Apprentice Learning Support Assistant

Attend the pupils’ personal needs and implement related personal programmes including
social, health, medical, physical, hygiene, and basic first aid and welfare matters. This will
include toileting and other personal needs assistance including intimate care procedures.
• Establish good working relationships with an understanding of pupils, acting as a role model
and being aware of and responding appropriately to individual needs. On occasion, the post
holder may be expected to implement specific management strategies which may include
physical intervention following school procedures and guidelines.
• Provide support for pupils ensuring their safety and access to learning activities.
• Assist with the development and implementation of Individual Education/Behaviour Plans
and personal care programmes.
• Promote the inclusion of all pupils.
• Encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by the teacher.
• Support the communication needs of the pupil including the use of Makaton, symbols and
any other appropriate strategies.
• Encourage pupils to act as independently as appropriate.
• Responsible for following feeding programmes, ensuring that food and drink are suitably
prepared and administered appropriately i.e. oral feeding or through gastro line.
• Where required administer medicines including emergency medicine (e.g. rectally/ orally) in
order to safeguard pupil’s immediate wellbeing, undertake the safe operation of medical
support equipment such as nebuliser, oxygen and suction equipment.
• Responsible for using appropriate handling equipment, lift and hoist pupils in and out of
wheelchairs, standing frames etc. Where necessary, and required, ensure that pupils are
appropriately fitted with body braces, helmets and other personal safety gear.

Support for the Teacher
• Prepare classroom as directed for activities and clear afterwards and assist with the display
of pupils work.
• Undertake pupil record keeping as required.
• Assist in the planning of learning activities as part of the classroom team.
• Use strategies, in liaison with the teacher, to support pupils to achieve learning goals.
• Be aware of pupil progress, achievements, problems and report to the teacher as agreed.

• Support the teacher in managing pupil behaviour, reporting difficulties as appropriate.
• Pass information to and from parents/carers as directed.
• Provide clerical admin support, for example photocopying, laminating and filing.

Support for the Curriculum
• Undertake structured and agreed learning activities/teaching programmes, and the
recording of progress, adjusting activities according to pupil responses in consultation with
teaching staff.
• Support pupils in respect of local, national and school based approaches to teaching and
learning.
• Support pupils in using basic ICT as directed.
• Prepare and maintain equipment and resources as directed by the teacher and assist pupils
in their use.
• Assist and support pupils in swimming and other physical activities (such as horse riding and
PE). This will include changing clothes, ensuring safety equipment is fitted and the pupils
wellbeing while undertaking physical activities.

Support for the School
• Be aware and comply with policies and procedures relating to safeguarding and child
protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all
concerns to an appropriate person and completing the appropriate health and safety forms.

Training:

Training will take place as a day release at Barking & Dagenham College

Training Outcome:

These are fixed term posts for the duration of the Apprenticeship programme, however, there is the potential to become a permanent Astrum Learning Support Assistant once qualified.

Employer Description:
Astrum Multi Academy Trust was formed in 2017 and is a well-established and highly respected multi academy trust within Redbridge. It comprises of Newbridge School, (a 2 site all through special school for pupils with a range of Severe and Complex Special Educational Needs) and Hatchside School, catering for EY/KS1/KS2 pupils with a range SEND, across 2 sites. In addition to our schools, we are also working in partnership with BHRUT NHS Hospitals, the Local Authority and Project Search within King George Hospital. Project Search is a one-year internship programme for post-16 pupils with learning disabilities and/or autism, whose goal is competitive employment in the community.

Working Hours :
30 hours per week to be agreed, term time 39 weeks

Skills:
Communication skills,Attention to detail,Customer care skills,Administrative skills,Number skills,Team working,Creative,Non judgemental,Patience,Calm,Sense of humour,Hard working,Resilient