Education Support Worker

Job title:

Education Support Worker

Company:

Long-term Teachers

Job description

Role: Education Support WorkerLocation: Barnstaple and BidefordContract: Full time, permanent (one year fixed term contract initially)Start Date: ImmediateSalary: £23,940 per annumA fantastic school we support is seeking to appoint a dedicated, passionate and empathetic education support worker to join their close-knit team. Our school provides high-quality, individualised and small group learning for up to 60 pupils aged 7-19.About the school:

• Based across 2 sites (Barnstaple and Bideford)
• Students have associated special educational needs and barriers to learning, including SEMH, ADHD, autism and aspergers
• Huge focus on social and emotional development
• Students have individualised timetables and opportunity to engage in a range of enrichment opportunities
• Students in on a full- or part-time basis
• Learning takes place in small groups or on a 1:1 basis
• Offer of an employee wellbeing programme to support you

About the role:

• Provide outstanding support for students with additional needs, helping them to engage in their learning
• Work on a 1:1 basis where required to help support academic and personal progress
• Support the classroom teacher in the day-to-day running of the lessons and classroom
• Help students develop their emotional wellbeing and equip key life skills
• You must be flexible to work across sites and at their outreach centres

About you:

• Must have a genuine passion for making a positive difference to the lives of young people
• Able to remain calm and professional, especially when managing challenging behaviour
• Previous experience working with individuals with additional needs is essential
• Must be able to drive, have access to your own vehicle (must have been driving for at least 2 years). You must have insurance for business use (or willing to get this)
• Good sense of humour
• Willing to be adaptable and flexible

Working hours will be 8:45am – 4:45pm, Monday to Friday, term time only.Working with Long-term Teachers:We are an independent agency working with Nurseries, Primary, Secondary and Special Schools.LTT was founded with the aim of creating a genuine, transparent and straightforward service to help candidates secure their next role. We place a huge emphasis on delivering an exceptional service where you will be supported, listened to and valued throughout.Your dedicated consultant will invest time to understand your experience, skill-set and what your ideal role looks like. You will have frequent updates with your progress through compliance, applications for specific roles as well as receiving additional information on roles which we feel may be of interest to you.We are proud members of the REC and we have the highest standard of compliance. Working with us means you will get the very best support and guidance through the clearance process from your own specific point of contact from our in-house compliance team.In addition you will receive:

• Guarantee Pay Scheme opportunities
• Permanent job roles
• Support and advice during the clearance and onboarding process
• Working to Agency Workers Regulations
• Interview preparation, advice and support
• Statutory employment rights, such as; sick pay, holiday pay, maternity and paternity pay

Expected salary

£23940 – 24000 per year

Location

Barnstaple, Devon

Job date

Fri, 20 Sep 2024 23:47:27 GMT

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