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Job description

To support to young people who require assistance whilst participating on the Skills for Life & Work, Clanrye Group Youth Academy to successfully achieve the qualification frameworks. This role also requires staff to undertake administrative duties to ensure their records of support are accurate, completed, and returned.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct one to one and group-based disability support to an agreed schedule of qualifications and activities.
• Support the tutor by delivering the appropriate disability specialist learning support for the participant.
• Assist the Programme Manager/ Deputy Manager / Operational Lead with the monitoring and evidencing of progress against Performance Targets set.
• Stimulate and promote effective, learner-centred independent learning strategies for the young person to enable them to participate and heighten their motivation and self-esteem.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• Educated to NVQ Level 2 or equivalent to include Maths and English.
• Good IT skills to present data using Microsoft packages or suitable alternative.
• Proven experience of working with young people across a wide cross-section of varying levels of needs, enabling them to identify their own goals and the ability to progress them.
• Knowledge of directly supporting people with disabilities or Learning difficulty within an employment, education, or employment & training setting.

Desirable Skills

• Youth work Teaching / pastoral care approach to assisting young people to progress through their qualifications while maintaining professional boundaries.

Further Information

Salary: £26,636 per annum pro rata. Application form also contains attached Job Description and Person Specification for all job related information, qualifications, essential and desirable information.