Learning Support Practitioner

The East Kent Colleges Group; Sheerness; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Sheerness is hiring a Learning Support Practitioner to assist students with various learning challenges. This role involves working closely with students who require additional support, including those with physical, emotional, and sensory needs. The position offers a term-time schedule with no weekend or night shifts, competitive salary, and a comprehensive benefits package including training opportunities and health support.

Benefits

Generous holiday pattern aligned with academic calendar

Learning and development opportunities

Wellbeing and health support

Flexible personal leave

Competitive pension scheme

Exclusive discounts and perks

Qualifications

• Experience working with individuals with special educational needs.
• Ability to support students with a range of learning difficulties.
• Working collaboratively in small groups.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to students with high level of need.
• Assist students during lectures and in small groups.
• Support work placements and personal care needs.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Understanding of behaviour management

Passion to inspire students

Job description

About the Role

Shape Learning to the Learner, and Empower Student Success - Join us as Learning Support Practitioner. As a Learning Support Practitioner, 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.

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

Outstanding Ofsted Provider East Kent Colleges Group is an Ofsted Outstanding rated provider. It is proud to be the first General Further Education college organisation in the country to have received the Outstanding grade against each of the strands under the new Ofsted inspection framework. An inclusive provider, our colleagues place our students and the communities we serve at the heart of everything they do across EKC Group and this is illustrated in our ‘Strong’ skills grading by Ofsted.

Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we ensure that all staff are aware of their responsibilities for upholding these principles. As a designated establishment, we are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore have an obligation to carry out checks to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults. These checks include conviction/caution self‑declaration, Enhanced DBS check and obtaining sufficient referencing.

Salary & Hours

Please note that this vacancy requires the successful candidate to work 37 hours per week, 38 weeks during term time and the salary will be £18,445 pro rata per annum. A holiday payment of £2,489.15 will be paid equally in your twelve monthly salary payments in addition to the pro rata salary above.

Benefits

• Generous and Consistent Holiday Pattern – aligned with our academic calendar
• Learning and Development Opportunities – If you are interested into developing into teaching, you could benefit from our £7,000 investment into teacher training through our in‑house Teaching Academy, 3‑4 annual paid group development days, bespoke training programmes and strong internal progression – 1 in 3 roles are filled internally
• Flexible Personal Leave – Time off for your child's first day at nursery or school, moving homes and for interviews
• Exclusive Discounts & Perks – Including restaurant, grocery, retail and holidays discounts as well as car leasing and tech purchasing schemes
• Wellbeing and Health Support – Generous sick pay, counselling services, discounted gym membership at Canterbury College, free eye tests and glasses vouchers, flexible support for medical appointments and return‑to‑work transitions
• Competitive Pension Scheme – 18% company contribution
• Culture and Recognition – Being part of Community Days, an Annual Staff Celebration Day, and an eco‑friendly organisation dedicated to reaching net‑zero by 2030