Senior Learning Support Practitioner

Overview and Responsibilities: **Location**: Minehead Somerset **Salary**: £23,573.90 - £24,651.75 (FTE £25,480.00 - £26,645.00) **Hours**: 40 Hours per week - Term time only **Welcome to Foxes Academy, 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 our young adults with the life and hospitality skills to become work ready, life ready. **The main purpose of the role**: As one of our **Senior Learning Support** **Practitioners** your role will be to assist House Team Leaders and Deputies in supporting our students in our residential houses and at Foxes Hotel. You will play a significant role in helping to 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**: - Lead, support and guide, under the support and guidance of the House Team Leader/Deputy House Team Leader, all Student Support Practitioners (LSPs) on your shift. - Carry out the same duties as an LSP, but you will have additional responsibilities in Health and Safety. All of this will be with the support and guidance of the House Team Leader/ Deputy House Team Leader. - You will have additional responsibilities in Health and Safety. All of this will be with the support and guidance of the House Team Leader/ Deputy House Team Leader - Be in charge of a shift of workers and will take responsibility for the smooth running of the service whilst they are on duty. You will respond to emergencies and provide guidance and support to LSPs under the support and guidance of the House Team Leader/Deputy House Team Leader. You will also participate in staff induction programmes as and when required. - Take responsibility during your shift for any issues that may arise and take the appropriate action. - Have high expectations of all students, and to constantly challenge and stretch each student at every opportunity. - We expect you at all times, and under the guidance of the House Team Leaders/Tutors, to support the students in their learning, enabling them to reach their full potential. additional duties of front line supervision and monitoring of LSP’s on shift. Duties will vary, you must expect to diversify and lend a hand wherever is required. Skills and Qualifications: - Experience in supporting in the care or education industry - Desirable an understanding of working with people with a disability - Level 2 in English and Maths - Level 3 relevant qualification in either education or care Benefits and Additional Information: **What’s on offer?** - Full training and continued support - Opportunity to gain qualifications, which will be funded by us - 10% off accommodation, hot drinks and food at Foxes Hotel - Life assurance and pension - Health cash back plan - Car lease scheme - Bike to work scheme - Perk box - Free parking **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