LSW

Learning Support Worker

Location: Cranleigh, Surrey

Hours: Full-time, Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Part-time working options are available-please enquire upon application.

Salary: Competitive

Benefits: 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays (up to 3 days allocated for Christmas closure).

Are you passionate about helping others learn, grow, and develop essential life skills? Do you have a positive, patient, and can-do attitude? Join our dedicated team and make a meaningful difference in the lives of autistic adults.

As a Learning Support Worker, you will support autistic adults in attaining knowledge and skills that enhance their well-being, independence, and social inclusion. Working 1:1 or in small groups, you will guide learners both on-site at our adult centre and out in the local community. You will follow individualised curriculums to support their holistic development and lifelong learning.

• Teaching & Care: Provide the high-quality support, care, and teaching identified in learners' individual learning plans.

• Lesson Delivery: Plan, prepare, and deliver engaging lessons and activities that build knowledge and skills.

• Personal Care: Ensure individual needs are met through effective personal care (including support with toileting, dressing, and washing), enabling learners to maintain personal and environmental hygiene.

• Behavioural Support: Provide behaviourally based support to reduce behaviours that cause barriers to learning and quality of life.

• Community & Employment: Support learners' participation in social, leisure, and educational activities within the local community, as well as helping them access local employment opportunities.

• Empowerment: Facilitate decision-making, promoting choice, involvement, and individual empowerment.

• Progress Tracking: Collect, record, and analyse data on learner progress to ensure teaching remains effective.

• Medication: Once fully trained, administer medication safely in accordance with company policies.

• Professional, personal, or voluntary experience working with adults or young people with disabilities.

• An interest in special educational needs, specifically autism, and a willingness to learn more about how to best support adult learners.

• Comfort and confidence in working with individuals who may exhibit challenging behaviour, with the ability to keep calm in high-pressure situations.

• Comfort supporting others with personal/intimate care where required.

• Excellent teamwork skills and the ability to build strong working relationships with learners, parents, and staff.

• Sound literacy and numeracy skills (Maths & English Language GCSE Grade C/4 or above is desirable).

• Strong organisational skills, a high level of discretion, and the confidence to maintain strict confidentiality.

We operate with a core commitment to being Caring, Person-Centred, Continuous Learning, Integrity, and Teamwork .

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk and expect all staff to share this commitment.

If you are ready to start a rewarding career in adult care and education, please reach out to our recruitment contact directly:

• Contact Person: Paul Hirchfield

• Phone: View phone number on findajob.dwp.gov.uk

• Email: View email address on findajob.dwp.gov.uk