Tara (Teaching & Support Assistant) - Goole, United Kingdom - Education & Case Mangement Services

Education & Case Mangement Services

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Goole, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job Profile

Job title:
Teaching and Rehab Assistant

Supervised by:
Case Manager and Practitioner Case Manager

Location:
Yorkshire

The client situation

The Teaching and Rehab Assistant role involves:

Implementing educational advice, including in class support and record keeping.
Implementing the behaviour and support plan, therapy exercises and guidelines.
Supporting the Client within school throughout lessons and break times.
Providing the Client with support enabling him to access a range of social, recreational and sporting activities.
Driving the client to various venues.
Assisting the Client manage episodes of challenging behaviour.
Solving day to day problems in partnership with members of the professional team.
Conducting regular informal reviews with the client and his family and providing feedback to the Special Educational Needs Advisor / Case Manager/ Assistant Case Manager as required.
Ensuring that all paperwork is completed on a daily basis and sending to ECMS each month for review.
Assisting the Special Educational Needs Advisor / Assistant Case Manager Complete and record monthly care plan reviews and reporting any changes to the Special Educational Needs Advisor / Case Manager / Assistant Case Manager for implementation.
Ensuring adherence to company policies and procedures by yourself and other staff, including agency workers.
Ensuring completion of training allocated to you within defined timeframes.

Skills, knowledge and experience

Ability to absorb complex information and training provided by the case manager and therapists and to demonstrate accurate implementation of instruction and guidelines.
Effective team working skills
Excellent written and spoken communication skills
Always behaving within the good practice guidelines and standards of consent outlined in the school handbook and other national guidance.
Maintaining accurate records.

Key outcomes

To become part of an efficient multi disciplinary team.
Accurate and effective administration of the EHCP / behaviour support plan.
Achievement of planned goals for the client.

Essential

Desirable

Qualifications

NVQ Level III for a Teaching Assistant or other relevant qualification.

Skills

Verbal and non verbal communication skills ensuring successful support provision for a brain injured service user.
Excellent record keeping skills and written communication skills.
Ability to work effectively within a team and on a one to one basis.
Ability to work with intelligence and initiative but to seek help, support or advice when needed or appropriate.
Ability to utilise and implement training and instruction.
Ability to work in an organised and systematic fashion.

Knowledge

Knowledge of the effects of brain injury.
An understanding of the needs of people with disabilities.

Experience

Experience of working within an education setting.
Experience of working within multidisciplinary teams.
Experience of working with clients with acquired brain injury.
Experience of supporting clients who display challenging behaviour.

Personal characteristics

Ability to demonstrate appropriate and professional behaviour appropriate to the support worker role on a consistent basis.
Tenacity and the ability to maintain a sense of purpose.
Ability to recognise and report mistakes and learn from this process.
Good time keeping.
The ability to remain calm whilst working under pressure.
Ability to cope with episodes of challenging behaviour. Ability to demonstrate appropriate engagement skills whilst recognising professional boundaries.
Capability to drive the client's vehicle.
Full (clean) UK driving licence