Learning Support Practitioner

1 month ago

York North Yorkshire, United Kingdom PeoplePlus Full time €24,000
The Role

We’re looking for a dedicated, creative, and organised Learning Support Practitioner to support prisoners in their educational journey. In this role, you’ll work closely with tutors and instructors, delivering tailored educational support to learners, particularly those with neurodiverse needs and literacy challenges. Through individualised support plans, reading interventions, and the promotion of positive, restorative practices, you’ll be essential to fostering motivation, engagement, and inclusivity within our programmes.

Purpose of the Role: As a Learning Support Practitioner, you’ll help learners overcome literacy barriers, build reading skills, and work towards personal and employment goals. You’ll monitor progress, make adjustments, and ensure that each learner has the tools they need to succeed in an inclusive learning environment. This role allows you to champion diversity and promote a culture of positive change within the prison community.

Key Responsibilities:

Create and adapt individualised support plans for learners with literacy and neurodiverse needs.
Provide structured reading and literacy interventions to help learners improve their skills.
Encourage accountability and positive attitudes through restorative approaches.
Work closely with tutors and trainers to integrate tailored support across educational programmes.
Track and record learner development to ensure progress toward literacy and employability goals.
Champion an inclusive, diverse learning environment that supports all learners.
Requirements:

GCSE (or equivalent) in Maths & English at Grade C. NV2 Teaching Assistant qualification (or willingness to work towards this).
Background in learning support and development, with strong knowledge of neurodiverse conditions and strategies to support learners.
Excellent communication, organisational abilities, and a commitment to creating an inclusive and motivating learning environment.
Apply Now to make a real difference in learners’ lives, helping them build the skills and confidence they need for positive change.

For full details of the role and the person specification please review the job description or If you would like to speak to the recruitment team before you apply, please email any questions to careers@peopleplus.co.uk and one of the team will come back to you. If you wish to apply, please ensure this is done via the apply now button.

Who We Are

Here at People Plus, we make a positive difference to people’s lives – every single day.

As part of The Staffline Group, we use our experience to support hundreds of thousands of people each year.

Our committed teams work across Britain to deliver a range of public services, including employment support, skills training, independent living, prison education, starting a business, and support to help employers grow.

To put it simply, we:

Support people to find and keep jobs
Help people to set up their own businesses
Deliver skills training to further people’s careers
Work with employers to build a skilled and happy workforce
Rehabilitate people with convictions
Tackle the root causes of offending
Help people to live independently
Support carers
We are extremely proud to be a Silver accredited Investors in People organisation. This means that at PeoplePlus, the right principles are in place but more than that, it means our people and leaders are making active efforts to make sure that there’s real consistency and everyone in the organisation can feel the effects.

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