LEARNING SUPPORT & CARE ASSISTANT - THE WOODLANDS CENTRE (MERRIST WOOD COLLEGE)

Salary: up to £13.02ph
Contract Type: Full time and Part time roles available. Option to work either 09-15:00 or 09:00-16:30 (Please note, this role requires availability on Mondays), term-time only.
Location: Woodlands Centre at Merrist Wood college
Benefits: Various in-house training opportunities relevant to the role

WHO WE ARE

Activate Learning is a pioneering education group with a global reach, committed to transforming lives through our approach to learning.
We see our employees as individuals, empowering them to make the right choices for their ambitions and careers. We value our people as vital to our continued success and aspire to a diverse, open and inclusive environment that provides the motivation for everyone to pursue their career goals and flourish.
When you work for Activate Learning, you’re working for an organisation that provides you with the advantages of a large employer, a trusted partner in your career development, and a transformational way of working whilst also investing in building a community environment for everyone.
Together, we will bring out the best version of yourself.

Are you passionate about supporting others and making a real difference in the lives of young people?
We’re looking for dedicated Learning Support & Care Assistants to support learners with complex learning and care needs at The Woodlands Centre, a specialist SEND facility featuring sensory and therapy rooms, classrooms, and gardens.
Our team supports learners who face barriers to education, including young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Our programme is aimed at young people with high sensory needs and a range of Moderate to Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities (PMLD).

Your responsibilities will include:

• Provide one-to-one or small group support to learners across a variety of activities, including personal care and learning tasks.
• Support learners in developing essential life skills (e.g Independent living, Meal preparation, wellbeing, and functional skills)
• Assist learners in accessing the curriculum and wider college activities in a safe and inclusive way.
• Promote learners’ independence, dignity, confidence and self-esteem at all times.
• Work alongside tutors, therapists, and other support staff to deliver person-centred education.
• Support learners with mobility, medical needs, and personal care, where required.
• Help implement individual targets linked to EHCP outcomes and progress tracking systems.