Are you a specialist practitioner with a proven track record of supporting and assessing learners? Do you have a comprehensive understanding of a wide range of LDD needs?
We are seeking to appoint a Learning Difficulties and/or Disabilities Manager who would be responsible for managing and supporting the implementation of a robust Additional Learning Support strategy to ensure that the curriculum and/or workplace is accessible for all learners with LDD.
The successful candidate will hold a relevant degree or professional qualification in the field of Inclusive Practice, Learning Support, SEND or LDD and they will either hold, or be willing to work towards a Level 7 qualification in SEND.
The Weston College Group are the education provider at 9 prisons across the South West of England, run by the Ministry of Justice and one prison in Northamptonshire, which is a private prison run by G4S.
The successful applicant for this role will work across both the Lot 4 group of prisons (HMP Channings Wood, HMP Exeter, HMP Dartmoor and HMP Guys Marsh) and the private prison estate (HMP Five Wells).
You will work closely with the existing LDD Manager, who carries out the role across the Lot 1 prison group in the South West, to ensure a consistent approach throughout all prisons.
This position is home based but will require the successful candidate to travel to the prisons listed above to work with the Managers and Teaching staff to implement, monitor and standardise good practice, as well as carrying out access arrangements for referred learners.
When you join the team at Weston College, you will be joining a multi-award winning organisation which is one of the fasted growing colleges in the UK.
As an employee of Weston College you will have access to a huge range of benefits and support, including but not limited to:
- Wellbeing @ Weston hub, providing well-being support for all;
- A staff welfare officer;
- Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (available 24/7, 365 days a year);
- Training and development opportunities;
- Great progression opportunities;
- Generous pension schemes.
Weston College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to obtain the appropriate prison clearance before starting the role.
Weston College Offender Learning Services is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.