Education Learning Support Practitioner

☞ The Aurora Group

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Update day: 30-04-2024

Location: Minehead South West

Category: Education / Training

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Job type: Full-time, Permanent

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Overview and Responsibilities:
Location: Minehead, Somerset
Salary: £17,608.26 - £20,494.86 (FTE £19,033.00 - £22,152.00)
Hours: 40 hours per week - Term time only plus 10 additional days

Foxes Academy is an Ofsted outstanding specialist college for young adults with learning disabilities (18-25 years old). We offer training in independent life skills, plus the opportunity to learn catering skills in Foxes Hotel. The happiness, well-being and success of our learners is at the centre of everything we do.

The main purpose of the role:

As one of our Education Learning Support Practitioners your role will be to assist our students during a range of sessions within our residential houses, classrooms and at Foxes Hotel. Your role is to help achieve our mission which is to equip young adults with learning disabilities to find sustainable employment in the hospitality sector and to live independently.

Key Duties:
  • You will have high expectations of all students, and to constantly challenge and stretch each student at every opportunity.
  • To support the students in their learning, enabling them to reach their full potential.
  • To professionally and effectively support with managing student behaviour, seeking further advice and guidance where appropriate.
  • Support every student to make progress in each session under the guidance of the tutor, and to assist the tutor in ensuring this progress is recorded, evidenced and evaluated effectively and efficiently.
  • To be able to creatively produce resources that will support student progress.
  • Respect the privacy (confidentiality) and dignity of all students and at all times adhere to the equality and diversity policy.
Duties will vary, you must expect to diversify and lend a hand wherever is required.

For the full job description and break down of duties, please contact Adele from the recruitment team adele.richard@the-aurora-group.com

Skills and Qualifications:
  • Level 2 or 3 qualification in Healthy and Social Care – Desirable but not essential
  • Experience in a similar role desirable but training can be provided for the right candidate
  • Experience in supporting in the care or education industry
  • Desirable an understanding of working with people with a disability
  • Level 2 in English and Maths
Benefits and Additional Information:
What’s on offer?
  • Full training and continued support
  • Life assurance and pension
  • Health cash back plan
  • Car lease scheme
  • Bike to work scheme
  • Perk box
  • Free parking


For more information on this position please contact 07970 169223 / adele.richard@the-aurora-group.com

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer
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Deadline: 14-06-2024

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