Apprenticeships Learner Support Lead (SEND)

Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust; Newton Hill; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

27 days annual leave

Contributory Pension

Car lease and salary sacrifice

Employee assistance and counselling

Research participation and career提升

Staff networks

Job summary

Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust is seeking an Apprenticeship Learner Support Lead to support learners on our in-house and provider-led apprenticeships. The post-holder will focus on SEND support for apprentices and work with the Apprenticeships Team to implement inclusive practices.

The role requires building individual support plans, managing referrals for assessments, and coordinating funding applications, with opportunities to influence inclusion processes within a large NHS trust.

Qualifications

• Experience in SEND support within education or apprenticeship settings.
• Ability to create individualised support plans for diverse learner needs.
• Knowledge of learning support funding (LSF) and funding applications.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one learner support and maintain robust documentation.
• Identify learner needs and use referral pathways for assessments.
• Review SEND evidence and progress external assessments and funding applications.
• Liaise with line managers and educators to progress inclusion strategy.
• Own SEND support for apprentices and help shape new processes.

Skills

SEND expertise

Independent support planning

Dyslexia referrals

Apprenticeships knowledge

Documentation and data

Job description

NHS AfC: Band 5

Main area Apprenticeship Learner Support Lead Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week Job ref 174-ALSL-210826

Site Base location at any Academy training site (Wakefield, Doncaster, York) with homebased working Town Various locations Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 14/09/2026 23:59

Job overview

Yorkshire Ambulance Service is looking for an Apprenticeship Learner Support Lead to support learners on our in-house and provider-led apprenticeships. The post-holder will work within the Apprenticeships Team alongside an existing Learner Support Lead. Whilst this role covers a wide range of support across clinical and non-clinical apprenticeships, we are looking for someone to lead specifically on Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) support for apprentices.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will be experienced in supporting additional needs, implementing reasonable adjustments and creating individual support plans for a range of needs and disabilities. Experience in the apprenticeship or further education sector would be beneficial, alongside knowledge of additional Learning Support Funding (LSF) claims. This role provides the opportunity for someone with knowledge and experience in SEND to own our apprenticeship inclusion processes.

Working for our organisation

Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) NHS Trust geographically covers nearly 6,000 square miles of varied terrain, from isolated moors and dales to urban areas, coastline and inner cities.

We serve a population of over five million people across Yorkshire and the Humber and strive to ensure that patients receive the right response to their care needs as quickly as possible, wherever they live.

We employ more than 7,100 staff, who together with over 1,300 volunteers, enable us to provide a vital 24-hour, seven-days-a-week, emergency and healthcare service.

Our ambition is to be an employer of choice, and we are continuously working across our partnership to improve our collective offer to staff in areas like health and wellbeing, benefits and flexible working incl. hybrid working.

Benefits:

• Flexible working including part-time hours, job shares and flexible hours, agile working (role dependant)
• 27 days annual leave, increasing to 33 with service.
• Contributory Pension.
• Car lease and other salary sacrifice schemes (salary dependent)
• Dedicated employee assistance and counselling service.
• Opportunities for research participation, career progression and ongoing development.
• Well respected, committed and supported staff networks for our workforce.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• The role will involve working directly with learners to understand support needs, provide one-to-one support, keep robust documentation and produce data around additional needs.
• The post-holder will identify learner needs and use referral pathways for dyslexia diagnostics and workplace needs assessments.
• The role will also involve reviewing SEND evidence and making applications to external bodies for assessment adjustments and funding.
• The post-holder will liaise with Line Managers and Educators as part of learner support packages and work closely with the Apprenticeships Manager to progress the apprenticeships Inclusion strategy.
• The post-holder will take ownership of SEND support for apprentices and have the opportunity to shape new processes.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Knowledge and understanding of equality and diversity issues in relation to education
• Extensive knowledge of education regulatory frameworks and apprenticeship policy
• Experience of supporting the provision of high quality apprenticeship programmes with workforce impact
• Experience of working with an education, training and learning department and/or training providers
• Experience of working to the standards, policies, procedures and guidelines of awarding and regulatory organisations
• Ability to prioritise tasks, and to manage conflicting demands on time and resources, to deliver objectives
• Knowledge and understanding of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities and learner support for apprentices

Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce which reflects the communities and patients we serve across the Yorkshire region. Our ambition is to work together to promote a more inclusive environment, which attracts candidates from all sections of the community and signals our commitment to embracing diversity and promoting inclusivity.

As an inclusive organisation we welcome applicants irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We particularly encourage applications from people who are underrepresented within our sector, including people with lived experienced from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, people from the LGBT+ community, people with caring responsibilities and people with disabilities. We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including an invitation to the first stage of the selection process, for applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy, and consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability under the “Disability Confident Scheme”.

Please note that the salary range stated in advertisements is calculated on a pro-rata basis if the vacancy is part-time. For zero-hours/bank worker positions, this is calculated on an hourly basis.

Please note that certain benefits may differ for zero hours (bank) workers, including annual leave entitlement which is calculated in line with Working Time Directive regulations.

Disclosure and Barring Service

Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding & promoting the welfare of children & vulnerable adults. Many of our posts are subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service check (DBS). Should this position be subject to a DBS check the cost will be recovered from your salary as a one-off payment. Currently the charges made by the Disclosure and Barring Service (incl. application fee) are £54.40 for an enhanced check and £26.40 for a standard check.

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Please note, the selection processes at Yorkshire Ambulance Service are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.

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