About this role
Education Learning Support Practitioner
Location
Foxes Location: Minehead, Somerset
Salary
£12.87 - £14.03 per hour + 14.5% holiday pay
Hours Flexible shifts to suit you
About us Welcome to Aurora Foxes, a specialist college and training hotel for young people with learning disabilities, situated in the friendly seaside town of Minehead. Foxes is a very special place. We believe in changing lives and giving our students the skills, knowledge, and confidence to successfully shape their own future. Our aim is to equip young adults with the life and hospitality skills to become work ready, life ready.
The main purpose of the role As one of our Education Learning Support Practitioners your role will be to assist our students during sessions within all areas of vocational training and support the hotel business team 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.
- Support the students in their learning, enabling them to reach their full potential.
- 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.
- 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.
Employment model Our bank staff are able to choose what shift they want to take on, giving them a great deal of flexibility
Safeguarding & compliance 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
Additional notes Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.
Benefits (selected) Training & Development Cycle to work scheme Car scheme Competitive Pay & Reward 24/7 GP Access for you & your household UK Health Cash Plan Refer a Friend – Earn £1,000! Employee Assistance Programme Wagestream
Location details FoxesSelbourne Place, Minehead, Somerset, United Kingdom, TA24 5TY