SEND Portage Practitioner — Hybrid Role with CPD & Pension

Kent County Council; Maidstone, Sittingbourne, Gravesend; Ibrido; GBP 17.000 - 22.000; Part-time

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Flexible hybrid working model

Local Government Pension Scheme with K

Kent Rewards and CPD opportunities

Portage3-Day Training Workshop

Descrizione del lavoro

Kent County Council is seeking a part-time Portage support worker to assist children aged 0-4 with Special Educational Needs across Maidstone, Sittingbourne, Gravesend and surrounding areas. The role covers home, community, and early years settings, with a blended model of educational support.

You will deliver sessions, assess development, plan targeted interventions and work with families and professionals to ensure consistent progress. A flexible hybrid working model is offered.

Competenze

• NVQ Level 3 in Childcare (or equivalent).
• Strong understanding of child development and experience working with very young children with SEND.
• Able to adapt play-based learning to meet individual developmental levels.
• Self-motivated, organised, and able to prioritise effectively.

Mansioni

• Deliver home-based and group learning sessions to children with SEND and their families in a variety of locations.
• Support transitions into Early Years provisions.
• Work flexibly across home, office, community, and virtual environments.
• Assess a child’s development using appropriate tools, then develop targets and strategies to meet their individual educational needs.
• Plan, deliver, and evaluate interventions tailored to each child’s developmental needs.
• Support parents and professionals to implement recommendations and review progress.
• Liaise with a range of professionals, working collaboratively to support the educational development of individual children.
• Offer advice and guidance in line with the Kent Local Offer.
• Organise and chair meetings with professionals and families as needed.
• Write reports and complete relevant documentation to a high standard for sharing with families and professionals.

Conoscenze

Play-based learning

MS Office

Prioritisation

Formazione

NVQ Level 3 in Childcare

Strumenti

Microsoft Office

Descrizione del lavoro

Kent County Council is seeking a part-time Portage support worker to assist children aged 0-4 with Special Educational Needs across Maidstone, Sittingbourne, Gravesend and surrounding areas. The role covers home, community, and early years settings, with a blended model of educational support.

You will deliver sessions, assess development, plan targeted interventions and work with families and professionals to ensure consistent progress. A flexible hybrid working model is offered.