrive in a diverse and evolving world

Our Mission: We commit to unlocking our pupils' potential through personalised learning, innovation, and opportunity, supporting growth and aspirations.

Our Promise

We listen. We never assume.

We work together. To make the remarkable happen.

We are accountable. To each other and for one another.

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