Learner Support Lead – Study Programmes Permanent NEW

KM Recruitment is a specialist UK wide recruiter for the Skills and Employability sectors.

Job Title: Learner Support Lead – Study Programmes
Location: Ipswich – travel to other sites in Suffolk and East Midlands
Salary: £36,000 – £39,000
Type: Full Time, Permanent

Essential Criteria:

• Must have experience of working within a similar role within an education setting (post-16).
• Must possess strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage with all learners effectively.
• A strong understanding of Safeguarding, Equality & Diversity.

Duties:

• Lead and manage the Student Support team, ensuring they receive high-quality, confidential and impartial information, advice and guidance at every stage of their educational journey..
• Overseeing the team, providing ongoing guidance, supervision, 1:1s and performance reviews.
• Together with leading the team, you will work hands on as a Student Support Advisor, providing pastoral support, advice and guidance to learners throughout their learning journey, supporting a range of welfare, wellbeing and personal concerns.
• Monitor learner attendance, identifying trends and implementing appropriate interventions to improve engagement and reduce absence.
• Oversee safeguarding and wellbeing concerns, ensuring all issues are recorded, monitored and addressed efficiently and in line with relevant policies and procedures.
• Support learner engagement, enrolment, interviews, initial assessments, induction and ongoing CEIAG activities.
• Hold regular Student Support meetings and reviews, contributing to learner progress reporting, EHCP reviews and wider support planning.
• Work closely with the Head of Education, DSL and wider delivery team to ensure effective learner support and compliance with Ofsted requirements.

Please note:
KM Recruitment receive a high number of applications for each role advertised and although we would like to we are not always able to deliver feedback to unsuccessful candidates. If you have not been contacted within 4 days, then unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful. Thank you for your interest and keep an eye on our website for future opportunities.