Complex Care Learning Support Practitioner

Kentjobs; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 19,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational institution in Canterbury is seeking a Complex Care Learning Support Practitioner to provide specialized support to students with complex health care needs. This hands-on role allows you to make a positive impact on learners' lives by assisting with personal care, tailoring educational support, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. A calm and compassionate approach, along with experience supporting individuals with special educational needs, are essential for this rewarding position. Competitive salary and various employee benefits are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary and holiday entitlement

Access to online discounts

Generous pension scheme - 18% employer contribution

Time off for personal events

Opportunities for community engagement

Qualifications

• Experience in a school, college, care, or community setting.
• Ability to maintain dignity and safety in personal care routines.
• Strong collaboration with tutors and support staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialized support tailored to individual needs.
• Assist with personal care and medical routines.
• Create a supportive environment for independence and confidence.
• Monitor progress and adapt learning materials as needed.

Skills

Experience supporting young people with SEN

Calm, patient, and compassionate approach

Strong communication skills

Teamwork skills

Flexible and proactive attitude

Job description

About The Role

Support That Goes Beyond the Classroom

Empowering students with complex care needs to access education and achieve their potential.

EKC Group is recruiting for aComplex Care Learning Support Practitionerto deliver essential support to students with both complex health care needs and learning support requirements.

This role plays a key part in enabling learners to access and engage with education across a wide range of programmes—from sensory and Entry Level 1, right through to Level 3, including Functional Skills and GCSE English and Maths.

What the Role Involves:

• Providing specialised supportin classrooms, workshops, and community settings, tailored to individual medical and educational needs

• Working 1:1 or in small groupsto ensure students are fully supported in both learning and personal development

• Supporting access to the curriculum, adapting activities and communication as needed to ensure inclusion and progress

• Monitoring and responding to medical care needs, following individual health care plans and working closely with health professionals where required

• Collaborating with teaching staff, support teams, and external agencies to create a consistent and effective support structure

• Maintaining accurate recordsof support delivered, interventions, and progress, in line with College procedures

This is a rewarding, hands-on role where every day brings the opportunity to make a positive and lasting difference to a young person’s life.

Hours per week: 35

Weeks per year: 38

Salary per year: £18,551

Holiday pay: £2,688

Alongside our priority of excellent student experience, we also focus on our employees.Here are just some of ourbenefitswhen working for the East Kent Colleges Group:

• Competitive salary and holiday entitlement
• Access to 100's of online discounts via our Rewards Scheme (Inc. Restaurant, Grocery, Retail, Gym, Holidays)
• Access to cycle to work, car leasing and techpurchasingschemes
• Generous pension scheme - 18% employer contribution
• Being part of a company withaEco-Sustainability focus of being Net-Zero
• Time off for your child's first day at school, moving home and for interviews
• My 10 Days initiative - bid for up-to10 daysoff work to pursue voluntary work
• Being part of Community Days and Annual Staff Celebration Day

About You

What the Role Involves:

As aComplex Care Learning Support Practitioner, you will be at the heart of helping learners with a range of complex medical and educational needs achieve their goals. Working across a variety of settings—classrooms, workshops, and community environments—you’ll deliver practical, tailored support that enables students to engage fully in their learning.

You will:

• Deliver day-to-day supportto students with Special Educational Needs (SEN), including those with medical care plans, autism, communication difficulties, and sensory processing needs

• Assist with personal care and medical routinesas required, ensuring the highest standards of dignity and safety are upheld

• Create a supportive environmentthat encourages independence, builds confidence, and promotes a positive learning experience for every student

• Work collaborativelywith tutors, support staff, therapists, and other professionals to adapt learning materials and activities

• Play a vital part in progress monitoring, contributing to feedback, support plans, and ensuring students' individual needs are met

• Maintain consistent communicationwith the wider team to ensure a joined-up approach to care and education

This is a varied and rewarding role, where your actions have a direct impact every day. Whether supporting a student through a sensory task or helping someone access core subjects, your input will be key to their progress.

What You’ll Bring:

• Experience supporting young people or adults with SEN in a school, college, care, or community setting

• A calm, patient, and compassionate approach, with a passion for working with people with additional needs

• Strong communication and teamwork skills to contribute effectively within a multi-disciplinary team

• A flexible and proactive attitude, with the ability to adapt to changing needs and situations

Ready to Apply?

No need to update your CV—just clickApplyand complete our short application form. You can save your progress at any point, and we’ll review all applications carefully and respond after the closing date.

If you’d like an informal chat about the role or have any questions, feel free to contact us [e-mail]— we’d love to hear from you!