About The Role

**Please note that this position is part-time for 31 hours a week, working 38 weeks during term time with a pro-rata salary of £15,727 per annum.

A holiday payment of £2,279 for 5.5 weeks will be paid in addition to the salary**

EKC Group are seeking a Communication Support Practitioner (HI) to join Broadstairs College. As a Communication Support Practitioner your role will be provide British Sign Language signing and learning support to students on programmes of study and/or courses.

In your role as a Communication Support Practitioner (HI) you will use a range of support strategies to select and adapt tasks, resources and learning activities, to encourage and motivate students working in conjunction with Inclusive Learning tutors and to undertake with teaching staff EHCP In-Year Reviews for students with hearing impairment and attend/support communication in Annual Reviews.

Working as a Communication Learning Support Practitioner at EKC Group is an extremely rewarding role with excellent benefits. If you are interested in the role and being at home for the school holidays, no weekend work and no night shifts we want to hear from you.

Competitive salary and holiday entitlement
Access to 100's of online discounts via our Rewards Scheme (Inc. Restaurant, Grocery, Retail, Gym, Holidays)
Access to cycle to work, car leasing and tech purchasing schemes
Generous pension scheme - 18% employer contribution
Being part of a company with a Eco-Sustainability focus of being Net-Zero
Time off for your child's first day at school, moving home and for interviews
My 10 Days initiative - bid for up-to 10 days off work to pursue voluntary work
Being part of Community Days and Annual Staff Celebration Day

About You

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic person to provide BSL signing support to individuals and/or groups of learners with a hearing impairment, who are attending mainstream courses.

You will be an enthusiastic, motivated and imaginative signer who is qualified to minimal level 3 British Sign language and who will nurture positive attitudes to learning resulting in the best outcomes for our students. You will have an excellent understanding of the role and impact of additional learning support and will make a significant contribution to the development of teaching and learning at EKC Group.

The role may also include personal care, assisting with mobility and specific medical/feeding needs. Experience in working with the above needs would be an advantage but full training will be given.

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 [email protected]

About Us

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 need 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.

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