Senior Support Lead - #150348

Aspris South Wales College is recruiting for a Senior Support Lead to join our education team now! We are looking for versatile, resilient and committed people, who can adapt their practice wherever necessary to support across all key stages. You will support the effective delivery of education, care and independence programmes for learners through the effective supervision of Learning Support Workers, ensuring that facilities comply with statutory regulations and quality standards.

Our Benefits Include

• Exclusive access to reward and discount scheme
• Comprehensive induction
• Blue Light Card
• Commitment to your ongoing training and career progression
• Pension scheme
• Paid for enhanced DBS
• Wellbeing support
• Cycle to work scheme and more!
  
  

Aspris College South Wales is an independent, specialist co-educational college for young adults aged 16 - 25 with Asperger's syndrome, autistic spectrum disorders and associated conditions based at Cwmbran. The college was set up in partnership with Coleg Gwent, the largest further education college in Wales, to meet the academic, social and emotional needs of our young people.

Main Duties (see JD For Full List)

• Responsible for line managing the learning support workers on a day-to-day basis
• Working with the Curriculum Lead to coordinate ILS to ensure this is learner centred
• To manage the support staff’s training requirements and ensure their Learning Lounge is fully completed
• Management and auditing of live files whilst delegating support staff to ensure they are kept up to date.
• To be a communication champion between learner, support worker and a member of the therapy team, and to assist in SULP sessions
• To be part of the interview process for potential new support staff
• Undertake staff supervisions on a six weekly cycle / complete annual PDR’s for all support staff
• To deliver any relevant in-house training to the support staff including: Role of an LSW, Paperwork training, ILS and ILP training plus any further training as and when required by SMT
• Visit and work with other sites and staff on a regular basis, to ensure that cross-site-working maximises the efficiency of the whole college, including sending staff to other sites to cover absences when appropriate.
• Delegate duties appropriately to staff on shift e.g. Vehicle checks, learner-support duties etc
• Ensure that all learners receive support as appropriate and necessary, for example staff-learner ratios for activities and outings
• Follow Guidelines for Learners Going Out Unsupported for learners who go off site without staff support
• Ensure that learners on outings and activities are supported appropriately giving consideration to Risk Assessments and ensure that a trip planner has been completed accordingly
  
  

For more information or to organise a visit, please call Robyn on 07720891703 or email [email protected]

As part of Aspris Children’s Services we are immensely proud of the career pathway and training we can offer you. As long as you can demonstrate the values needed for a role, transferable skills and life experience, we will give you all the training and support you need to progress!

Above all, we provide a supportive and collaborative working environment where you can flourish in your career and feel incredibly rewarded by helping those who need it most.

If you want education to be a job for life, Aspris Children’s Services will help you get there.

Aspris is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening appropriate to the post, including checks with Disclosure & Barring Service and at least 2 references which cover the last 3 years; for all our services we will request references from where you have worked with either Children or Vulnerable Adults. Please be advised that references may be requested prior to interview for roles within our Schools.