Learning Support Practitioner (Derwen at Ludlow)

QUINTESSENTIAL BRANDS UK GROUP LTD; Ludlow; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Derwen College in Ludlow is seeking a full-time Learning Support Practitioner to join our Ludlow team. You will enable our students to transform their lives by helping them to attain their aspirations—promoting independence, developing life, work and personal care skills, during college life and the work place in line with student aspirations and outcomes.

We are a multi award-winning Specialist College, enabling our students to achieve beyond what they and others believe is possible.

Qualifications

• Assist students to transform their lives by helping them attain aspirations and independence.
• Promote life, work and personal care skills for college life and work placements.
• Support safeguarding and promote welfare of vulnerable young adults.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver small group sessions linked to the curriculum.
• Maintain a clean, safe learning environment and resources.
• Support students with personal care, daily life skills, and mobility needs.
• Assist during mealtimes and support independent eating where appropriate.
• Assist with medication administration with training where needed.
• Contribute to assessment reports, learning plans, and progress reporting.
• Develop and use engaging teaching resources including ICT.
• Adhere to Health & Safety and Food Safety policies and risk assessments.

Job description

• Location 8-9 The Business Quarter,Eco Park,Ludlow, SY8 1FD,United Kingdom
• Employee Type Full Time

Contact information

• Contact Name Sam Brown / Nathan Harding
• Contact Phone [phone]

Description

Derwen College…a place of possibility!

We have an exciting position for a full-time, term time, Learning Support Practitioner to join our Ludlow team!

For this position you will be required to enable our students to transform their lives by helping them to attain their aspirations - promoting independence, developing life, work and personal care skills, during college life and the work place in line with student aspirations and outcomes.

We are a multi award-winning Specialist College, enabling our students to achieve beyond what they and others believe is possible. Come and join us for the opportunity to really make a difference supporting young people with SEND to live the life they choose.

Key Role Specific Responsibilities:

• Planning and delivering small group sessions that are linked to the curriculum.
• Maintaining the cleanliness and general working order of the learning environment and resources.
• Take an active role in supporting students to develop their personal care and daily life skills at college and in the wider community in accordance with the agreed Education Heath Care Plan (EHCP) or equivalent outcomes. This may include physical support with pushing wheelchairs, transfers and hoisting, and intimate support with dressing, personal care and changing of continence aids.
• Supporting the students at mealtimes, which may include fully assisted feeding or encouraging independence where appropriate.
• Supporting students with the administering of medication (specialist training will be provided where necessary)
• Contribution to administration work e.g. assessment reports, learning plans, progress reporting and RARPA achievements.
• Development and use of appropriate and stimulating teaching resources including ICT.
• Safeguarding awareness and promotion in all aspects of the role to promote the welfare of vulnerable young adults
• Adherence to Health & Safety and Food Safety standards & policies in all aspects of the job including timely completion of risk assessments, documentation and audits
• To be responsible for maintaining a clean environment that meets infection, prevention and control requirements and is conducive to safe practice

For this role we are offering fulltime, Monday to Friday, 08.45 - 17.00, term time contract.