Learning Support Practitioner - LDD

About South Staffordshire College

South Staffordshire College employs over 600 people across 5 campuses (Rodbaston, Lichfield, Cannock, Tamworth, and TORC) in a variety of roles including lecturers, assessors, and learning support workers who teach and support our students. We also employ staff for our business support teams which include professions such as IT, Finance, Marketing, HR, Teaching and Learning Coaches, and Technicians. South Staffordshire College is a proud community dedicated to student success.

Our collective efforts earned us an Ofsted Good grade in May 2024. If you’re excited about joining our journey of continuous improvement and achievement, apply today!

We are looking for a highly motivated and inspirational individual with a passion for supporting learners with specific learning differences, mental health difficulties, or disabilities. South Staffordshire College is looking for a dedicated Learning Support Practitioner to join our dynamic Learning Support department.

You will plan, develop, and monitor strategies for our learners that require additional support to achieve their career and learning goals, and provide advice and guidance for our teachers to deliver inclusive lessons for individuals with additional support needs.

• To work closely with academic teams to help identify the additional support requirements of our learners through a robust assessment of their needs.
• To provide advice on differentiation and inclusive teaching strategies for learners with additional support needs.
• To promote and support learners to use assistive technology that enables them to work as independently as possible.
• To support transition arrangements to facilitate progression from school to college.
• To participate in activities that drive improvements in the quality and effectiveness of support for learners with specific learning differences.
• To safeguard and ensure the wellbeing of learners, including taking responsibility for reporting child protection matters.

• Knowledge and experience of using supportive strategies to enable students with a specific learning difference in Further Education or a similar setting.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, organisational, and interpersonal skills.
• Innovative, creative, and flexible.

All applications must be received by:
Wednesday 25th February 2026. Interview date to be confirmed.

We care about your wellbeing and have a number of activities all year that provide support. Time off is also important. We have a generous holiday scheme, the usual Bank Holidays, an additional 5 days at Christmas, and 2 ‘ME’ days (where you can have a day off work and do whatever makes you happy) as well as an additional day on campus spent on wellbeing.

We have a range of benefits available to all staff including paid time off for emergencies (designed to support carers) and all our policies are enhanced further than statutory requirements. The College also contributes to your pension at a minimum of 20.9% (we contribute more for people in the Local Government Pension Scheme).

South Staffordshire College is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community. We are committed to PREVENT and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. This position is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure with child and barred list check.