SEND Advisor

The Methodist Church in Britain; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave and holidays

Sick pay

Pension fund

Flexible working policy

CPD and training

Employee assistance programme

Occupational health service

Onsite gym and nursery

Job summary

Bury College is seeking an permanent, full-time Additional Learning Support (ALS) professional to plan, deliver and review support for learners with SEND and EHCPs. The role spans across curriculum areas and all campuses, including 16-18 and adult-provision, requiring collaboration with course teams and a focus on inclusivity.

Experience with EHCP guidance and the RARPA process is essential to ensure effective support and progression for learners with high needs.

Qualifications

• Experience in post-16 settings planning and delivering additional learning support across disciplines.
• Background working with young adults with additional needs, including target-setting and progress recording.
• Experience working within EHCP guidelines and the RARPA process.
• Willingness to develop ALS provision within curriculum.

Responsibilities

• Plan, implement and review additional support for learners across curriculum areas.
• Liaise with course teams about incoming and continuing learners with additional needs and EHCPs.
• Support teachers in meeting the needs of learners with additional needs.
• Assist with activities that bring additional learning support into the curriculum.
• Share best practice in supporting learners with additional needs, including EHCPs.
• Make sure each learner has a good college experience and can reach their potential.
• Help make the college's provision more inclusive.

Skills

Plan and implement ALS support

Liaise with course teams

Support learners with SEND/EHCPs

Record progress with RARPA

Education

Degree or equivalent

Teaching qualification / recognition in learning & skills

Job description

This permanent full-time post sits in the Additional Learning Support Team at Bury College, supporting learners with SEND, EHCPs and high needs. The work centres on planning, delivering and reviewing support across curriculum areas, and on working with course teams on incoming and continuing learners. The role covers all campuses and provision types, from 16-18 and high needs provision to adults and apprentices. Experience of EHCP guidance and the RARPA quality-assured process is essential.

What the job involves

• Plan, implement and review additional support for learners across curriculum areas
• Liaise with course teams about incoming and continuing learners with additional needs and EHCPs
• Support teachers in meeting the needs of learners with additional needs
• Help the ALS and course teams identify and use effective support strategiesAssist with activities that bring additional learning support into the curriculum
• Share best practice in supporting learners with additional needs, including EHCPs
• Make sure each learner has a good college experience and can reach their potential
• Help make the college's provision more inclusive

What's required

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent
• Full teaching qualification or professional recognition in learning and skills, or currently working towards one

Experience

• Experience in a post-16 setting planning and delivering additional learning support across disciplines such as English, maths, ESOL, SLDD, SpLD and MLD, for individuals and groups
• Background working with young adults with additional needs, including target-setting and recording progress
• Experience working within EHCP guidelines
• Experience using the RARPA quality-assured process

Nice to have

• Specialist qualification for teaching learners with learning difficulties or disabilities
• Postgraduate qualification in individual specialist assessment or SpLD at Level 7

What's offered

• 45 days annual leave plus bank holidays and Christmas closure
• Occupational sick pay
• Teachers' or local authority pension fund
• Flexible working and family friendly policy
• Sabbaticals and special leave of absence
• Comprehensive induction, ongoing training and CPD events
• Employee assistance programme and occupational health service
• Onsite gym and nursery, plus cycle to work scheme