Lead a Team to Provide Inclusive, Innovative and Safe Learning Environments - Join us as Inclusive Learning Team Leader As an Inclusive Learning Team Leader at EKC Sheppey College, you will manage a team of Learning Support Practitioners (LSPs) to provide innovative holistic support and safeguarding for all students. In your role you will also be responsible for overseeing the management and co-ordination of in class and out of class support across all vocational areas and to work with schools to ensure that students have a smooth transition experience. As a Team Leader you will need to oversee the health requirements of students with profound medical and physical needs in the department, meeting with schools, liaising with relevant professionals, ensuring the appropriate therapeutic support is in place and overseeing health care plans. You will have knowledge of Safeguarding as well as developing risk assessments and behaviour support plans for complex and vulnerable students. You will be working alongside the students, families, and professionals to ensure all aspects are addressed. They will be assessing the potential needs of applicants including undertaking the annual reviews for the students EHCPs. Consequently, a working knowledge of Education and Health Care Plans (ECHPs) is also a necessity. Hours per week: 18.5 Salary per year: £15,055 Please note that if you would like to be considered for the SEND Officer role alongside this role, please complete a separate application. If you are successful the roles could be combined to become full time (37 hours). Alongside our priority of excellent student experience, we also focus on our employees. Check out our benefits when working for the East Kent Colleges Group: About You We are seeking an enthusiastic and forward-thinking individual to join our team and make a meaningful difference to young people with Special Educational Needs. You will bring experience from the SEN or Care sector, along with the ability to lead and support a team in a positive, student-focused environment. You will support learners with challenging behaviour and Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs, using proactive strategies to build independence, confidence, and self-regulation. Experience of using communication aids such as Makaton, visual prompts, and symbol support is essential. In this role, you will: Lead and support a team to deliver high-quality support Use proactive approaches to manage behaviour and reduce incidents Support students with SEMH needs to develop independence Adapt communication methods to meet individual needs Maintain accurate records and uphold safeguarding and data protection Promote dignity, respect, and inclusion at all times Ready to apply? No need to update your CV—just complete our short application form. You can save your progress, and we’ll be in touch after the closing date. For an informal chat, email [email protected] About Us Outstanding Ofsted Provider East Kent Colleges Group is an Ofsted Outstanding rated provider. It is proud to be the first General Further Education college organisation in the country to have received the Outstanding grade against each of the strands under the new Ofsted inspection framework. An inclusive provider, our colleagues place our students and the communities we serve at the heart of everything they do across EKC Group and this is illustrated in our ‘Strong’ skills grading by Ofsted. Commitment to Safeguarding We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we ensure that all staff are aware of their responsibilities for upholding these principles. As a designated establishment, we are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore have an obligation to carry out checks to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults. These checks include conviction/caution self-declaration, Enhanced DBS check and obtaining sufficient referencing. It is a criminal offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so. If you are successful in being shortlisted to interview, your suitability to work with children and vulnerable adults will be explored as part of the interview process. Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion East Kent Colleges Group is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of our communities. We are particularly keen to increase the diversity of our staff body and encourage applications from candidates where there is underrepresentation in our workforce. We are proud to hold the Positive About Disability Award and are a Disability Confident Employer. This confirms our commitment to interviewing all applicants who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria outlined in the person specification. With any successful candidate, we will explore any reasonable adjustments to a role due to a health needs or disability. Similarly, we have a commitment to Care Leavers (Care Covenant Pledge) and to current or previous Armed Forces personnel (Armed Forces Covenant Pledge) with a commitment to interview applicants who meet the positions essential criteria and who have declared this on their application. We welcome applications from anyone wishing to work flexibly and those considering a return to work from a career break. We do not engage with agencies for permanent staff and have an in-house recruitment team.