Job Title:
Rehabilitation Training Instructor
Fixed Term, 12 Months, 15 Hours
Location: National Learning Network - Cork Business & Technology Park, Model Farm Road, Cork
Job Purpose:
The Rehabilitative Training Programme aims to equip learners with skills to develop personally, socially and vocationally in making future choices and progress to greater levels of independence and integration.
The Instructor will work within a multidisciplinary team requiring experience of working with people with a variety of support needs.
Experience of working with people with a diagnosis of ASD, an intellectual disability, physical and sensory needs in a learning and/or educational context is required.
The Instructor will work in the ASD programme, using the science of applied behaviour analysis (ABA) to support and teach students, so experience and qualifications in ABA, or openness to learning about the principles is essential.
At its core is the New Directions policy, which supports the development of the individual in making independent choices.
One-to-one key working is a pre-requisite of this position, in developing core person-centred plans to support each learner's decision-making processes.
The candidate should be able to demonstrate initiative and competencies enabling them to carry out duties with innovation, flair, imagination.
Excellent communication skills are required in what is a person-centred training environment, as well as teamworking skills.
Responsibilities:
* To undertake the development and delivery of the RT programme with competence and carry out duties with innovation, flair, imagination in a person-centred training environment.
* Provide systematic training according to specified curricula; maintain all records required for effective monitoring of learners' progress; maintaining records of all training in accordance with both internal and external quality standards and producing reports on same, as required.
* Carry out one-to-one key working; assist the learner in developing his/her person-centred plans, thus supporting the process regarding his/her own personal choices, according to the New Directions ethos and the Training Programme Specification.
* Use a variety of methodologies to support achievement of the learners' goals for example using Assistive Technologies, Art, Craft, Drama, Music etc.
Requirements:
* Education and Training to 3rd level standard - Youth and Community Work, Teaching or Adult Education
* A relevant pedagogical/training qualification e.g. Train the Trainer
* Experience of working in a specialized training environment
* Experience of working with young people with additional support needs including intellectual disabilities, ASD, physical and sensory needs and/or mental health difficulties
Benefits:
* Company Pension Scheme
* Paid maternity/paternity/adoption leave
* Educational leave
* 24 days annual leave
* Bike to work scheme
* Tax saver travel scheme
* Income protection
* Unpaid leave
* Health and Wellbeing programme
* Company credit union scheme
* Employee discount scheme
* Digital Doctor
* Financial support for studying and study leave
* Long Service Reward Scheme
* Sick leave
* Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)