Specialist Practitioner - SEND Apprenticeships/Adult Learners
| Posting date: | 24 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £28360 - £32960 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 August 2025 |
| Location: | Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, BS23 2AL |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | eTeach UK Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 1500142 |
Summary
As one of the fastest-growing Colleges in the UK, delivering courses from entry level right up to Masters degrees, Weston College is an inspiring place to work. Why not join us as a Specialist Practitioner - SEND Apprenticeships and Adult Learners?
This is a full time role, working 37 hours per week.
Interviews for this role will take place on-site, at one of our college campuses in Weston-super-Mare.
Day to day duties of the role
* Delivering the Specialist Support Model of Inclusive Practice and implementing the SEND Code of Practice.
* Planning and reviewing individual programmes of support, ensuring all aspects of provisions and support specified within a learner's Initial Needs Assessment and/or Education Health Care Plan is in place and meets the colleges statutory requirements.
* Assessing the progress of learners and ensuring this is effectively tracked and monitored.
* Closely liaising with the Campus Co-ordinators, Heads of Department and the SEND Compliance team ensuring a seamless process of Initial Needs Assessment/EHCP application.
Required skills and qualifications
* SEND Specialism (e.g., Foundation Degree or other specialist degree level qualification).
* Relevant successful experience of delivering specialist programmes co-created with learners with SEND
* Experience of dealing with effectively with complex situations and crisis management
* Knowledge and understanding of SEND/learning difficulties/disabilities and how these may affect the way learners learn, implementing the SEND dual curriculum.
Benefits
* Generous holiday entitlement
* 2-week Christmas closure
* Potential for hybrid working opportunities
* Dedicated staff welfare officer and wellbeing champions
* Generous pension scheme
* Local and national staff discounts
* Free parking across sites
* Various staff committees including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Autism and Menopause
* Focus on staff wellbeing
* Wellbeing@weston hub
* Eye care including free eye test and a contribution towards glasses
* Annual staff conference with guest speakers
* Employee assistance programme - available 24/7, 365 days a year
* Training and development opportunities with a focus on progression
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.
Please be aware that Weston College reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.
Due to the volume of recruitment, we are unable to offer feedback to any unsuccessful candidates.
We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received.
This is a full time role, working 37 hours per week.
Interviews for this role will take place on-site, at one of our college campuses in Weston-super-Mare.
Day to day duties of the role
* Delivering the Specialist Support Model of Inclusive Practice and implementing the SEND Code of Practice.
* Planning and reviewing individual programmes of support, ensuring all aspects of provisions and support specified within a learner's Initial Needs Assessment and/or Education Health Care Plan is in place and meets the colleges statutory requirements.
* Assessing the progress of learners and ensuring this is effectively tracked and monitored.
* Closely liaising with the Campus Co-ordinators, Heads of Department and the SEND Compliance team ensuring a seamless process of Initial Needs Assessment/EHCP application.
Required skills and qualifications
* SEND Specialism (e.g., Foundation Degree or other specialist degree level qualification).
* Relevant successful experience of delivering specialist programmes co-created with learners with SEND
* Experience of dealing with effectively with complex situations and crisis management
* Knowledge and understanding of SEND/learning difficulties/disabilities and how these may affect the way learners learn, implementing the SEND dual curriculum.
Benefits
* Generous holiday entitlement
* 2-week Christmas closure
* Potential for hybrid working opportunities
* Dedicated staff welfare officer and wellbeing champions
* Generous pension scheme
* Local and national staff discounts
* Free parking across sites
* Various staff committees including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Autism and Menopause
* Focus on staff wellbeing
* Wellbeing@weston hub
* Eye care including free eye test and a contribution towards glasses
* Annual staff conference with guest speakers
* Employee assistance programme - available 24/7, 365 days a year
* Training and development opportunities with a focus on progression
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.
Please be aware that Weston College reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.
Due to the volume of recruitment, we are unable to offer feedback to any unsuccessful candidates.
We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received.