Keyworker Maternity cover

The Position: We are looking for a Keyworker (Maternity Cover) Learning Support

Are you passionate about supporting young people with SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities)? We have a fantastic opportunity to play a pivotal role in helping young people with SEND take their final steps towards adulthood and their future career.

If you have had some experience in working with, SEND previously, this is a chance to join a dynamic and developing Team, shaping a unique learning support provision within a mainstream FE (Further Education) environment.

What skills are we looking for:

• Organisational skills – From working supporting learners in class, to meeting 1:1 with your caseload, and keeping with administrative tasks, you will need to organise your workload appropriately.
• People skills/ Communication – Working with Curriculum Colleagues, parents, carers and external professionals, you will need to communicate with people from all areas and walks of life effectively.
• A good level of SEND knowledge – Working as an advocate for your students, you will need a good level of knowledge to provide advice and guidance to all staff working with the young person, so that the learner’s needs are fully met.

Responsibilities for the role:

• To monitor the progress of the identified student caseload through the keeping of records and monitoring information as required.
• To assist in the delivery of annual reviews if necessary, leading the co-ordination of the review and the pre- review activities
• To work individually with a case load of learners where necessary to liaise with external agencies and parents.

The Location: The role is based in our Nuneaton & Hinckley Campuses

If you would like to have an informal chat about the role, please contact Tina Wainde, tina.wainde@nwslc.ac.uk or Jon Burrows,  jonathan.burrows@nwsl.ac.uk

Why Should You Apply?

• The pay range we’re offering is £23,621-£24,240
• We offer great holidays and access to the Local Government Pension
• We offer great staff development opportunities
• Family friendly policies and procedures

Equality, diversity, and inclusion are integral to everything that we do. We are committed to these values, and they are central to our mission. We’re committed to finding reasonable adjustments* for our candidates with specific needs or who have a disability during our recruitment process, and all applicants will be considered fairly and equally. We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind. *If you’d like to request a reasonable adjustment, please contact the recruiting manager.

We aim to support our employees in achieving a healthy work-life balance. We recognise that many of our employees have responsibilities and are committed to providing support for our employees. We are working hard to support flexible and new ways of working where possible and offer a wide range of benefits.

All our roles are subject to an enhanced DBS check.

'Please apply as soon as you can as we reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a suitable number of applications.'

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