Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

:

Learning Support Assistant (Supporting and Delivering Learning)

REPORTING TO:

Lead Teacher

SALARY

SCALE:

LSA 1-3

About us

Birribi is a small Children's Care and Education provider based in West Wales, but we have some big ideas! We strive for Innovation in all our work!





Our children have a wide range of complex needs and presentations, with Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Trauma often underpinning presenting issues, such as ASD, ADHD and Neuro-developmental diversity.





Our model is medium to long-term therapeutic residential group-home care, integrating care, education and therapy in young person-centred approach. We have invested in excellent resources in the homes, classrooms and a dedicated Outdoor Learning Centre and Care Farm. Our educational offer is highly aspirational and seeks to engage young people in a wide range of positive learning experiences and enable them to achieve to their potential.





Our on-site education offer provision, in small schools, is for pupils aged 8-18 who are at risk of exclusion, permanently excluded from or are not attending mainstream school for other reasons, such as developmental challenges - whether social or emotional and have been placed within Birribi's Residential homes.





Birribi's core offer is to provide longer term placements where we can work therapeutically with young people, with the aim of re-integration into a mainstream setting where possible.



Whatever the context of the placement, a pupils' progress is assessed and monitored at all stages of their placement to ensure that provision remains appropriate and is outcome focussed.

Job Purpose

To work under the guidance of the teaching staff and within an agreed system of supervision, to implement agreed work programmes with individuals/groups, in varied class environments including the outdoors and on our care farm. This could include those requiring detailed and specialist knowledge in particular areas and will involve assisting the teacher in the whole planning cycle and the management/preparation of resources. To supervise whole classes during absence of teachers, under the guidance of the teacher, and to respond to questions and generally assist pupils in undertaking set activities when fulfilling this supervisory role.

Main Responsibilities

To work under guidance to deliver learning by:

Being actively involved in the planning and preparation of lessons and directed learning activities Plan and evaluate specialist learning activities with the teacher, writing reports and records as required Undertaking the cover of classes Providing specialist SEN, subject, or other support e.g. forest school/care farm Being a member of the school first aid team Creating a calm, nurturing learning environment for children who have experienced Early Childhood Trauma Establishing a structured, child centred, individual learning approach Ensuring that children with challenging behaviour are supported through individual therapeutic behaviour support plans

Main Duties

Support the teacher by:

Working with the teacher to establish a calm and purposeful learning environment Working with the teacher in lesson planning, evaluating and adjusting lessons/work plans as appropriate Monitor, assess, record and report on development, progress and attainment, as agreed with the teacher Providing objective and accurate feedback and reports as required, to the teacher on pupil achievement, progress and other matters, ensuring the availability of appropriate evidence Having responsibility for keeping and updating records as agreed with the teacher, contributing to the reviews of systems /records as requested Undertaking marking of pupils work and accurately recording achievement/progress * Promoting positive values, attitudes and good pupil behaviour, dealing promptly with conflict and incidents in line with established policy and encouraging pupils to take responsibility for their own behaviour