Senior Learning Support Practitioner
Where you'll work: This role will be based at the Dartford campus, but the nature of the work will require travel to any of the College sites as required.
Your hours: 31 hours per week, 37 weeks per annum (term-time)
Your pay: Tier 6 - £23,058 per annum (full-time equivalent)
The Senior Learning Support Practitioner will work closely with specific curriculum areas monitoring support delivered to students who have Education, Health, and Care Plans or identified special educational needs and/or disabilities. The Senior LSP will provide an advisory, monitoring, and supportive role to LSPs and act as liaison between teaching staff, the ALS team, and students. In this role you will also provide in-class support and deliver additional skills development sessions using a range of support strategies and resources to encourage and motivate students.
Previous experience supporting individuals with barriers to learning and/or disabilities in an education environment and an understanding of a variety of specific needs is essential. The ideal candidate will have a Level 2 Learning Support qualification, general education to A level standard and level 2, in Maths and English, or equivalent. In addition to the above you will need to be a strong communicator with a flexible approach and have excellent interpersonal skills able to work effectively with staff, students, and professionals at all levels.
This role is a various hours / term time only role, across 37 weeks per year, the successful candidate can look forward to excellent benefits such as enhanced holiday pay, enrolment onto the Local Government Pension Scheme which includes life assurance, free parking, and access to a range of onsite facilities, including a restaurant, gym and coffee shop.
The closing date for applications is Sunday 31 March 2024.
North Kent College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and all staff have a responsibility to share and maintain this commitment. In line with the requirements of ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, appropriate safeguarding checks (including an enhanced DBS check) will be undertaken on all individuals selected for appointment. Posts at the College, a specified establishment where the work gives opportunity for contact with children, are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. It is an offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so. Please be advised that, again in line with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, shortlisted candidates (who wish to accept an invite to interview) will be required to complete and submit prior to their interview a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Further guidance / information from the Ministry of Justice can be found on GOV.UK.