Student Learning Coaches - SEND

Harlow College Group; Birtley; Sur place; GBP 20 000 - 26 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Harlow College is seeking a Learning Support Practitioner to provide targeted learning support and personal care for students with SEND, helping them to engage with their courses and fulfil their potential. You will work with teaching staff, parents and healthcare partners to ensure safe, effective support plans, differentiate materials, and support assessments, exams, and enrichment activities.

The role requires patience, organisation and a calm, inclusive approach, with a commitment to

Qualifications

• Experience supporting learners with SEND.
• Ability to differentiate materials and adapt delivery.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Effective communication with students, staff and parents.

Responsabilités

• Provide learning support to enable students to reach their potential and understand content.
• Offer personal and intimate care support as identified in care plans, while promoting independence.
• Collaborate with parents, healthcare professionals, SEND staff and teachers to meet learners’ needs safely.
• Support assessments, revision sessions, inductions, visits, work placements and employability activities.

Connaissances

Desire to work with SEND

Administrative and organisational

Strong communication

Autonomy under pressure

Formation

Maths & English grade 4/C

Description du poste

Are you a graduate looking to go into Further Education teaching? Or looking to change your career to work within education sector with young adults then the role of a Learning Support Practitioner here at Harlow College could be a starting point into your future Career development.

Our team offers outstanding levels of support and coaching across our mainstream campus to enable learners with additional needs to meet their outcomes and fulfil their potential on their course. The role offers you the opportunity to support and learn how the further education sector works, working with many different subject areas facilitating and advocating for the students and offering personalised support and coaching for SEND students.

What the role entails

• To provide learning support to students as appropriate, to enable them to fulfil their potential to achieve e.g. clarifying content, making simple notes, differentiating materials, improving their ability to manage their own learning needs.
• To provide personal and intimate care support to learners, as identified in their support plan, risk assessment, EHCP or individual care plan, including toileting, dressing, feeding, eating and drinking, personal hygiene, mobility and medical needs, while promoting independence, dignity and respect.
• Working closely with parents/carers, healthcare professionals, SEND staff, and teaching colleagues to ensure learners' care needs are met effectively and safely.
• To provide support during assessments, examinations, revision sessions, induction activities, educational visits, work experience placements, college visits, and employability activities.
• To take responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of vulnerable adults and young persons you are responsible for, or come into contact with.
• To keep accurate records of (learning) support and course documentation provided in line with college systems

What we are looking for

You will have a desire to work with young people with SEND needs and have strong administrative and organisational skills. You will be educated to a minimum Maths & English at Grade 4/Grade C.

We are looking for a highly motivated individual who is organised and able to work autonomously and calmly under pressure, is able to communicate well with people of all ages and from all backgrounds, can demonstrate a positive and inclusive manner and is solution focused.