College Learning Support jobs in Dudley

Job Purpose

To support the delivery of teaching, learning and care to the learners at Trinity in a proactive manner that promotes social and independence skills, and enables them to reach their full potential.

Education Delivery

• Support learners learning in class group settings, and smaller group teaching sessions as appropriate
• Deliver individualised 1-1 teaching sessions.
• Differentiate lesson delivery according to student need and ability.
• Support learners to achieve individual outcomes and targets.
• Ensure resources are planned and ready to use in support of the young person during the lesson.
• Update and contribute to learning plans and database records.
• Contribute to the assessment of learning.
• Ensure the development of subject delivery through sharing skills and specialism in a vocational or life skills area.
• Facilitate person centred plans and provide access to relevant learner services.
• Contribute to the Education, Health and Care Planning process.
• Identify and contribute to the development of resources that aid learning.
• Actively engage with the delivery of enrichment and community activities

Safeguarding

• You will familiarise yourself with the Safeguarding & Child Protection Policy
• You will be fully aware of the referral process to follow for raising safeguarding concerns
• You will familiarise yourself with the Keeping Children Safe in Education Part 1 and understand the requirements of this
• You will be aware of the Early Help process and how that can support young people up to the age of 25, who have an EHCP in place
• You will ensure that you are aware of the DSL contact details
• You will use the My Concern Online Safeguarding System for the reporting in of any safeguarding concerns

Prevent Duty

• You will familiarise yourself with the Prevent Policy and our responsibilities within this
• You will be vigilant towards the learners in identifying signs that might indicate that they are being caught up in some form of radicalisation
• You will mindful of what websites learners are visiting online and also any use of chat rooms or social media

Care and Welfare

• Safeguard learners by being vigilant and by following the appropriate procedures.
• Support the emotional wellbeing of learners.
• Support the individual needs of learners with intimate and personal care.
• Support the individual health care needs of learners including the administration of medication where required.
• Communicate with learners using their identified methods of communication.
• Promote independence in all aspects of the student’s life.
• Support independence in travel training for learners including using public transport to and from college – this may involve working outside of your contracted hours.
• Support learners to attend college on Trinity transport – this may involve working outside of your contracted hours.
• Manage the behaviour of learners, contributing to individual behaviour support strategies, ensuring any behavioural incidents are recorded.
• Maintain care plans and behaviour records.
• Contribute to risk assessments in a way that is risk sensitive and not averse, ensuring that any residual risk to learners is effectively managed and minimised whilst ensuring appropriate opportunities are made accessible to learners.
• Liaise with parents, carers and professionals where required.

General

• Familiarise yourself with and follow all college policies and procedures.
• Ensure that you are aware of your responsibilities in terms of the Health and Safety of the learners, college, colleagues and visitors.
• Maintain professional boundaries whilst ensuring that positive relationships and a good rapport are built up with all learners, colleagues, visitors and other stakeholders.
• A professional approach to your work is required at all times, ensuring positive role modelling to both learners and colleagues.
• Monitor your performance and the quality of your own work in relation to outcomes for learners.
• Attend staff training as and when required.
• Attend and contribute to staff meetings.
• Take a proactive stance in ensuring the best interests of the learners, and the college is maintained at all times.
• Carry out any other duties commensurate with this role when asked to do so.

32.5 hours per week, 37 weeks per year (term time only)

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Job Types: Full-time, Term Time

Salary: FTE £25,583 - £28,142

(Actual £18,358 - £20,199)

Experience:

• SEN: 1 year (preferred)

www.trinityspecialistcollege.ac.uk

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £25,583.00-£28,142.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Health & wellbeing programme

Experience:

• SEN: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Level 3 Teaching and Learning (preferred)

Work Location: In person