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L;earning Support Manager
November 21, 2019 | Comments Off on L;earning Support Manager
Protocol is proud to announce that they have recently been appointed as the sole supplier of recruitment services for Cambridge Regional College.
With campuses at Cambridge and Huntingdon, Cambridge Regional College is one of the best Further Education colleges in the country for 16 - 18 year old Level 3 student achievement. The College has some of the best facilities in the country, such as industry-standard workshops, state-of-the-art catering equipment, studios and salons. The Huntingdon Campus has won the Business in the Community Award in the Hunts Post Business Awards for a record fifth time.
Students enjoy their studies here, thanks to inspirational teachers and excellent course options. With around 700 staff, 3,500 full-time students and 4,500 apprentices, the atmosphere at the two college campuses' is always busy and vibrant. A fantastic 95% of students go on to further education or employment. Graded as 'Good' with some outstanding features in their last Ofsted report, the college is often praised for its excellent resources, ambitious students and strong relationships with employers, and highlighted Cambridge Regional College's work in ensuring that the curriculum meets the needs of local and regional employers.
Cambridge Regional College are currently seeking a Learning Support Manager to join them on a full time, temporary basis commencing immediately.
Role responsibilities
Managing the delivery support to meet the needs of students with special educational needs and disabilities.
Working alongside teaching staff in a wide variety of teaching situations in order to provide appropriate and high quality support to individual students and groups of students.
Overseeing the completion of risk assessments for individual students and working in collaboration with other strands of the Learning Support Team and study programme teams to ensure smooth transition of support into college.
Assisting/coordinating the facilitation and mobility of students, if appropriate, including aiding mobility around the College and in the community. Providing appropriate moving handling training to staff as and when required.
Promoting empowerment and independence through championing best practice in learning support and inclusion.
Co-ordinating support for identified students to access the curriculum, including: reading, physical access, note taking, typing, providing and ensuring access to enabling technologies.
Coordinating the support for identified students on external visits and, where appropriate, residential trips.
Arrange personal care support, where required and ensuring that staff are aware of the dignity and personal care requirements when undertaking personal care with students. 9. Maintaining all records on EBS, Atlas, Pro-monitor and other management information tracking systems which relate to the students' learning journey.
Liaising with external agencies and other professionals, including the START team, health and care professionals to ensure high data flow and student information.
Working closely with the Head of Learning Support, and other staff across the team to organise and deliver a package of support and to ensure compliance with the Equality act and other relevant legislation.
Providing line management support and advice to Learning Support Mentors in-line with the College values.
Delivering training when appropriate both within and outside of the Directorate to ensure up to date and relevant knowledge base across the organisation.
Education Health and Care Plan: Ensure that the required support as set out in young people's EHCP are being delivered as directed.
Lead and attend on behalf of the College annual EHCP review processes and develop high quality and achievable outcomes.
Contribute to the management of the review process to support requests to Local authorities to secure additional funding through the direction of the Education, Health and Care Manager.
Develop and maintain accurate information to support the requests for EHCP, where required.
The person & qualifications
Nursing/Care qualifications (Degree or Level 5 in Health and Social Care)
Up-to-date qualification in Assisting People to Move, Experience of working with people with physical disabilities/visual impairment
Experience of leading and supervising a team of staff Experience of delivery of support and supervisory experience
A DBS on the update service or applied for
About Protocol
Protocol are the specialist full-service recruiter dedicated to education, training and skills. People are at the heart of everything we do. We place people first.
We're more than a recruitment agency - we pride ourselves on our ongoing support and aftercare delivered by our expert team, and all our candidates benefit from free access to our exclusive online CPD portal, Learning Zone.
Whatever your career goals, we've got the right role for you. With a wide range of temporary and permanent positions available, from lecturing and training jobs to assessment and support staff roles, all with very competitive pay rates and benefits - your future is in good hands.
The legal bit
Protocol promotes equal rights and is an employment business under The Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003. Work is undertaken on a self-employed basis under contract with Protocol. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is required for all Protocol assignments. All positions advertised by Protocol comply with the Agency Workers Regulations 2010.
As a result of the volume of applications we receive, we regret that we might not be able to respond to every candidate with individual feedback. If we have not contacted you within two weeks of your application being received then regretfully your application will not be taken forward on this occasion