Are you an experienced health and social care worker or a Teaching Assistant, with experience supporting young adult learners?
Looking to progress your career?
Wanting a new challenge?
Seeking an opportunity to move into senior roles?
At JigsawPlus, we have vacancies available for experienced support workers to continue building a careers in adult care!
Role Summary
We are looking for patient and caring individuals to join our team at JigsawPlus, adult day centre, as an Experienced Learning Support Worker. Using your recent skills and expertise, you will be working with autistic learners aged 18 and over, using behaviour driven teaching strategies and interventions to support their development of knowledge and skills that will enhance their well-being, independence and social inclusion, making significant differences to their lives. As an experienced member of the team you will also train and mentor new staff, take the lead in group situations and deputise for Senior Support Workers when needed.
What does an Experienced Learning Support Worker at JigsawPlus do?
- Provide support, care and teaching to autistic adult learners
- Mentor and train new staff
- Deputise for senior staff where needed and take the lead
- Plan, prepare and deliver lessons and activities supporting the development of knowledge and skills
- Provide behaviourally based support to reduce behaviours that impact quality of life
- Provide personal care, encouraging and enabling adult learners to maintain acceptable levels of hygiene, including toileting, dressing and washing
- Support adult learners’ participation in social, leisure and educational activities within the local community, applying theory-based learning to practice
- Support adult learners to access work experience and employment opportunities
- Track adult learners progress, ensuring support, care and teaching is appropriate and effective
Why choose JigsawPlus?
- Competitive pay with a £500 bonus on completion of probation
- Sociable hours (Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm) with no evening, weekend or sleep ins required
- Part time working available
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Transport available from Guildford to JigsawPlus
- Opportunities to progress to Senior Support Worker and Team Leader roles with associated salary increases
- Funded and recognised qualifications and training available in Positive Behaviour Support including Registered Behaviour Technician (RBT) and Behaviour Analysis Teaching accreditations focusing on adult curriculum
- Opportunities to grow leadership and management skills and advance career in health and social care
What do you need to demonstrate?
- Professional experience in adult social care, SEN higher education or similar setting
- NVQ/QCF Level 3 in Health & Social Care
- Proven experience of working with adults who exhibit behaviours that challenge
- Proven experience of supporting others with personal/intimate care where required
- Ability to keep calm in high pressure situations
- Commitment to completing CABAS ® Teaching Assistant Rank within 9-12 months