Learning Support Practitioner

Salary: £19,000 per annum (pro rata) plus enhanced holiday payment.

Hours: Various hours per week / 36 weeks per annum

Location: We have opportunities at either our Tonbridge or Hadlow Campuses (Please specify in your personal statement which Campus you are applying for).

Here at North Kent College we have various exciting opportunities to join our Additional Learning Support Team across our Tonbridge or Hadlow campuses. If you are ambitious, determined and can make a positive difference we would welcome your application.
We welcome applications for all campuses and can consider various hours, please detail the hours and location you would like to work in your application form.
As a Learning Support Practitioner, you will provide academic and motivational support to students who have Education, Health, and Care Plans or identified special educational needs and/or disabilities studying qualifications from level 1 up to level 3 including Functional Skills and GCSE English and Maths.

In this role you will support students in their programme of study; classroom, practical or workshop setting. You might also be required to support students during unstructured times, on work experience placements and if necessary, with welfare and personal care needs.
The successful candidate will be passionate about supporting students and ideally have gained previous experience working alongside individuals with learning differences including, Autism, Language & Communication difficulties, and Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs. You will need to have an excellent standard of education including 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 able to work effectively with staff, students, and professionals at all levels.

This role is a part-time / term time only role, across 36 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.

For a full job description and to apply, please visit North Kent College’s staff vacancies page.

The closing date for applications is Sunday, 5 March 2023.

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.