Learning Support Practitioner
Long Road Sixth Form College
Cambridge
- £22,999 per year
- New
- Salary:
- £26,343 – £28,634 FTE (£22,999 actual salary)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 9 September 2026
Job overview
We are looking for an experienced higher-level Learning Support Practitioner to work in our thriving and Ofsted outstanding Academic Support Department.
The ideal candidate will have a Level 3 Learning Support qualification or experience leading intervention groups, general education to A level standard, and Level 4 in Maths and English or equivalent. In addition to the above, you will need to be a strong communicator with a flexible approach, have excellent interpersonal skills, and be able to work effectively with staff, students, and professionals at all levels.
As a Learning Support Practitioner working in partnership with our Specialist Teachers, you will plan and deliver social and emotional interventions and motivational support for students who have educational health and care plans and/or disabilities studying qualifications from Level 2 up to Level 4.
In this role, you will provide social and emotional education and interventions for students with a wide range of needs, particularly for students with Autism and ADHD, through individual and small-group sessions. You will also be required to support students during unstructured time and run clubs to facilitate social interaction. You might be required to support students with their welfare and personal care needs.
To be successful, you will be passionate about supporting students with additional needs to become well-rounded, socially confident, independent young adults and, ideally, have experience working alongside individuals with learning differences, including Autism, language and communication difficulties, and social, emotional, and mental health needs.
This role is a fixed-term contract until the end of the academic year, 31st August 2027, term-time only.
For more information and to apply, please visit our vacancies page.
Closing date: 9.00am on 9th September 2026.
Interview date: 17th September 2026.
Long Road Sixth Form College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Long Road Sixth Form College ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
About Long Road Sixth Form College
- Long Road Sixth Form College
- Long Road, Cambridge
- Cambridgeshire
- CB2 8PX
- United Kingdom
Long Road is a thriving, successful post 16 Sixth Form College with 2,600 students on roll, in post-16 studies. Conveniently located close to the M11 and A14, within easy reach of several areas of outstanding natural beauty and the Norfolk Suffolk coast, the college is set next to the Biomedical Campus in its own attractive grounds in the beautiful, thriving and expanding Bio/Technical city of Cambridge. Long Road provides a high quality education in a structured but friendly and open environment. The core objective of Long Road Sixth Form College is to maintain our position as a high-achieving and inclusive sixth form college which inspires, helps and motivates our students to be the best that they can be. We recognise the vital importance of our staff in achieving this aim.
We offer professional training for our Teachers and for our professional Support Staff, along with courses to enhance an individual's career, further education and training possibilities. The College employs over 220 staff, of whom around 150 are teachers. Many are examiners and moderators, others have research or business experience and some write text books and teaching materials. All our staff share a passion for teaching and learning and are encouraged to support each other and to recognise each other’s strengths. Long Road Sixth Form College is committed to enhancing the individual skills and knowledge of all our staff, to enable them to work positively with our students and our community partners.
Long Road Sixth Form College is attractively located and is easy to commute to, within walking distance of of Cambridge Rail station and an 8 minute walk from the new Cambridge South station, as well as being well-serviced by local bus routes. If you choose to come and work with us, we can offer you a wide range of benefits including access to:
• Our Learning Resource Centre (LRC)
• Onsite Food Centre
• Onsite Car parking
• FREE Wi-Fi
• College leisure facilities, including use of our fitness suite
• Newly refurbished Staff Room and Kitchen facilities
• Numerous Discounts and Benefits
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