Complex Care Learning Support Practitioner

About The Role

Support Students, Unlock Potential, Shape Futures - Join us as Complex Care Learning Support Practitioner. EKC Group are seeking a Complex Care Learning Support Practitioner to join our team at EKC Folkestone College. In this rewarding role, you will make a real difference by supporting students with complex healthcare needs, enabling them to achieve their goals and thrive both in and outside the classroom.

• Provide specialist support for students with complex medical needs, including personal care, invasive feeding and medication.
• Assist students with daily routines, ensuring dignity and independence wherever possible.
• Deliver tailored programmes including physiotherapy, SALT and social communication activities.
• Keep accurate records to ensure the highest standards of care and safeguarding.
• Work closely with the Class Tutor and wider staff team, supporting students in small groups or on a 1:1 basis.
• Support learning in both the classroom and community settings, promoting engagement and inclusion.

• Be part of a supportive and professional team committed to student success.
• Gain valuable experience in education and complex care support.
• Make a lasting impact on the lives of young people every day.

Hours per week: 35

Weeks per year: 37

Salary (inc holiday pay): £20,680

Benefits:
Check out our benefits when working for the East Kent Colleges Group.

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).

• 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

• 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 contact all candidates after the closing date. Visits to the college are welcomed.

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

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.

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 under representation 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.