Adult Teaching Assistant - Maternity Cover
| Posting date: | 16 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £20,638.25 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 February 2026 |
| Location: | Birmingham |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Acorn Care and Education |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 300723FAJ |
Summary
Job Title: Adult Teaching Assistant - Maternity Cover
Location: Care First – Silica Road, Birmingham
Salary: £20,683.25 per annum, £13.25 per hour (not pro rata)
Hours: 35 hours per week | Monday to Friday | 9.00am – 4.00pm
Contract: Fixed Term (Maternity Cover until approx. May 2027), Term Time Only
Start Date: February 2026
UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.
About the Role
To provide and deliver high quality person-centred education, learning outcomes and or care support needed to service users with learning disabilities, Autism, Mental Health, Behavioural support needs, Complex health, physical disabilities and or PMLD in accordance with Company policies procedures and practice standards set by the Regulatory Body.
Key task areas and responsibilities:
To support and promote development of Service Users attending the ‘Skills Tank’ Provision and to meet the range of social care, Leaning and Education support needs for vulnerable adults with a broad range of needs and conditions.
To actively support the Hub Manager in the delivery of Educational and Learning through fun, meaningful session and activities always promoting a quality and professional service. Ensuring tracked appropriately on daily systems.
To give concise and accurate feedback and reports to Hub Manager on each learner’s progress so that assessments, support plans, behaviour plans and other individual information are focused and clear on support needs, learning outcomes and achievements.
To provide relevant and appropriate support to Service Users, on an individual or group basis, in order to enable them to access the curriculum and learning outcomes as independently as possible.
To ensure that the available equipment and resources are used, stored and maintained efficiently, reporting any maintenance issues to Hub Manager or Deputy Manager.
To organise the classroom, its resources, Service User groupings and displays to provide a stimulating learning situation.
Required
Care experience
Manual handling
Medication administration
Equality and diversity
About Us
Care First help people who learn differently, we aim to give young adult and adults a better, brighter and more fulfilled life through practical and educational activities.
Our Hub at Silica Road is a large 3 acre site with two separate buildings. We support learners with a variety of complex needs such as behavioural needs, mild/moderate learning difficulties and autism.
Everything that we do is based on thoroughly understanding the needs of our students and how we can best support them in achieving positive outcomes.
Our approach is caring, positive and adaptable, and is underpinned by a thorough theoretical knowledge. Our staff come from relevant educational and therapeutic backgrounds and have extensive experience of supporting adults with complex needs.
We are really proud to say that in 2025, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the sixth year running.
Why Join Us?
Life Assurance
Pension scheme with options to increase contributions
“Your Wellbeing Matters” – mental health support and physical health checks
Flexible Benefits Platform (Vista), including:
Health, wellbeing and insurance benefits
Hundreds of UK and international discounts
Cycle to Work Scheme & Electric Car Purchase Scheme
Critical illness cover
Family Growth Support, including enhanced maternity/paternity leave and paid fertility treatment support
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, Outcomes First Group does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales.
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Location: Care First – Silica Road, Birmingham
Salary: £20,683.25 per annum, £13.25 per hour (not pro rata)
Hours: 35 hours per week | Monday to Friday | 9.00am – 4.00pm
Contract: Fixed Term (Maternity Cover until approx. May 2027), Term Time Only
Start Date: February 2026
UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.
About the Role
To provide and deliver high quality person-centred education, learning outcomes and or care support needed to service users with learning disabilities, Autism, Mental Health, Behavioural support needs, Complex health, physical disabilities and or PMLD in accordance with Company policies procedures and practice standards set by the Regulatory Body.
Key task areas and responsibilities:
To support and promote development of Service Users attending the ‘Skills Tank’ Provision and to meet the range of social care, Leaning and Education support needs for vulnerable adults with a broad range of needs and conditions.
To actively support the Hub Manager in the delivery of Educational and Learning through fun, meaningful session and activities always promoting a quality and professional service. Ensuring tracked appropriately on daily systems.
To give concise and accurate feedback and reports to Hub Manager on each learner’s progress so that assessments, support plans, behaviour plans and other individual information are focused and clear on support needs, learning outcomes and achievements.
To provide relevant and appropriate support to Service Users, on an individual or group basis, in order to enable them to access the curriculum and learning outcomes as independently as possible.
To ensure that the available equipment and resources are used, stored and maintained efficiently, reporting any maintenance issues to Hub Manager or Deputy Manager.
To organise the classroom, its resources, Service User groupings and displays to provide a stimulating learning situation.
Required
Care experience
Manual handling
Medication administration
Equality and diversity
About Us
Care First help people who learn differently, we aim to give young adult and adults a better, brighter and more fulfilled life through practical and educational activities.
Our Hub at Silica Road is a large 3 acre site with two separate buildings. We support learners with a variety of complex needs such as behavioural needs, mild/moderate learning difficulties and autism.
Everything that we do is based on thoroughly understanding the needs of our students and how we can best support them in achieving positive outcomes.
Our approach is caring, positive and adaptable, and is underpinned by a thorough theoretical knowledge. Our staff come from relevant educational and therapeutic backgrounds and have extensive experience of supporting adults with complex needs.
We are really proud to say that in 2025, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the sixth year running.
Why Join Us?
Life Assurance
Pension scheme with options to increase contributions
“Your Wellbeing Matters” – mental health support and physical health checks
Flexible Benefits Platform (Vista), including:
Health, wellbeing and insurance benefits
Hundreds of UK and international discounts
Cycle to Work Scheme & Electric Car Purchase Scheme
Critical illness cover
Family Growth Support, including enhanced maternity/paternity leave and paid fertility treatment support
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, Outcomes First Group does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales.
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