This is an opportunity to join a team of dedicated Learner Support Practitioners, who are committed to working inclusively, using a variety of methods to meet learners' personal needs across a range of difficulties and disabilities and to help them work towards becoming confident and independent individuals. As a Learner Support Practitioner, you will be joining our dynamic team assisting in the care and educational support of learners with a range of difficulties and disabilities. Duties include providing in class support to learners by communicating with them on their level, breaking down tasks and explaining lesson content as needed. Note taking and scribing may be required, as well as reading and in some cases personal care of the learner. Support for lunch, break and beginning and end of day may also be required. At times, you may be required to travel and support offsite as well as support in practical lessons such as animal care and carpentry. If you feel that you have the skills and abilities required for this role we would like to hear from you. GCSE Grade C or equivalent in English and Maths is essential for this post as is the ability to evidence proficiency in the use of ICT. Maximise your chances of a successful application to this job by ensuring your CV and skills are a good match. Kidderminster College has been around for over 140 years and we specialise in vocational courses. This means when our students leave us, they’re ready to launch into their dream career! Being a smaller college, with around 200 staff and 2,000 students, we’re able to concentrate on supporting our learners and helping them find their place in the world. With a real sense of support and community, #TeamKC provides the perfect next step for students making that sometimes daunting step from school to higher education or straight into the workplace. Our main campus is based in the centre of Kidderminster Town, which means that we’re at the heart of everything here. Our second campus, the Vocational Skills Centre, is a short walk away and houses our Motor Vehicle and Vehicle Respray garages and our builders’ yard. Our state-of-the-art facilities provide the perfect environment to help truly push our students and assist them with carving out their perfect career. With our recording studios, Apple suite, fully-equipped theatre, professional workshops, high-class salon, kitted out classrooms, expert acting and dance studios and our partnership with The West Midlands Safari Park, we aim to provide the best learning experience possible for our cohort. We’re a community at Kidderminster College and we’d love for you to join the team! Kidderminster College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff to share this commitment. At Kidderminster College, our values are not just about what we do, but also about how we do things. Our values underpin the culture and beliefs of our organisation, we expect all our staff to demonstrate behaviours in line with our core values. Being both inclusive and diverse Trusting and respecting our communities Taking ownership whilst working collaboratively Inspiring excellence and curiosity. As part of the NCG Group, Kidderminster College offers an excellent benefits package, including generous holiday entitlement, access to the Teachers’ pension scheme (for teaching posts) or Local Government pension scheme (non-teaching posts), company sick pay, a cycle to work scheme and much more. NCG seeks to promote and maintain an equal, diverse, inclusive and supportive environment for work and study that assists all members of our communities to reach their full potential. We are committed to achieving a truly representative workforce and therefore welcome applications from across the national and regional communities that we work with and serve. To view Job Description, Person Specification and NCG Values Pack please click the document attachment at the bottom of this advert. No agency applications will be accepted. NCG reserve the right to close the vacancy early. Telephone Email:
