Description You will work as part of a team to plan and deliver a wide range of extra-curricular activities for learners with EHCP’s to meet their specified outcomes and facilitate greater independence, enabling learners in receipt of high needs funding and those with declared support needs to access learning and College facilities, aiding retention and achievement. MidKent College is an inclusive institution offering a broad curriculum with extensive support for students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Our Enhance program provides a specialist wraparound support offer, facilitating students' transition to college and supporting their Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) outcomes. This five-day-a-week provision is designed for students with significant barriers to learning, enabling them to access both the Progression Curriculum and mainstream college courses. Students benefit from a dual curriculum model, personalised timetables, and high support ratios. Our dedicated team employs specialist approaches, including Speech and Language Therapy (SaLT), Occupational Therapy (OT), and Zones of Regulation, in a secure base room environment. The program focuses on developing resilience, autonomy, independence, employability, and social communication skills. Each student's support needs are assessed prior to enrolment, and a bespoke support package is designed to foster increasing independence. Typically a one-year offer, the Specialist Provision is exclusively for students with an EHCP, after which they are supported within the wider college environment. Main Responsibilities and Duties The successful candidate will have responsibility for the planning and delivery of organised workshops, to learners with additional needs. You will play a key role in the learners success, achievement and progress, and centre the workshops around their individual needs. Subjects covered will include exam skills, social skills, study skills, life skills and employability skills. You will also work closely with the rest of the Additional Learning Support Team, planning the delivery of extra-curricular activities for learners with EHCP's, to meet their specified outcomes. All posts would be contracted to work 40 weeks per year, 37 hours per week. All staff are required to Staff must complete mandatory annual Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in accordance with the number of hours set for their Department. Travel between sites as and when required in accordance with their job role. Evening and weekend work may be required to meet the needs of the service Comply with and understand all aspects of legislation and College policies and processes relating to safeguarding, including promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and young people. Comply with, understand and promote statutory and college best practice in Health & Safety at a level relevant to the role and responsibilities held by the post holder. Comply with, understand and promote statutory and college best practice in respect of GDPR at a level relevant to the role and responsibilities held by the post holder. During the course of your duties, you may acquire or have access to confidential information which should not be disclosed to any other person unless in pursuit of your duties in compliance with GDPR or with the specific permission given on behalf of the College. Actively take responsibility for their personal learning and development (informal and formal) reviewing and reflecting on their performance within their current role. Promote, adhere to, understand and put into practice all college policies and procedures. Positively support equality of opportunity and equity of treatment to colleagues and students in accordance with the MidKent College Equal Opportunities Policy. Attend and complete all mandatory training sessions or on-line computer based training packages as required by the college. Undertake any other duties consistent with the key responsibilities and/ or duties of this role as directed by your manager. A GOOD local College for Maidstone and Medway Every year over 6000 students from Medway, Maidstone and beyond choose MidKent College to continue their studies and prepare for their future career. Our sparkling campuses in Maidstone and Medway boast some of the best vocational training facilities in the country as well as staff and student social zones and more. Our University Centre Maidstone campus provides a valuable higher education and professional training centre for Maidstone, including South East Institute of Technology and the College's Home Energy Centre. Additionally, in September 2024 we proudly opened Medway School of Arts in Chatham's Historic Dockyard. All of our campuses benefit from ongoing investment programmes so that we can provide fantastic learning environments for our students. For over 100 years we've been providing high-quality technical training and apprenticeships in a range of subject areas. In November 2018 Ofsted rated the College as 'Good'. Commitment to Safeguarding We are committed to the safeguarding of all our students and staff. This means everyone who works here is required to actively protect them from preventable harm. Our recruitment and selection process includes background checks which will be undertaken on the successful applicant, including an enhanced DBS, and in your application you are required to demonstrate how you meet the Colleges requirements on safeguarding. The background checks will be carried-out in accordance with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Code of Practice. The DBS helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups, including children. We operate in accordance with the DBS Code of Conduct and Privacy Policy. You can access both of these documents at https://www.midkent.ac.uk/about-us/policy-and-privacy-information Commitment to Equal Opportunities As a proud user of the disability confident scheme the College is committed to equal opportunities and celebrates the diversity of staff and students. As part of our commitment to the scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from anyone wishing to work flexibly and those considering a return to work from a career break.
