Complex Care Learning Support

East Kent Colleges Group are seeking a Complex Care Learning Support Practitioner to join the Group at Folkestone College. This role offers the opportunity to support students with complex health care needs and learning support requirements.

As a Complex Care Learning Support Practitioner, you will:

• Support students in small groups or 1:1 in the classroom/workshop or community setting.
• Provide support as students work towards various qualification such as entry Level 1 up to Level 6 including Functional Skills and GCSE English and maths.
• Work closely with staff and other professionals to ensure students' welfare and progress.

Key Details

• Hours per week: 22.5
• Weeks per year: 38
• Salary: £11,925
• Holiday payment: £1,728

What We Are Looking For

This is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact and help students overcome barriers to learning. Apply today and be part of a supportive and inspiring team at EKC Canterbury College

• A compassionate, patient, and student-focused approach
• Strong teamwork and communication skills.
• Experience in supporting individuals with complex health care needs.

Alongside our priority of excellent student experience, we also focus on our employees. Here are just some of our benefits when working for the East Kent Colleges Group:

• • Generous and Consistent Holiday Pattern - aligned with our academic calendar
• Learning and Development Opportunities- If you are interested into developing into teaching, you could benefit from our £7000 investment into teacher training through our in house Teaching Academy, 3-4 annual paid group development days, bespoke training programmes and strong internal progression- 1 in 3 roles are filled internally
• Exclusive Discounts & Perks - Inc. restaurant, grocery, retail and holidays discounts as well as car leasing and tech purchasing schemes, on-site nursery
• Flexible Personal Leave - Time off for your child's first day at nursery, school or college, moving homes and for interviews
• Wellbeing and Health Support - Generous sick pay, counselling services, discounted gym membership at Canterbury College
• Culture and Recognition - Being part of Community Days, an annual Staff Celebration Day, and an eco-friendly organisation dedicated to reaching net-zero by 2030
• Competitive Pension Scheme - 18% employer contribution

We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic Complex Care Learning Support Practitioner to support our students with Profound Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD).

What We're Looking For:

• A passion for supporting students with complex and high-level needs.

• Experience working with individuals with PMLD, including:

• Global Development Delay

• Epilepsy
• Cerebral Palsy
• Rare Diseases
• Sensory Impairments

Key Skills & Qualities:

• Strong communication skills to effectively engage with students and staff.
• An understanding of behaviour management strategies.
• A passion for inspiring students to be active in their learning.
• The ability to work well under pressure in a dynamic environment.
• A background in special education needs (SEN) is desirable but not essential.

No need to spend time updating your CV, just click apply and complete our short application form. You can save your progress as you go, and we'll review all applications and get back to all candidates after the closing date.

If you are interested in an informal chat about the role, or have any queries, please email us on

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.