About The Role
**Please note that this vacancy requires the successful candidate to work 35 hours per week, 38 weeks during term time and the salary will be £17,756 pro rata per annum
A holiday payment of £2,573 will be paid equally in your twelve monthly salary payments in addition to the pro rata salary above.**
East Kent Colleges Group are seeking a Complex Care Learning Support Practitioner to join the Group at EKC Canterbury College. As a Complex Care Learning Support Practitioner you will support students, who require assistance with complex health care and welfare needs and have a learning support need, to undertake a range of programmes and/or qualifications from entry 1 up to level 1 including Functional Skills 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.
Alongside our priority of excellent student experience, we also focus on our employees. Here are just some of our benefits when working for the East Kent Colleges Group:
1. Competitive salary and holiday entitlement
2. Access to 100's of online discounts via our Rewards Scheme (Inc. Restaurant, Grocery, Retail, Gym, Holidays)
3. Access to cycle to work, car leasing and tech purchasing schemes
4. Generous pension scheme - 18% employer contribution
5. Being part of a company with a Eco-Sustainability focus of being Net-Zero
6. Time off for your child's first day at school, moving home and for interviews
7. My 10 Days initiative - bid for up-to 10 days off work to pursue voluntary work
8. Being part of Community Days and Annual Staff Celebration Day
About You
We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic Complex Care Learning Support Practitioner to support our 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 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