Learning Support Assistant

• Apr 2020 - Present

LSA at The Grove School (part of SEARCH education trust) - A specialist school for CYP (5-19 years) who have a primary diagnosis of autism.• To support students with a primary diagnosis of Autism who also have additional SEN access the school’s curriculum.• Ensuring I read each student’s PLP/EHCP to know their needs.• To meet the learning, therapeutic and behavioural needs of the students – i.e. implementing strategies catered to individual students relating to their behaviour management, speech and language and occupational therapies,• Build strong and trusting relationships with both staff and students.• Provide highly adaptive and flexible support to effectively deal with different situations, tasks or responsibilities.

Volunteer Learning Support Assistant

• Dec 2019 - Mar 2020

• Observing and supporting individual and group interventions to support children with a number of difficulties for e.g. Autism, Dyslexia and social and behaviour difficulties.• Carrying out 1:1 intervention’s with students to support their difficulties. For e.g. using social stories to develop the child’s understanding of sharing and friendships.• Supporting individual students under advisement from senior staff, including: SEN leaders, teachers and occupational therapists.• Ad-hoc admin work and supporting of day-to-day activities and student observations in the classroom.• Sitting in on ‘team-around-child’ meetings and offering insights and ideas on how to support the child.• Working with integrity, confidence, patience and sensitivity to ensure every child felt supported and listened to.

Childcare Practitioner

• Jun 2018 - Nov 2018