Community Teaching Assistant - 39 weeks a year

Have you considered a career in education? Could you inspire young people with learning disabilities to grow and develop? As a Community Teaching Assistant, you won’t be confined to the classroom. You’ll deliver a community-based education programme to young people whose learning difficulties or autism mean that mainstream education won’t always meet their needs. Each learner has a bespoke programme that develops key life skills and functional skills in literacy, numeracy and ICT. You’ll work in our Flackwell Heath and Amersham provision, joining a great team of tutors and learning facilitators, on a 39 weeks a year contract , There may be an element of travelling and training in Aylesbury. Every day is different but one thing is the same: the achievement you will feel as you watch young people blossom into adulthood. Come and add your chapter to our success stories About us MacIntyre is an award-winning UK charity providing support services to people with learning disabilities. Our growing No Limits division provides bespoke education programmes to young people (16 - 25 years) with complex needs. What we need from you Underlying ability and attitude are just as important as background and experience. We can provide the specialist training you need, but we can't teach you to be kind, inspiring and adaptive, to have initiative, to be friendly and patient, and those are all essential qualities for this work. You’ll need good functional skills, including English, Maths and ICT, not only for the benefit of the learners, but to record their progress in our database system. You must be a driver with your own transport insured for business use, willing and able to travel across the area. Reasonable mileage is reimbursed. Some things you need to know Most of your work will be during term-time but there is up to three weeks’ training and development commitment during academic holidays. You will often be out in public lone-working 1:1 with a learner. Some young people require assistance with personal care or medication. They may, if feeling particularly anxious, show behaviour that can be challenging. We'll provide you with a full induction, specialist training and support in all areas, together with leadership and direction from your Programme Manager and Team Coordinators. Training and benefits As part of your ongoing professional development and training plan you will complete the Level 3 Award in Education and Training ; this is a fantastic qualification to support you in your daily work but can also be a part of a wider training and career pathway for you. Benefits include: Workplace pension scheme MacIntyre Perks, which offers up to 6% discount off leading retailers including Tesco, Curry/PC World, Costa and many more Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support your health and wellbeing MacIntyre Staff Savings Scheme Cashplan which provides money back on core health treatments such as: optical, dental, physiotherapy, chiropody MacIntyre Rewards Scheme MacIntyre pays for your DBS check Salary rates above are dependent upon qualifications. Next Steps Does this sound like a great fit for you? Then click Apply on the MacIntyre website, complete some brief details and upload your CV. Safer Recruitment Statement MacIntyre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Therefore we work with successful candidates to complete appropriate checks prior to joining. If you would prefer to complete a manual application form, you can either download one from the advert on our website or phone us on 01908 357 016 and we will send an application form to you. Please note: we reserve the right to close this advert early if we have received a sufficient number of applications, so don't delay, apply today. Empowering people with a learning disability to live a life that makes sense to them Contact 01908 357016 in case of query. Registered Charity No. 250840 Keywords macintyre care, charity, charity worker, learning disabilities, learning disability, autism, autistic, learning support worker, support worker, relief support worker, care worker, part time, full time care worker, full time, full time carer, carer, health care worker, HCA, health care practitioner, care practitioner, full time, Buckinghamshire, community teaching assistant, learning support worker, high wycombe, This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/89848409