Learning Support Care Assistant (LSCA)

The Orpheus Centre is an independent specialist College in Godstone, Surrey. We focus on developing independence skills through performing and visual arts and make dramatic improvements to young disabled adults' lives.

Do you have minimum or two years' experience of working with young people or adults with a range of severe, complex and moderate learning difficulties and/or disabilities? Have experience of supporting students with their personal hygiene and intimate care needs in a respectful and dignified manner and able support them to complete out of session work and provide evidence for their education programme?, Experience working in further education with young adults with learning and/or physical disabilities is desirable.
Essentials Experience & Qualifications:
Good level of Maths, English & ICT skills
A minimum or two years' experience of working with young people or adults with a range of severe, complex and moderate learning difficulties and/or disabilities
Level 2/3 Learning Support Assistant qualification or equivalent
Level 2/3 health & Social Care qualification or equivalent
Previous experience of working in a learning support/personal care role in further education or specialist provision
Able to encourage and motivate students to lead their care and learning support needs
Able to support students with off-site activities including work, leisure and educational tasks and visits
Acted as a keyworker and role model for students
Supported students with their personal hygiene and intimate care needs in a respectful and dignified manner
Supported students to complete out of session work and provide evidence for their education programme

Orpheus is committed to safeguarding and promotes the welfare of all service users. We are committed to the promotion of equal opportunities.
This post is classed as having a high degree of contact with vulnerable adults and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. It is therefore subject to an Enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure Barring Service.
In order to be considered you must be eligible to work in the UK., Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

LSCAs will be uniquely positioned to consistently support students to achieve their personal developmental goals in all settings and throughout the full week. Following a two week rota of early and late shifts, with the opportunity to earn extra cash through sleeping night shifts, the LSCA role will be worked over 44 weeks of the year, with holidays taken outside of term times. Flexibility may be needed to cover night shifts.

Salary: £21,126.00 per annum pro rata
We can offer:

• Competitive pay


• A consistent rolling shift pattern so you can plan your life


• Term-time only work across 44 weeks of the year


• Training


• Supervision and support