Childrens Support Worker

Academics Ltd; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational staffing agency is seeking a Childrens Support Worker in Worthing. The role involves supporting children with ADHD and Autism, fostering creativity and safety during play, and helping with academic tasks. Candidates should have a strong academic background, resilience, and a passion for working with children. This position offers competitive pay and excellent training opportunities, with term-time working hours.

Benefits

Permanent contract after 12 weeks

Competitive rate of pay

Excellent training and development opportunities

Term time working hours

Experience to further your career

Qualifications

• Good academic background.
• Experience working with children.
• Eligibility to work with children.

Responsibilities

• Supporting creative and safe play with the children.
• Helping the children with completing academic tasks.
• Working with the teacher to prepare and execute activities.
• Liaising with other staff members across the therapy and senior leadership teams.

Skills

Resilience

Empathy

Creativity

Problem-solving

Education

Minimum of grade A - C in GCSE Maths and English

Job description

Overview

Childrens Support Worker - Worthing - October 2025

Are you looking for your first step on the ladder to progress into teaching or a therapy-focused role?

Perhaps you are an experienced childrens support worker and you're looking for a new setting?

A well established school for children aged 11-18 with ADHD and/or Autism are welcoming applicants who are able to demonstrate a good academic background, along with the characteristics of resilience, empathy, creativity and problem-solving. You will be working with children with varying cognitive behaviours which will require you to develop a strong rapport with the children to enable you to understand their triggers and what captures their imagination.

Benefits

• A permanent contract after 12 weeks employment through Academics
• A competitive rate of pay
• Excellent training and development opportunities within the school
• Term time working hours
• Excellent experience to further your career

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting creative and safe play with the children
• Helping the children with completing academic tasks
• Working with the teacher to prepare and execute activities
• Liaising with other staff members across the therapy and senior leadership teams

Evidence of eligibility

• Your eligibility to work with children (not on the barred list)
• A DBS check (we can support you with an application for one)
• A minimum of grade A - C in GCSE Maths and English

Apply for this Childrens Support Worker role today or get in touch with Academics Crawley for more info.