About The Role
Kisimul is committed to valuing diversity and promoting equality for all and inviting you to take your first step to become part of the Kisimul Family. We are a Specialist Independent 16-25 college providing further education for autistic young adults with additional learning disabilities and complex needs.
About The College
Calman Colaiste (College) is located on a large 20 acre site in Thorney, near Peterborough, and offers a functional learning hub with catering, horticulture, creative arts and animal husbandry provision. We provide a range of bespoke programmes for learners at our campus.
Benefits
- Genuine career development opportunities with transparent pay grades.
- Opportunities for development, including accredited teaching assistant qualifications and teacher training pathways for the right candidates.
- Blue Light card providing access to discounts in over 15,000 venues UK wide.
- Refer a friend – earn up to £500 through our refer a friend scheme.
- WageStream – a financial wellbeing app that allows early access to wages for unforeseen expenses.
- Help@hand – a wellbeing app providing unlimited GP appointments, confidential 24/7 mental health support and physiotherapy sessions.
- Life assurance.
- Flexible working patterns.
About You
As a Learning Support Assistant (LSA) you will be an integral part of the family at Calman College. Your day-to-day duties include:
- Building strong and meaningful relationships with students and adapting to each student’s way of learning.
- Supporting the Class Tutor to review each student’s progress.
- Assisting in implementing programmes devised by a multi-disciplinary team such as Speech and Language Therapists, Physiotherapists, and Educational Psychologists.
- Supporting student access to curriculum and vocational work to ensure positive outcomes aligned with personal targets.
- Contributing to the development of students through a healthy lifestyle and a variety of appropriate stimulating activities.
- Supporting students to develop communication skills using methods appropriate to their abilities.
- Enabling work experience and volunteering opportunities onsite and in the local community.
Working Hours
This role works Monday to Friday during term time.
About Kisimul Group
Kisimul Group Ltd is a group of independent specialist schools and adult provisions that provide exceptional residential care and award-winning education to children, young people and adults with Autistic Spectrum Disorder, severe and complex learning difficulties, global developmental delay and associated challenging behaviour.
Kisimul is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults, children and young people, and expects all staff to share this commitment. Kisimul is committed to valuing diversity and promoting equality for all.
All applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS Check.
Kisimul Group Ltd is an equal opportunities employer.
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