Company:
Outcomes First Group
Location: Birmingham
Closing Date: 07/11/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description
**Could your caring nature and commitment to education make a real differencein the lives of students? Do you have the passion and motivation to make apositive impact on the growth of young people with complex needs?****Become an Adult Teaching Assistant at Care First - Reeves Street part ofOutcomes 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 beregistered as a college with EHCP in the coming future, caring and supportingstudent from the ages of 19-25 with complex care needs and SEMH needs. We lookto support and prepare our students so that when they reach 25 they are ableto transition from our service into a more independent life style.As a Teaching Assistant, your responsibilities will include the preparation oflearning materials, facilitation of classroom activities, and hands-oninvolvement, including some supervisory duties. The pupils we work with have acomplex range of social, emotional, and additional needs, and supporting themappropriately is key, these will vary and the challenges faced different foreach learner.You would also provide and deliver high quality person-centered education,learning outcomes and or care support needed to service users with learningdisabilities, autism, Mental Health, Behavioural support needs, Complexhealth, physical disabilities and or PMLD in accordance with Company policiesprocedures and practice standards set by the Regulatory Body.As a valued member of our team, you will play an essential part in creating anenvironment where our pupils can thrive and benefit from a rich education. Youwill be part of a team that creates schools and classrooms that aresupportive, safe, and enriching spaces for learning and personal development.**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. * To ensure that the available equipment and resources are used, stored and maintained efficiently, reporting any maintenance issues to Hub Manager or Deputy Manager. * To organise the classroom, its resources, Service User groupings and displays to provide a stimulating learning situation. Leading practical, work base or enterprise sessions inline with planning and timetables for service users learning goals specific to the learning environment they access. **Qualifications Required** * NVQ level 2,3 or higher level Teaching Assistant * SEND qualification * NVQ level 2 or 3 in health and social care**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 **Why join us?****We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group wereofficially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.**_**Options Autism** is a leading provider of education for neurodivergentchildren and young adults. Our schools and homes are located across thecountry, providing inclusive environments in which our neurodivergent pupilsare valued and supported to thrive and access the world. _ _**Outcomes First Group**_ _**Our Vision -** We believe that with a great education, everyneurodivergent pupil can thrive and make their way in the world.__**Our Mission -** Every day we improve the lives of our pupils, theirfamilies, and local communities through a relentless focus on wellbeing andlearning.__**Our Promise -** We are kind to ourselves and each other...We worktogether... and we make things happen.__Our Promise**** sits alongside our Vision and Mission. It describes the sortof people we are and our commitment to how we treat each other, work together,and behave. _ _It represents what’s truly important to us as individuals and as a team. Itis easily translatable into behaviours we all practice and experience everyday. Its the golden thread that runs through every leader, team andindividual._**Benefits****Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptionalreward 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 BenefitsPlatform, 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 atthe heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge thatyour role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.****We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils andyoung people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks andsuccessful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.**#Education #adults #teachingassistant #support #complexneeds #specialeducation#1
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