Learning Support Practitioner

Recruiter
Anonymous
Location
Doncaster
Salary
17671.00 - 19727.00 GBP Annual + Excellent benefit package
Posted
02 Jun 2018
Closes
26 Jun 2018
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Looking for a career where you can change lives?

For more than two decades, Novus has been delivering education, training and employment opportunities to adults and young people in UK prisons.

Over the years we have built a reputation as an innovator in the fight to reduce re-offending rates by transforming people's lives through learning and skills.

We have a great opportunity at HMP Moorland to join the education team as a Learning Support Practitioner on a permanent, full time (37 hours per week) basis.

The purpose of this role is to promote progression and independent learning by delivering high quality, literacy, language and numeracy, learner-focused learning support. This role will assist the teacher/trainer in managing the behaviour of individual learners by using engaging and inclusive learning experiences. To do this successfully you'll need:-

To hold or be willing to work towards level 2 qualifications in literacy, numeracy within an agreed timescale

To hold or be willing to work towards a level 2 or 3 qualification for Learning Support Practitioners within an agreed timescale

To have an understanding of how people learn and methods that can be used to enhance a learning experience

Have a track record of working effectively with people presenting challenging behaviour