Learning Support Worker

Worked in care or teaching previously? Experienced working with individuals with disabilities? Interested in autism and passionate about making a difference?

Whatever your background, join JigsawPlus to build a career and make life changing differences.

How do Learning Support Workers contribute?

• Provide support, care and teaching to autistic adult learners’
• Plan, prepare and deliver 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 and a £500 bonus upon completion of probationary period
• Career advancement opportunities and regular salary progression within a short space of time
• Sociable Hours (Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm) with no evening, weekend or sleep ins required
• Part time working available (3 or 4 full days per week)
• 25 days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays
• Access to Specific Behaviour Analysis Qualifications including Registered Behaviour Technician qualification (RBT)
• Behaviour Analysis Teaching accreditations (CABAS® accreditation, focusing on adult curriculum), BCBA Status (Board Certified Behaviour Analyst certification), UKBA (cert) status and aUKBA (cert) status
• Opportunities to gain funded and recognised qualifications including NVQ Level 3 & Level 5 Diplomas in Adult Social Care
• Completion of the 15 standards to achieve a Care Certificate
• Instructor Training in PROACT SCIPr UK Behaviour Management
• Extensive industry training including first aid, safeguarding, emergency medication and much more
• Opportunities to gain further work independently with our learners outside of your standard working day
• Supportive colleagues and management
• The chance to work alongside multidisciplinary Teams and receive Support, mentorship and regular supervision from some of the UK’s leading and internationally recognised ABA Experts

What do you need?

• Driving licence or access to a lift (due to remote location)
• Professional, personal or voluntary experience of working with adults or young people with disabilities
• Comfortable working with adults who exhibit challenging behaviour
• Comfortable supporting others with personal/intimate care where required
• Ability to keep calm in high pressure situations

For this role we welcome applications from those with no sectoral experience – We are committed to staff development and will help you to develop the skills and expertise you need! All you will need is a keen interest in learning disabilities and a deep passion for helping others.

We are also keen to accommodate adaptable working request for both part time hours and part time days per week. Please enquire upon application about how these options could work for you.