Care Support Worker

Protocol Education Ltd; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A special needs school in the UK seeks care support workers to support young people with severe learning difficulties and autism. The role involves managing behaviours, providing academic support, and fostering life skills in a compassionate environment. Applicants must possess relevant experience and qualifications, with a focus on safeguarding children's welfare.

Benefits

Free online safeguarding training

Potential pathway to permanent role

Qualifications

• Experience in specialist schools or child-related fields required.
• Confident handling of challenging behaviour expected.
• Ability to work 1-1 and in small groups.

Responsibilities

• Manage pupils' behaviour effectively.
• Support students in engaging with lessons.
• Assist students in developing life skills.

Skills

Behaviour management

Communication skills

Enthusiasm

Flexibility

Education

Relevant qualifications and training

Job description

Protocol Education are currently recruiting care support workers for a special needs school with young people, aged 3 - 19 who have severe and complex learning difficulties and learners with an additional diagnosis of autism and/or physical/sensory difficulties.

The aim of our school is to provide an inspired and practical learning environment with a focus upon success and the development of citizenship and life skills. This role requires perseverance, confidence and determination as you may need to handle challenging situations strongly, therefore you will need to be prepared. You will need to be flexible, have plenty of enthusiasm, motivation, good communication skills and the ability to work 1-1 or with small groups on specific programmes if required.

The most important part of your role is to create and promote positive outcomes and behaviour. This is improved by clear boundaries and structure, to create emotional stability and physical safety.

Please note due to the current circumstances and schools being temporarily closed, this role will hopefully start in May half-term. However This is Subject to change and could start in September 2020

Responsibilities:

• Managing pupil's behaviour
• Ensuring students engage with lessons, providing academic support and working under the instruction of the class teacher.
• Helping the students with their life skills

For this role, you will have:

• Experience working in specialist schools such as SEN schools, Pupil Referral Units or in Youth Work.
• Previous support work within a school or other child related experience.
• Strong behaviour management and confident with challenging behaviour
• Happy to work one to one and small group work
• An enthusiastic and friendly, yet firm approach

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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