Iris Care Group
Learning Support Assistant – Beechwood College
Iris Care Group, Westminster, Colorado, United States, 80031
Learning Support Assistant – Beechwood College
Iris Care Group
has an exciting new opportunity for
Learning Support Assistant
to join our well-established team at
Beechwood College, Sully.
Employing over 1,600 people, Iris Care Group is the largest independent health and social care provider across the Southwest of England and South Wales. We provide innovative, effective, and forward-thinking care for adults with specialist mental healthcare needs.
With over 90% of staff saying they enjoy their job; we are proud to have created environments where our staff feel rewarded and fulfilled.
Work for us and you’ll go home knowing that you’ve made a difference.
What will you receive?
Salary of £12.82 per hour / £25,729.74 per annum
Industry‑leading training
Employee Assistance Program – free 24/7 confidential helpline (domestic, financial, legal, health support, etc.)
‘Recognise Me’, our new staff benefits, wellbeing and recognition platform.
Free on‑site parking and uniform
Friendly and supportive work environment
Overtime opportunities
Death in service
Iris Care Group also offers a ‘refer a friend’ scheme: where you could earn as much as £1000* for every new staff member you successfully introduce.
About your role
As an LSA, you will be supporting individuals with complex needs such as Autism, Learning Disabilities, challenging behaviours, physical disabilities, and Mental Health conditions.
Role Responsibilities
To promote the safeguarding of students at all times.
To provide high quality teaching and learning opportunities and resources across the educational day, showing flexibility and differentiation to effectively meet students’ needs.
To have knowledge of each student’s targets within their EHCP/IDP and provide the support needed for students to achieve their goals.
To support all students in attending sessions and maintaining engagement throughout.
To manage and maintain student files to a high standard, ensuring all information is accurate and up to date.
To support and contribute to the college’s total communication approach.
To role‑model active support and to support Residential staff in strategies and best practice methods of supporting student needs. This is in relation to supporting within the classroom or outside learning tasks. Support and guide other less experienced staff where needed.
To provide and maintain high quality displays, ensuring the College is a vibrant environment which celebrates the students’ achievements and diversity.
To assist the lecturer to prepare the learning environment and maintain it to a good standard. Ensuring the classroom is ready for learning and tidy at the end of the College Day.
To organise and deliver activities/clubs in student break and lunchtimes.
To ensure students have appropriate access to independent learning opportunities both within the college environment and through more inclusive community contexts.
To maintain effective partnerships with parent/carers to promote students’ learning and to assist the lecturer in providing information to parents about targets, achievements and progress.
To offer a high level of personal care to students that respects their privacy and is appropriate to their culture, age and gender and assist in training other staff to the same standard.
To attend staff meetings and training activities/workshops as required.
To cover for lecturers' planned absence when, for example, attending Reviews, MDT meetings and training.
To cover for short‑term sickness absence as required, plan, prepare and evaluate sessions as necessary.
Assist with the planning and implementation of off‑site activities and organised trips. Staff may be required to support students in groups or individually in accordance with the College risk assessments. Where applicable, staff may also be required to drive the College vehicles to provide transport.
Role Requirements
Able to form and maintain appropriate professional relationships and boundaries with students and staff.
Ability and willingness to work constructively as part of a team.
Ability to organise classroom activities, e.g. preparing and setting out resources and implementing strategies for teaching and learning.
Ability to deal with sensitive information in a confidential manner.
Ability to help students transfer their learning to other parts of their lives.
Ability to use own initiative and work flexibly.
Willingness to attend training sessions.
Effective oral and written communication skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills both in working relationships with students and in forming effective professional relationships with all involved with the student.
We regret that we cannot accept applications from applicants who are not UK residents.
“There’s nothing better than watching someone's mental health and independence improve under your care.”
Support Worker
“As a newly qualified nurse I’ve been supported really, really well by my manager and progressed to senior staff nurse within a year of qualifying...”
Staff Nurse
This is the happiest mum has been in a care home, thank you
Pirton Grange, family member
“I have been working here full‑time for more than 8 years. The Senior Management care about the individuals in their service and ensure standards are audited regularly to ensure optimum care levels are provided...”
Senior Staff Nurse
Talk to the Iris Care Group team If you have any questions about our services including how to make a referral or the career opportunities with Iris Care Group, please complete our Get in Touch form.
