Learning Support and SEND Practitioner

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Why choose us?

We offer a vibrant working environment with:

• a competitive salary
• a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
• lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
• generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
• hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.

We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.

About the role

We are recruiting for a Learning Support and SEND Practitioner to work within our 16 - 19 provision in Kettering, although there may be the need for supporting within our Adult Learning provision.

This position is term time only.

The person in this role will be working with teaching staff and other professionals to support learners with SEND to ensure everyone has equal access to education and opportunities to achieve.

What will you be doing?

Please see the job description for full list of responsibilities, which include:

Provide one-to-one and small group support to students with support requirements and SEND, both in the classroom and in other learning environments.

Assist students with completing tasks, understanding instructions, and accessing learning materials, adapting support strategies as necessary to meet individual needs.

Support students in managing their behaviour and developing social and emotional skills, promoting positive relationships and interactions.

Provide individualised support for students with specific support needs, ensuring dignity, respect, and confidentiality at all times.

About you

We are looking for someone with experience of working with young people or adults with special education needs or disabilities as well as a person centred attitude, who can develop positive relationships with both learners and teaching staff.