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Job Description

You will be required to provide support to the lecturing staff in providing educational activities for adults with special needs and assist with the provision of all educational activities by:-

Facilitating the regular attendance of students, providing each student with the support needed to carry out learning;

Carrying out therapy and health and well-being programmes which support learning as directed by the nurse, therapist and lecture;

Ensuring that agreed individual programmes of learning for students are implemented;

Working in harmony with all staff to ensure a positive atmosphere within the College is maintained for the benefit of students;

Ensuring that students’ well-being is maintained at all times.

You will also support students in gaining self-confidence and independence through encouragement and reassurance and through the use of teaching and learning strategies, thereby supporting the students in accessing a range of home, community, work related and basic skills learning programmes, under the direction of the lecturer.

For further information on this post, please click here for the job description and person specification: LSA – JD and PS

Person Specification

You should have experience of working, caring or voluntary work with people who have special needs. Experience of working within a team is also essential. (Please refer to our person specification for further details).

We deliver a range of courses to our students throughout the year and you should be prepared to work at any centre.

Further Information

Bedelsford School is an outstanding special school which aims to provide innovative education and a challenging environment for pupils aged 2 to 19. The school specialises in educating pupils with a wide range of Physical Disabilities including those with Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties, Moderate Learning Difficulties and Complex Health needs. However, we are a changing population and many of our pupils now have CLDD (complex learning difficulties and disabilities).

This college is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Application Guidance

Please send your completed application form to jobs@orchardhill.ac.uk.

Please note that CV applications will not be considered.

Closing date: 5pm on Thursday 11^th October 2018

Interviews: Tuesday 16^th October 2018

This college is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.