Senior SEND Learning Support Assistant; Crewe

Are you experienced and passionate about young people with additional needs? Have you lead a team and acted as designated safegaurding lead?

If so, read on to find out how to join the UK’s leading FE recruiter with additional benefits, offers and referral schemes.

Reed Further Education are a leading recruitment agency working with colleges, prisons, universities, and training providers across the UK. We are always looking for talented/aspiring learning support assistants to join our team and help us deliver high-quality education to learners.

Senior SEND Learning Support
Crewe
£28,000 plus £3,750 car allowance
Full time (37 hours per week)

Reed FE are looking to recruit a Senior SEND Learning Support Assistant who will join a training provider’s SEND team. We are looking for someone who has experience of working with young people and/or adults with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).

Responsibilities

• Take the lead for ensuring high quality learning support is planned and provided which enables learners across all provision types / and age ranges with a EHCP to overcome barriers to learning, make rapid progress and achieve their full potential.
• To support the development and implementation of the organisation’s SEND strategy and related policies.
• Oversee the EHCPcaseload of learners, working with the learners, Delivery Managers and Learning Coaches, parents (learners under 18 with an EHCP) and other agencies to ensure effective and personalised plans are in place meeting legislative requirements, funding guidance and the Education Inspection Framework.
• Provide support, direction, advice and guidance to Delivery Managers and Tutors to ensure the successful implementation of a range of support strategies and interventions which aid learners with SEND to make rapid progress and achieve within planned timescales.
• To take on the role of Deputy Safeguarding Lead (DDSL) to cover safeguarding in the absence of the safeguarding lead (DSL).

Requirements

• Experience of working with and supporting learners with EHCP
• Hold a SEND qualification at Level 5 or above (or willing to work towards).
• Experience of working with internal & external agencies to identify, plan, deliver and evaluate EHCP provision.
• Sound knowledge of Safeguarding, GDPR and information sharing.
• Understanding of the legislation, local and national guidance in relation to SEND and LDD.
• Level 2 in maths and English or equivalent or willing work towards.
• Relevant experience of carrying out administrative duties

"All candidates who register with Reed Further Education will have 2 years’ referencing taken up and will be required to have a DBS check completed. All offers are conditional upon satisfactory background checks.

Reed Further Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment by completing mandatory training within 6 weeks of your first assignment and annually thereafter."


Benefits of working for Reed Further Education/our client:

• Exclusive representation to leading FE colleges and training providers in the area
• 1-2-1 Specialist SEN Consultant who will search for jobs on your behalf.
• CV writing and job interview tips!
• The ability to sign up to a Health Cash Plan and Reed Discount Club.
• Entitlement to Statutory Sick Pay, Statutory Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Pay, Parental Leave and Antenatal/Pre-Adoption Appointment Payment
• Access to Training and Development - Reed Assessment Centre - Reed Learning.
• Eye Test and Spectacle Vouchers

To apply for this role, please send us your updated CV by clicking 'ApplyNow'. Your application should demonstrate your passion for educational support and your commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

Not looking for support roles? We are also registering lecturers, assessors and technicians through to other FE positions including HR, finance, facilities, administrators. We also have a specialist team of interim and senior management consultants with over 20 years’ experience in the sector.