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has an exciting new opportunity for
Learning Support Assistant
to join our well-established team at
Beechwood College, Sully.
Employing over 1,600 people, Iris Care Group is the largest independent health and social care provider across the Southwest of England and South Wales. We provide innovative, effective, and forward-thinking care for adults with specialist mental healthcare needs.
With over 90% of staff saying they enjoy their job; we are proud to have created environments where our staff feel rewarded and fulfilled.
Work for us and you’ll go home knowing that you’ve made a difference.
What will you receive?
Salary of £12.82 per hour / £25,729.74 per annum
Industry‑leading training
Employee Assistance Program – free 24/7 confidential helpline (domestic, financial, legal, health support, etc.)
‘Recognise Me’, our new staff benefits, wellbeing and recognition platform.
Free on‑site parking and uniform
Friendly and supportive work environment
Overtime opportunities
Death in service
Iris Care Group also offers a ‘refer a friend’ scheme: where you could earn as much as £1000* for every new staff member you successfully introduce.
About your role
As an LSA, you will be supporting individuals with complex needs such as Autism, Learning Disabilities, challenging behaviours, physical disabilities, and Mental Health conditions.
Role Responsibilities
To promote the safeguarding of students at all times.
To provide high quality teaching and learning opportunities and resources across the educational day, showing flexibility and differentiation to effectively meet students’ needs.
To have knowledge of each student’s targets within their EHCP/IDP and provide the support needed for students to achieve their goals.
To support all students in attending sessions and maintaining engagement throughout.
To manage and maintain student files to a high standard, ensuring all information is accurate and up to date.
To support and contribute to the college’s total communication approach.
To role‑model active support and to support Residential staff in strategies and best practice methods of supporting student needs. This is in relation to supporting within the classroom or outside learning tasks. Support and guide other less experienced staff where needed.
To provide and maintain high quality displays, ensuring the College is a vibrant environment which celebrates the students’ achievements and diversity.
To assist the lecturer to prepare the learning environment and maintain it to a good standard. Ensuring the classroom is ready for learning and tidy at the end of the College Day.
To organise and deliver activities/clubs in student break and lunchtimes.
To ensure students have appropriate access to independent learning opportunities both within the college environment and through more inclusive community contexts.
To maintain effective partnerships with parent/carers to promote students’ learning and to assist the lecturer in providing information to parents about targets, achievements and progress.
To offer a high level of personal care to students that respects their privacy and is appropriate to their culture, age and gender and assist in training other staff to the same standard.
To attend staff meetings and training activities/workshops as required.
To cover for lecturers' planned absence when, for example, attending Reviews, MDT meetings and training.
To cover for short‑term sickness absence as required, plan, prepare and evaluate sessions as necessary.
Assist with the planning and implementation of off‑site activities and organised trips. Staff may be required to support students in groups or individually in accordance with the College risk assessments. Where applicable, staff may also be required to drive the College vehicles to provide transport.
Role Requirements
Able to form and maintain appropriate professional relationships and boundaries with students and staff.
Ability and willingness to work constructively as part of a team.
Ability to organise classroom activities, e.g. preparing and setting out resources and implementing strategies for teaching and learning.
Ability to deal with sensitive information in a confidential manner.
Ability to help students transfer their learning to other parts of their lives.
Ability to use own initiative and work flexibly.
Willingness to attend training sessions.
Effective oral and written communication skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills both in working relationships with students and in forming effective professional relationships with all involved with the student.
We regret that we cannot accept applications from applicants who are not UK residents.
“There’s nothing better than watching someone's mental health and independence improve under your care.”
Support Worker
“As a newly qualified nurse I’ve been supported really, really well by my manager and progressed to senior staff nurse within a year of qualifying...”
Staff Nurse
This is the happiest mum has been in a care home, thank you
Pirton Grange, family member
“I have been working here full‑time for more than 8 years. The Senior Management care about the individuals in their service and ensure standards are audited regularly to ensure optimum care levels are provided...”
Senior Staff Nurse
Talk to the Iris Care Group team If you have any questions about our services including how to make a referral or the career opportunities with Iris Care Group, please complete our Get in Touch form.
#J-18808-Ljbffr