Additional Learning Support Lead in Surrey

37 hours per week, 8:30am – 5pm, 40 Weeks per year – £38,559.45 FTE (BRK35). Our client is a further education college supporting young people and adults to take the next steps on their career path. They are an inclusive centre for lifelong learning, equipping their learners with the professional behaviours, skills and values that they will need for their careers.

If you’re passionate about education and want to make a difference, they’d love to hear from you.

The Additional Learning Support Lead role is responsible for coordinating the learning support provided to students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Their primary purpose is to ensure these students can access the curriculum and achieve their full potential. This will involve a range of duties, including:

• Timetabling learning Support Assistants
• Coordinating with external agencies and curriculum staff
• Completing consultations and EHCP reviews
• Supporting exam access arrangements

The Additional Learning Support Lead will act as a key point of contact for students, parents, and staff, advocating for students' needs and promoting a culture of inclusivity and accessibility within the college.

The role will line manage a team of staff focused on high needs support, including management of the Neuropod Mentors and overseeing the development of the provision as it grows, moving into the new building, part of the exciting college new buildings development. They will also line manage the Exams Access Arrangements Coordinator to ensure appropriate support for all learners during assessment.

This job role is full-time for 40 weeks, based at the Weybridge site but travelling to Ashford as needed; it is not suitable for home-working.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide Equity and Individualised Support: To ensure that each student with disabilities, learning difficulties, or long-term health conditions receives equitable support tailored to their specific, individual needs. This includes supporting the implementation of EHCP plans and the development of individual learner profiles, ensuring consistency in the quality and completion of Learning Support Assistant student records.
• Coordinate Support and Liaise with Agencies: To work collaboratively with a wide range of individuals and external agencies, including teachers, college leadership, parents, and external stakeholders like psychologists, speech and language therapists, and occupational therapists to provide comprehensive support. Coordinate the timetabling of support staff to ensure all identified student needs are met in classrooms and exams.
• Exam Access Arrangements (EAA): Work with the Exams Team and line manage the Exams Access Arrangements Coordinator to ensure students receive the necessary adjustments (e.g., 25% extra time, readers, or scribes).
• Neuropod: Line manage the Neuropod Mentors and oversee the development and growth of the provision for ASC learners in the neuropod, including transition to the new building.
• Support and Train College Staff: Provide advice, guidance, and training to support staff and classroom teachers on how to effectively support students with SEN.
• Inclusion: Work closely with support services and curriculum departments to ensure the early identification of learner needs and implement appropriate support. The role will support the development of a universal support provision for all learners.
• Funding & Compliance: Lead on the assessment and evidence gathering for High Needs Funding (HNF) and Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs).

Our client is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and is committed to diversity and inclusion within the workplace. They do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity, age, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other protected characteristics. Our client is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Shortlisted candidates may be subject to online searches as part of due diligence checks. Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK; they do not sponsor work permits. Work permits from other organisations are unacceptable as proof of right to work in the UK. Pre-employment checks will be carried out, in line with KCSIE, for all those who are shortlisted, and the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and 2 satisfactory references.

Recruitment agencies who submit unsolicited CVs to any partner or employee have no authority to enter an arrangement. They reserve the right to close this vacancy early if they receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. Please note that previous applicants need not apply. Recruitment agencies engaging with their organisation will be on their PSL.