Learning Support Worker

Location: Our sessions are based at community venues across Surrey, with this role being primarily based in Guildford and Woking.

Hours: Variable Hours contract working primarily on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10am -4pm, during term time.

Training: Fully paid training is given and further development opportunities are available.

You will be
responsible for:

• Providing highly person -centred 1:1 support to young adults,
  

• Helping to promote life skills, independence, social skills, leisure opportunities, educational provision and community access.
  

• Reporting actual or potential safeguarding matters to the Project Worker, Year Leader, Building Futures management team or Head of Safeguarding without delay.
  

Please see below for an example of what a week in Building
Futures may look like:

Requirements

• Excellent
  communication, organisation and problem solving skills
  
• Due to the physical
  nature of the programme and community working, a good level of
  fitness and stamina is required.
  

• You will ideally be
  proactive and keen for continuous improvement in yourself and
  the adults you are supporting, contributing to the development
  of the programme and working closely with the team.
  

• Right to work in
  the UK
  Please note we
  are currently unable to provide visa sponsorship for this
  role.
  

• Willing to provide
  suitable reference and undertake a DBS Check. The initial
  cost of the DBS application will be paid for by halow.
  
  
  
  
  
  Please
  note , it is a criminal
  offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated
  Activity (Under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act
  2006) to apply for a role that requires them to work
  unsupervised with that particular group (i.e. adults at risk,
  children or both).
  

Professional or personal experience of learning disabilities, and experience within a health and social care and/or educational setting is desirable, but we also pride ourselves on a values -based approach and the main skill we are looking for is an ambition to help others.

If you are an individual who wants to make a difference to the lives of adults with learning disabilities living in Surrey then we want to hear from you.

Benefits

Interviews for this
role are ongoing and we reserve the right to make an appointment
during the advertising period, so early applications are
encouraged. Apply today or get in
touch by email  [email protected]  or phone  01483 447960 to discuss this great
role.