Complex Care Learning Support Practitioner

at  EKC Group

**PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS VACANCY REQUIRES THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE TO WORK 37 HOURS PER WEEK, 38 WEEKS DURING TERM TIME WITH A PRO-RATA SALARY OF £18,050.05 PER ANNUM.

Payment for 6.6 weeks pro rata, £3,135.01 will be paid equally in your twelve monthly salary payments in addition to the advertised pro rata salary**
EKC Group are seeking a Complex Care Learning Support Practitioner to join the Group. As a Complex Care Learning Support Practitioner you will support students, who require assistance with complex health care needs and have a learning support need, to undertake a range of programmes and/or qualifications from entry 1 up to level 6 including Functional Skills and GCSE English and maths.
To work as a member of a team to support students in small groups or 1:1 in the classroom/workshop or community setting.

Working as an SEN Learning Support Practitioner at EKC Group is an extremely rewarding role with excellent benefits

• Competitive holiday entitlement
• Store, retail and gym discounts
• On-site gym
• Cycle to work scheme
• Opportunity to progress, train and develop - we have a fantastic teaching programme
• Generous pension scheme
• Laptop/tablet provided to every staff member

If you are interested in the role and being at home for the school holidays, no weekend work and no night shifts we want to hear from you.

ABOUT YOU

We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic SEN Learning Support Practitioner to support our FE students with Profound Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD).
You will be passionate about supporting students with a complex and high level of need. Ideally, if you have experience with working alongside individuals who have Profound Multiple Learning Difficulties, including Global Development Delay, Epilepsy, Cerebral Palsy, Rare Diseases or Sensory Impairments we would like to hear from you.
You will have strong communication skills, an understanding of behaviour management, have a passion to inspire students to be active in learning, and work well under pressure.
A background of either health & social care or special education needs is desirable
No need to spend time updating your CV, just click apply and complete our short application form. You can save your progress as you go, and we’ll review all applications and get back to all candidates after the closing date.
If you are interested in an informal chat about the role, or have any queries, please email us on jobs@ekcgroup.ac.uk
ABOUT USOutstanding Ofsted Provider
East Kent Colleges Group is an Ofsted Outstanding rated provider. It is proud to be the first General Further Education college organisation in the country to have received the Outstanding grade against each of the strands under the new Ofsted inspection framework. An inclusive provider, our colleagues place our students and the communities we serve at the heart of everything they do across EKC Group and this is illustrated in our ‘Strong’ skills grading by Ofsted.

Working as an SEN Learning Support Practitioner at EKC Group is an extremely rewarding role with excellent benefits

• Competitive holiday entitlement
• Store, retail and gym discounts
• On-site gym
• Cycle to work scheme
• Opportunity to progress, train and develop - we have a fantastic teaching programme
• Generous pension scheme
• Laptop/tablet provided to every staff membe