Learning Support Practitioner

EKC Group; Ashford; On-site; GBP 11,000 - 14,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading educational institution seeks a Learning Support Practitioner to assist students with special needs. This role involves supporting learning across multiple subjects, providing tailored assistance, and maintaining a commitment to student welfare. Benefits include a competitive salary, holiday pay, and ongoing professional development.

Benefits

Competitive salary and holiday entitlement

Access to online discounts via Rewards Scheme

Access to cycle to work and tech purchasing schemes

Generous pension scheme - 18% employer contribution

Time off for important personal events

Opportunity to take voluntary work leave

Participation in community and staff events

Qualifications

• Experience supporting students with learning difficulties and disabilities.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work under pressure.
• Experience with individuals having visual/hearing impairments or developmental delays.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to students with high needs across subjects from entry to level 3.
• Assist with personal care, mobility, and specific medical/feeding needs.
• Work collaboratively with a team during small group sessions and lectures.

Skills

Communication

Behaviour Management

Inspiring Students

Job description

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**Please note that this vacancy requires the successful candidate to work 25 hours per week, 38 weeks during term time and the salary will be £11,742 pro rata per annum

A holiday payment of £1,584 will be paid equally in your twelve monthly salary payments in addition to the pro rata salary above**

As a Learning Support Practitioner at EKC Ashford College, you will provide support to students who have a high level of need undertaking a range of subjects and qualifications from entry 1 up to level 3 including Functional and GCSE English and Maths.

Students may have a wide range of learning difficulties and or disabilities. Students will require support in their programme of study, work placement and if necessary their welfare/personal care needs.

If you are interested in the role and being at home for the school holidays, no weekend work and no night shifts we want to hear from you.

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
• 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

If you have strong communication skills, an understanding of behaviour management, have a passion to inspire students to be active in learning, and work well under pressure this is the ideal role for you.

Youwill be passionate about supporting students with a high level of need and ideally will have gained previous experience with working alongside individuals with visual and/or hearing impairments, global development delay and language & communication difficulties.

In your role you will be a member of a team to support students in small groups and during lectures who have: Autistic Spectrum Condition, Social, Emotional and Mental health needs, Global learning delay, Language & Communication, Sensory, Physical needs experience in working with the above needs would be an advantage. This may also include personal care, assisting with mobility and specific medical/feeding needs. Experience in working with the above needs would be an advantage but full training will be given.

No need to spend time updating your CV, just click apply and complete our short application form. You can save your progress as you go, and we’ll review all applications and get back to all candidates after the closing date.

About The Role

**Please note that this vacancy requires the successful candidate to work 25 hours per week, 38 weeks during term time and the salary will be £11,742 pro rata per annum

A holiday payment of £1,584 will be paid equally in your twelve monthly salary payments in addition to the pro rata salary above**

As a Learning Support Practitioner at EKC Ashford College, you will provide support to students who have a high level of need undertaking a range of subjects and qualifications from entry 1 up to level 3 including Functional and GCSE English and Maths.

Students may have a wide range of learning difficulties and or disabilities. Students will require support in their programme of study, work placement and if necessary their welfare/personal care needs.

If you are interested in the role and being at home for the school holidays, no weekend work and no night shifts we want to hear from you.

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

If you have strong communication skills, an understanding of behaviour management, have a passion to inspire students to be active in learning, and work well under pressure this is the ideal role for you.

Youwill be passionate about supporting students with a high level of need and ideally will have gained previous experience with working alongside individuals with visual and/or hearing impairments, global development delay and language & communication difficulties.

In your role you will be a member of a team to support students in small groups and during lectures who have: Autistic Spectrum Condition, Social, Emotional and Mental health needs, Global learning delay, Language & Communication, Sensory, Physical needs experience in working with the above needs would be an advantage. This may also include personal care, assisting with mobility and specific medical/feeding needs. Experience in working with the above needs would be an advantage but full training will be given.

No need to spend time updating your CV, just click apply and complete our short application form. You can save your progress as you go, and we’ll review all applications and get back to all candidates after the closing date.

If you are interested in an informal chat about the role, or have any queries, please email us on [emailprotected]