Children's Support Worker - Continuing Care Schools

Stockport; Stockport; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Between 27-33 days annual leave

Salary sacrifice schemes for lease car

Cycle to work scheme

Stockport Credit Union

Job summary

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a motivated Children's Support Worker for the Continuing Care Schools in Stockport. You will work with a School Nurse to support children with complex health needs in a school setting, starting day at home, escorting to school, and delivering care throughout the school day.

You will be required to assist with health interventions, ensure educational access, and work under supervision to uphold high care standards while maintaining safety and compassion

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent, Nursery Nurse or Child care course(E).
• Good standard of English and Maths.
• Significant experience working with children and young people. (E)
• Experience of working with children with complex needs.

Responsibilities

• One to one care and support of an individual child or assist School Nurse with healthcare tasks.
• Escort child to school on transport and remain with them during the day.
• Provide care and support for children with complex health needs in school and perform health interventions as required.

Skills

Documentation

Team work

Autonomous working

Emotional resilience

Emergency response

Punctuality

Travel to multiple sites

Education

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent/Nursery Nurse or Child care course

English & Maths proficiency

Job description

From the exceptional opportunities we offer, to the remarkable care we provide for our patients, we think there is something special about working here.

Children's Support Worker - Continuing Care Schools

Band 3

Main area Paediatrics Complex Care Grade Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours Term time hours - 35 hours per week (Term Time Only) Job ref 362-ACS3SCH-09-26

Site Swanbourne Gardens Town Stockport Salary £25,760 - £27,476 pro rata per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 14/10/2026 23:59

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.

Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.

In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.

Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment

As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service). If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.

Job overview

Children's Support Worker - Continuing Care Schools: 35 Hour Term Time Only Position

The Children’s Continuing Care Schools Team are looking for a motivated and dynamic Children's Support Worker to work alongside the School Nurse and provide care for children with complex health needs, within the school setting.

The successful candidates will be expected to work between the hours of 08:30 -16:00 Monday – Friday during term time only.

Your working day will start at the child’s own home, where you will be responsible for escorting the children and young people to school, on school transport.

Once you arrive at school you will be responsible for the care and support of children and young people with complex health needs within school and perform any health interventions that the children or young people may require

There is a school nurse on site who will provide support as required. In addition to this you will be expected to support the child to access their educational curriculum helping them to fulfil their potential.

The post holder will work under the direction of the team leader and registered nursing staff to set standards and plan of care. They will carry out specialised care in an unsupervised capacity.

The successful candidate will be put through a comprehensive training programme to ensure they are competent and confident whilst delivering a high standard of care.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will either be responsible for the one to one care and support of an individual child or will assist the allocated School Nurse with healthcare related tasks for all children and young people in school.

Depending on the role, the post holder will start their day at the school base or at an identified child’s own home. You will be expected to escort the child into school on school transport and remain with them throughout the school day providing specialised support in the classroom. The working day will finish once the post holder has escorted the child back home on school transport.

The children will have complex health needs, and require bespoke and individualised plans of care. The post holder will be responsible for medications, suctioning, manual handling, tracheostomycares, gastrostomy cares, and other health care related needs.

The provision of robust training and regular competency reviews will ensure care is provided safely and in line with all policies and guidelines.

The aim is to enable the children to achieve set targets and goals, and also make the school day enjoyable whilst maintaining safety at all times.

Working for our organisation

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27- 33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed

If successful, this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary. In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.

Important Notice on Visa Sponsorship Eligibility

Please note that whilst the trust does offer sponsorship this role is unfortunately not eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Health and Care Worker/Skilled visa route. This is due to the position not meeting the minimum salary threshold of £25,000 annum set by UK Visas and Immigration.

We appreciate your interest in this opportunity and encourage applications from candidates who already have theright to work in the UK.

Person specification

qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent, Nursery Nurse or Child care course(E)
• Good standard of English and Maths

Knowledge

• Child development
• Safeguarding
• Knowledge of how disability can affect development and socialisation

experience

• Significant experience working with children and young people.(E)
• Experience of working with children with complex needs.

skills

• Documentation
• Team work and autonomous working
• Ability to work in emotionally difficult circumstances
• keep calm and respond in emergency
• Punctual, trustworthy, motivated and enthusiastic
• Ability to travel independently and efficiently across multiple community sites to meet the operational requirements of the role

work related

• Work flexibly

Applicants are encouraged to read the documents attached to this vacancy before applying, including the job description and person specification and the information for applicants which includes useful information to assist you in completing your application.

From time to time we may need to close a vacancy early when in receipt of a sufficient number of applications. The closing of the position will be determined by the recruitment team. The closing date is 14/10/2026 23:59. We encourage all interested candidates to consider all criteria and confirm their eligibility for this role before applying. Should you need to consult the official eligibility requirements, the Trust website provides the necessary information.

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting and championing a culture of diversity, fairness and equality for all applicants and employees. Applications are welcomed from all backgrounds and we strive to reflect the community we serve in our diverse workforce. Our "two tick" kite mark guarantees a candidate with a disability, who fulfills the essential criteria, an interview at the Trust. We can make reasonable adjustments, and offer support and advice in a variety of ways on request.

At the Trust we always adhere to the UK Visas and Immigration rules pertaining to right to work; candidates who do not hold UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) citizenship are required to obtain a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) to be eligible to apply for either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa which allows them to work in the UK, unless they have eligibility to work in the UK via another route.

To avoid disappointment, candidates wishing to apply for a role at the Trust who do not hold