Education Learning Support Practitioner

Education Learning Support Practitioner – Aurora Foxes

Location: Minehead, Somerset

Hourly Rate: £12.87 - £14.03

Annual Salary: £18,575.27 - £20,249.50 (FTE £26,769.60 – 29,182.40)

Hours: 30 hours per week – Term time plus additional days and training (42 weeks per year)

Contract: FTC until July 2026

Welcome to Aurora Foxes, an educational establishment with residential provision. We are a specialist college for young people (16-25years) with learning disabilities, situated in the friendly seaside town of Minehead. Foxes is a very special place; the students work at our fully operating hotel and are integrated in the community here at Minehead.

We believe in changing lives and giving our students the skills, knowledge, and confidence to successfully shape their own future. Our aim is to equip our young adults with the life and hospitality skills to become work ready, life ready.

The main purpose of the role:

As one of our Education Learning Support Practitioners your role will be to assist our students during a range of sessions within our residential houses, classrooms and at Foxes Hotel. Your role is to help achieve our mission which is to equip young adults with learning disabilities to find sustainable employment in the hospitality sector and to live independently.

The role is 1:1 support for a specific student supporting them in all of their education sessions.

The shift pattern for this role is alligned to the students timetable, which is currently:

• Monday - 3pm-9pm (6 hours)
• Tuesday - 9am - 3pm (6 hours)
• Wednesday - 9am - 3pm (6 hours)
• Thursday - 9am - 3pm (6 hours)
• Friday - 9am - 3pm (6 hours)

However, this changes termly. The 5 x 6 hour shifts cover 7 days and can be  9am - 3pm (6 hours), 8am - 2pm (6 hours) and  3pm-9pm (6 hours).

Key duties:

• You will have high expectations of all students, and to constantly challenge and stretch each student at every opportunity.
• Support the students in their learning, enabling them to reach their full potential.
• Professionally and effectively support with managing student behaviour, seeking further advice and guidance where appropriate.
• Support every student to make progress in each session under the guidance of the tutor, and to assist the tutor in ensuring this progress is recorded, evidenced and evaluated effectively and efficiently.
• Creatively produce resources that will support student progress.
• Respect the privacy (confidentiality) and dignity of all students and at all times adhere to the equality and diversity policy.

Successful candidate qualities:

• Experience in a similar role desirable but training can be provided for the right candidate
• Experience in supporting in the care or education industry
• Desirable an understanding of working with people with a disability
• Level 2 in English and Maths
• Level 3 qualification in education (or willingness to complete a qualification)

🌟What’s on Offer at Aurora?

We believe in supporting you as much as we support the children and young people in our care. Here’s a snapshot of the fantastic benefits waiting for you:

📚 Grow with Us – Training & Development

Learning never stops at Aurora! We offer a wide range of training programmes and career development opportunities to help you build your skills and reach your goals.

💸 Save Money on Everyday Essentials

With the rising cost of living, our Perkbox app helps you stretch your money further:

• Discounts on groceries, phone plans, internet, dining out, gym memberships & more
• Access to our Cycle to Work and Car Scheme

💰 Competitive Pay & Reward

We regularly benchmark our pay and benefits to stay ahead of the curve. You’ll enjoy:

• Enhanced Annual Leave
• Company Sick Pay
• Enhanced Pension
• Life Assurance

🩺 24/7 GP Access – For You & Your Household

Need a doctor? No problem. Book a phone or video appointment anytime, day or night. This service covers everyone in your household.

🦷 UK Health Cash Plan

Cover everyday healthcare costs like dental and optician bills. You and your children are included in the scheme, and you can upgrade to add your partner too!

🧠 Employee Assistance Programme

Your wellbeing matters. Get confidential support on a wide range of issues, including:

• Freephone counselling (available 24/7)
• Online tools and resources

👯‍♀️ Refer a Friend – Earn £1,000!

Know someone who’d be a great fit? Refer them and get rewarded!
(*Terms apply)

How to apply?

For candidates that haven’t worked in this sector before please be aware that for regulatory reasons the application process is far more detailed and thorough compared to other sectors.

Please complete the online application form in full, including all employment and education details, and provide a personal statement that makes us keen to speak to you.

If you need any assistance or would like any more information, please contact Adele in the Aurora Group Recruitment Team at Adele.richard@theauroragroup.co.uk

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer.

This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled. 

Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.