Student Learning Coaches - SEND

Harlow College Group; Essex; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Harlow College is seeking a Student Learning Coach to support learners with additional needs in the SEND section. The role focuses on enabling students to succeed through tailored learning support and coaching.

This term-time, permanent post offers a starting salary of £22,045.60 per annum and requires a proactive, compassionate approach to helping young adults access their courses. You will work closely with learners, carers, and staff to promote independence, safeguarding, and inclusive

Responsibilities

• To provide learning support to students to help them fulfil potential, e.g. clarifying content and differentiating materials.
• To provide personal and intimate care support to learners as identified in care plans, including hygiene and mobility, while promoting independence.
• 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
• Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
• About Disability Confident Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.

Job description

Student Learning Coaches - SEND

Hours are Monday - Thursday –8.45-5.00pm and Friday 8.45am – 4.45pm

Term Time only

Starting salary £22,045.60 per annum (actual)

Location: Harlow College

Permanent

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

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

About Disability Confident Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.