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Support Worker - Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom - Landau Ltd

Landau Ltd

Verified Company

Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom

1 month ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job title:
Support Worker

Job reference number:10167

Closing date: 03/04/2023

Job purpose

To provide high quality support, mentoring and intervention for individuals and/or small groups of learners, including those with disabilities, disadvantaged and or who are disengaged, so that every learner participates, achieves and progresses in their area of study.

MAIN DUTIES

Support learners within the Centre and within the community to engage fully in the opportunities and activities they are timetabled for.
Collaborate with their key worker to identify the additional support and intervention activities required, tailoring activities and materials, to enable learners to succeed and achieve.
Work with individuals who require targeted support to complete all tasks and activities, supporting learners to develop their knowledge, skills and experience and grow in confidence and independence
Identifying barriers to learning and devise and develop a range of appropriate strategies to assist learners in resolving issues or tackling concerns
Put together learners portfolios, provide feedback to learners, provide information for and be part of learners progress reviews, keep accurate records and some administration where appropriate to the learners.
Work as part of the team to devise creative approaches to overcoming barriers, engaging learners, developing the content and delivery of sessions, and assisting with the promotion and success of the programme's we run.
Supporting learners in developing their self-esteem and confidence

- providing pastoral support and effective impartial information, advice and guidance toward achievement and progression

Supporting learners who have medical conditions in accessing all areas as well as the administration of medications where appropriate,
Assist learners with any medical health needs while in the centre in line with learners care plans.
Ensure that key workers are kept fully informed of learner progress, and support liaison with learners, parents and relevant stakeholders, agencies etc as appropriate, reporting where required
Assist in the arrangement of and supervision of work experience placements, support for positive progression and the planning and delivery of enrichment activities so that all aspects of the course requirements are fulfilled
Provide specific support to individual learners with special needs or an Education, Health and Care Plan requirement, as agreed with you, supporting the health, safety and wellbeing of learners in line with company policy and person-centered plans
To encourage the individual to be actively involved with their learning, positive progression and to reflect their performance on reviews as directed by the keyworker
Act as the key worker for identified learners, championing their engagement, attendance, progress and achievement
Monitor and support the health, wellbeing and welfare of learners under your supervision, including in respect of safeguarding and any adherence to specified routines or requirement, such as meeting the requirements within an EHCP
Provide flexible support to the wider business as reasonably required, fulfilling occasional alternative duties as requested, so that expertise is deployed to meet business priorities at a level consistent with those outlined in this job description

(
E = Essential D = Desirable)

SKILLS AND CORE COMPETENCIES

Technical competency (qualifications and training)

Suitable qualification in teaching, mentoring or learning support
E
Maths and English at level 2 minimum
E

Experience

xperience of supporting learners with SEND - particularly in functional skills and employability skills

xperience working with learners who have issues with anxiety, confidence or who are overcoming disadvantages

xperiencing of meeting the requirements of learners with Education, Health and Care Plans

xperience planning preparing or adapting resources to meet learner need

D
Safeguarding and/or First Aid training or willingness to train
D

Skills and Attributes

Creative and innovative, able to devise practical approaches that will interest and motivate learners
E
Relevant awareness of the job market and needs of employers
E
Good IT skills and ability to undertake essential administrative or reporting tasks
E

Personal qualities, communicating and relating to others

Strong commitment to supporting all learners
E
E

xcellent organisational skills, time-keeping and reliability

E
Able to build trust and rapport with learners post 1
E
Resilience, positivity and team working
E
Ability to plan, risk assess and supervise offsite activity, such as visits or work experience placements
E

Safeguarding