Learner Support Specialist

About The Role

In this role you will offer guidance and support to enable neurodivergent/disabled learners to achieve their aspirations and goals. You will deliver effective teaching, learning and support to learners for qualifications and their individual needs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver engaging, creative interventions that meet individual learner needs and targets
• Motivate and support learners to achieve their goals through outstanding, ongoing guidance
• Create and implement tailored learner support plans, evidencing progression on a monthly basis
• Provide continuous Information, Advice & Guidance and pastoral support to aid engagement and achievement
• Deliver and facilitate teaching, learning and support that promotes accelerated and autonomous learning
• Develop learning resources to effectively support the learning process
• Complete detailed documentation to evidence Learning Support Funding requirements
• Work collaboratively with delivery colleagues, providing timely and accurate learner updates
• Monitor learner welfare, health and safety, promoting knowledge of Safeguarding, British Values, Prevent, and Equality & Diversity

Your Experience:

• Experience of and a proven track record of working with SEND learners
• Proven track record of consistently exceeding targets
• Knowledge and/or experience in Safeguarding
• Understanding of the SEND Code of Practice
• Teaching qualification preferred
• Educated at degree level or equivalent experience

About Us

What We Offer

Wellbeing & benefits

Your wellbeing matters to us. That’s why we offer benefits designed to help you recharge and thrive, including:

• 27 days Annual Leave (4 days used for the festive closure) plus Bank Holidays
• Holiday Buying scheme
• Medicash plan, Wellhub, Cycle to Work scheme
• Private Medical Insurance at corporate rates
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Discounts Benefit Hub
• 3 Development days
• 2 Charity days per year
• Pension Scheme
• Early Friday Finish at 4pm

Personal growth

Learning and opportunity is at the core of what we do - and that applies to you too! You’ll have the unique opportunity to develop your skills on our [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] authored courses in the latest tech (you’ll get 3 training days/year to do this). You can also delve deep into our world-class digital learning content on a variety of tech and business topics. Or perhaps you’d like to enrol on a Degree or Masters programme to enhance your skillset or learn new things.

Our people

We are an equal opportunity employer, focused on promoting a welcoming and inclusive environment. We embrace diversity, welcome applications from all candidates and aim to support the career growth of everyone. This means no matter what your gender, age, ethnicity, beliefs, or sexual orientation, or if you are disabled or a carer, we welcome you and the different perspectives you bring to our diverse family. We’re proud of the progress we’ve achieved over the last few years to build an inclusive culture and celebrate our diversity.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee that all applicants with a disability who meet the role criteria will progress to the next stage of the process. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.

A little about QA

At [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], we believe the future belongs to organisations that are able to learn, master and apply new skills at pace and scale. As the largest tech training company in the UK and the fastest growing in the US, we partner with 96% of the FTSE and most of the Fortune 500. We have served over 4,000 customers and 1+ million learners in the last 3 years.

Our Mission:

We teach the critical AI, technology, digital and Human skills needed to transform and succeed in a changing world.We do this through tailored learning programmes that connect learning across an organisation, create continuity for learners, and feature collaborative, cohort-based modalities to apply skills at pace and at scale. Our unique end-to-end learning solutions draw from deep expertise across Apprenticeships, Instructor-led training, Self-paced Learning and Blended Learning.

You can find out more about us at https://www.qa.com/about/careers/

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