Outdoor Education Pupil Support Worker

TN United Kingdom; Rawtenstall; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in education is seeking an Outdoor Education Support Worker to help students with emotional and social challenges. This rewarding role involves supporting pupils with complex needs, promoting their social and emotional development, and participating in outdoor activities. You will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of young people while working in a supportive environment. The position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health and wellbeing support, ensuring that your contributions lead to positive outcomes for students and the community. Join a dedicated team committed to nurturing and empowering vulnerable young individuals.

Benefits

Life Assurance

Pension scheme

Mental health support services

Physical health checks

Cycle to Work Schemes

Electric Car Purchase Scheme

Critical illness cover

Flexible Benefits Platform

Qualifications

• Experience supporting students with SEMH needs is essential.
• GCSEs in English and Maths are required for this role.

Responsibilities

• Support students with emotional and behavioral difficulties.
• Participate in outdoor activities throughout the academic year.

Skills

Support for emotional and social difficulties

Understanding of safeguarding policies

Ability to promote citizenship and British values

Education

GCSEs grade C/4 and above in English and Maths

Tools

Driving Licence

Job description

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Client:

Belmont Secondary School

Location:

Rawtenstall, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Education

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

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Job Views:

65

Posted:

11.04.2025

Expiry Date:

26.05.2025

Job Description:

About the role

As an Outdoor Education Support Worker, you will contribute to raising standards of student attainment and encourage a learning experience that provides students with the opportunity to achieve their full potential. You will develop and enhance the social, emotional, and behavioral development of our students while monitoring and supporting their overall progress and development within the school.

Supporting pupils with complex Social Emotional Mental Health (SEMH) needs is important and rewarding work, and you will benefit from the tremendous support offered by our experienced teams. As you help our pupils and young people achieve real and significant progress, you will enjoy having a direct, positive impact on their developing lives.

Duties:

• Support students with emotional, social, and behavioral difficulties within the spirit and practice of the school’s ethos and the SEN Code of Practice;
• Contribute to the Safeguarding ethos in school by adhering to the school’s safeguarding policy and procedures;
• Promote Citizenship and British values;
• Participate in planned activities daily throughout the academic year, which will carry a physical element and will be outdoors, including in inclement weather;

Minimum Requirements:

• GCSE's grade C/4 and above in English and Maths;
• Full UK Driving Licence and the willingness to travel;

Please note: Any applications without a Driving Licence or not fully completed, including employment history, will be rejected.

About the school

Belmont Secondary is an independent, specialist day school for boys aged 11 to 18, catering for pupils with a wide range of needs. Our dedicated team works together to ensure successful outcomes for pupils who often arrive at the school with a troubled view of education and life.

We pride ourselves on steering pupils in the right direction, nurturing aspiration to progress them both academically and socially to encourage them to take pride in their achievements. Socially, we build confidence in our pupils, so they are able to have a greater understanding of the wider community in which they live.

This opportunity is within commutable distance of Rawtenstall, Bury, Burnley, and surrounding areas.

We are part of Acorn Education and can promise you plenty of challenges and a rich variety of opportunities to develop your career.

Our vision is to build incredible futures by empowering vulnerable young people in the UK to be happy and to make their way in the world. Every day we improve the lives of thousands of young people, their families, and communities through a relentless focus on caring and learning.

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance;
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions;
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks;

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits;
• Hundreds of discount options valid in the UK and abroad;
• Cycle to Work Schemes;
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme;
• Critical illness cover;

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks, and successful applicants will undergo a fully enhanced DBS.

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*You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy.