Job title: Specialist Support Practitioner – Additional Learning Support (Fixed Term)
Location: East London
Hours: 36 hours per week, 40 weeks per year
Salary range: £24,101 - £25,470 per year incl. London Weighting
Contract type: Fixed Term Maternity Cover, April 2023 – April 2024
Waltham Forest College is a forward thinking, vibrant, diverse and exciting place to study and work. We are proud of our achievements including being rated as the top performing college in London for student satisfaction for the past two consecutive years, as well as being graded as Good by Ofsted. We believe that our employees are the heart of the organisation and having the right people in the right place, with the right skills is the key to our success.
We are looking for a committed individual who is passionate about working in an aspirational and high performing college and dedicated to contributing to an outstanding experience for our learners. The successful candidate will have a keen sense of responsibility, ownership and a ‘can do’ approach to addressing everyday challenges. If you believe you have the skills, experience and motivation to make a difference and be part of Team Forest, we strongly encourage you to apply for the post at Waltham Forest College.
Are you passionate about supporting young people and adults to achieve their full potential, advocating for their additional needs and helping them to breakdown their barriers to learning? Do you have experience of additional learning support within a post 16 environment? Have you worked as a specialist learning support practitioner before or looking for your next career step?
The Additional Learning Support & Inclusion Department are recruiting a new Specialist Support Practitioner, to coordinate the additional learning support for adults. The main duty of the role is to coordinate and plan specialist support for adults with additional needs, liaise with curriculum teams, provide support and undertake assessments of students. You will also go into classes to support adult learners and run drop-in workshops. Experience in the role is necessary, as is a flexible proactive approach, good organisation and communication skills and a thorough demonstrable knowledge of Safeguarding and Professional Boundaries. The most vital attributes are enthusiasm, flexibility, patience. You will need to be conscientious and dedicated to making a difference to our learner's educational journey.
What’s in it for you?
We offer the opportunity to help develop your skills and knowledge in a friendly team environment, plus a range of benefits including a career average pension scheme (LGPS), employee assistance programme and free onsite parking, cycle to work scheme and Sodexo benefits scheme.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
We are committed to creating and promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce that better reflects the wider community we support. We particularly welcome applicants from groups currently under-represented in senior roles, including females, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), people with disabilities and from the LGBTQ community.
Safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of our students and expect everybody working for the College to share this commitment. We actively seek DBS clearance checks for applications of employment as part of our safeguarding procedures. In line with KCSIE 2022 and Safer Recruitment principles the college reserves the right to conduct online searches of shortlisted candidate.
Closing Date: 30 March 2023
Interview Date: TBC
*Please apply as soon as possible as applications will be considered upon receipt; we reserve the right to interview before the closing date*.
Waltham Forest College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
Waltham Forest College is a Mindful Employer. People who have experienced mental health issues will not be discriminated against due to their mental ill health. Disclosure of a mental health problem will enable the College to assess and provide the right level of support or adjustment if needed.
