Student Support Coordinator

Job reference: R001765 

Location: Kings Cross - London 

Job category/type: Management (Support)

About the role:

As a coordinator within the support team, you will be responsible for a case load of EHCP students and will ensure that their needs are met in accordance with their EHCP. You will be responsible to mentor the LSA’s that work with your student caseload and ensure that high quality support is delivered.

You will need to fully understand your student’s needs and liaise with all parties that are involved in the student’s care and education. You will ensure that the students under your remit progress while they attend WKC. You will need to liaise with teachers, tutors, parents, social workers, and the local authorities.

You will also ensure that LSA’s encourage, facilitate and monitor the development of the student’s English and Maths skills both inside and outside the classroom.

You will need to track and complete any administrative work such as high-cost forms and annual review documentation and monitor and track tasks that LSA’s need to complete such as ILP targets, support records, annual review feedback forms all within the allocated deadlines.

You will be the point of contact for the local authorities for your student caseload. You will report back to the department manager on a regular basis and ensure that a good work ethic and code of conduct is maintained within the team.

About you:

• Have excellent SEND knowledge.
• Good knowledge and at least 2 years of experience of supporting students with special educational needs.
• Have knowledge and experience of working with young people with autism, including using strategies to help them achieve to the best of their abilities.
• Knowledge and understanding of the code of practice for learners with additional needs.
• Be able to work closely in conjunction with other services and agencies to identify positive

About us:

We are the largest college group in London. Our colleges include City and Islington College, Westminster Kingsway College, and The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London. We are committed to success through equality and diversity.

About Westminster Kingsway College:

Westminster Kingsway College is a further education college in central London with centres in Camden and Westminster. It offers a huge array of academic and vocational courses for 16-18 year olds and adult learners, such as A-Levels, BTECs, Apprenticeships, Foundation Degrees, Access to Higher Education, employability training and short courses. It also offers bespoke training for employers and specialist programmes delivered in conjunction with the Peter Jones Enterprise Academy.

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CLOSING DATE: Wednesday 30th June 2021 at 11.59pm

INTERVIEW DATE: TBC