Learning Support Worker

**Who are Fair Ways and what do we stand for?**

Fair Ways is a great place to work. We are a team. We care about each other and are all committed to making a change to the lives of the young people and service users in our care. We will not apologise for calling our staff great, the best, or world-class. Our staff are at the core of our organisation and we celebrate them by shouting it from the rooftops

**Where and when do we need you?**

We are looking for a Learning Support & Behaviour Worker at our Transition centre based in Wallington. Specialising in both social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) difficulties and autism (ASC), at Fair Ways Transition Centre, our primary focus is for staff to support students in their transitional period either to full-time education or towards a working career. This is achieved in collaboration with their Education Health Plan (EHP).

In this role you will be involved exciting and rewarding things like:

- Supporting the needs of the school on a day to day basis including providing support to students both onsite in lessons and offsite in exciting activities.
- Contributing to the achievement of the aims and objectives of each student through completing and monitoring the student assessments and participating in the implementation and delivery of each Individual Education Plan.
- Supporting the Therapeutic Learning Practitioners or Teachers to deliver outstanding learning opportunities.
- Providing a good example and offering suitable support and direction through the demonstration of honest, understanding and proactive behaviour.
- Working as part of a supportive and experienced team showing resilience, initiative and adaptability.

Desirable. but not Essential 

Whilst we value the knowledge and understanding that experience and qualifications can bring, we also know that some of our best people have come to us from unrelated backgrounds. These people already held our core values at heart, and with the dedication of our amazing in-house training and development team, we have supported the rest 
- Have a Level 3 Teaching Assistant Award or equivalent or allow Fair Ways to support you to work towards one.

Let us look after you 

Looking after our employees is important to us, and whilst our culture is central to our identity, we also offer a great set of benefits to ensure we are striving to provide the best support to our employees available in the sector. 
- Free Staff lotteries (including prizes such as £1000 holiday vouchers, weekends away, luxury hampers and vouchers) 
- Health Shield (Health cash plan) 
- Employee Assistance Scheme (Application based emergency financial assistance for employees) 
- Education Grant - (funding up to master’s level accreditation) 
- Wellbeing Initiatives - Team Building Days, Summer Festival, Wellbeing boxes 
- Employee Assistance Programme (24/7 counselling service) 
- Highstreet discount platform, Discounted Gym Membership 
- Cycle to Work Scheme 
- Leadership Courses 
- Free Parking 
- Annual Staff Awards/ Long Service Awards 
- Pension Scheme  
- Eligibility for a Blue Light Card 
- £1000 Refer a Friend Scheme 
- £250 Refer a Foster Carer Scheme 

Find your happy place - we can’t wait to meet you 

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £16,427.00-£20,057.00 per year

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Fareham: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Special education: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: One location