Outreach Support Worker at Kingfisher School

Kingfisher School; Redditch; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Kingfisher School is seeking a dedicated role to support young people through developing positive relationships and promoting self-esteem, with responsibilities including observing progress, contributing to learning plans and reporting to the headteacher.

You will work with the Outreach Team Leader, provide guidance to parents, assist with EHC plans, and help deliver an enriched and varied curriculum while safeguarding and following child-protection policies.

Job description

About this Role

To support young people through the development ofpositive relationships and the promotion of self-esteem.

To carry out observations and assessments asrequired in order to monitor progress.

To have due regard for safeguarding and promotingthe welfare of young people. To follow child protection and other relatedpolicies and good practice procedures.

To work closely with The Outreach Team Leader inproviding training and by attending monitoring and review meetings as required.

To provide advice for parents/carers on anindividual basis.

To reports to the head teacher as requiredproviding monitoring information and feedback in respect of the workundertaken.

To provide information and reports in support ofmulti-agency meetings as required and promote the development of positiveinteragency working.

To plan activities that would complement thetherapeutic needs of the young people on the programme.

Take part in training, meetings and reviews.

To engage in planned activities with individualpupils to develop and promote positive emotional health and well-being. Develop knowledge of the learning support needs of individualpupils.

For the young people you aresupporting:

Aid their learning as effectively as possible inall areas.

Support the building of resilience and making goodchoices.

Ensure they are able to gain and sustain life-skills.

Assist them in weaker areas such as language, and social skills.

Help them to concentrate on and complete periods of study.

Meet physical needs as required while encouraging independence.

Assist with the implementation of EHC plans.

Undertake structured and agreed learning activities/teaching programmes, adjusting activities according to pupil responses.

Undertake intervention programmes linked to localand national learning strategies, recording achievement and progress, andproviding feedback to the head teacher.

Support the use of IT and computing in learningactivities and develop pupils' competence and independence in its use.

Assist with the development and maintenance ofindividual programmes required to meet relevant learning and specific personalneeds and support the delivery of an enriched and varied curriculum.

COMPLIANCE AND SAFEGUARDING

Please note that by submitting an application, youacknowledge that we reserve the right to view any publicly availableinformation published online (including social media platforms) as part of ourshortlisting process, in line with current KCSIEguidelines.

CLPT is required under law and guidance to check the criminalbackground of all employees. Decisions to appoint will be subject to consideration of an enhanced disclosure, including a Barred List check, fromthe Disclosure and Barring Service. Because of the nature of the work for whichyou are applying, this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).

If shortlisted for an interview you will be required to discloseto us information about any:

• adult cautions (simple or conditional);
• conditional cautions;
• convictions in a Court of Law; and

This information can be disclosed either verbally at interview orby completing a relevant conviction form after interview if that is yourpreference. It is an offence for anyone to apply for a role if they are barredfrom engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

CHILDCARE (DISQUALIFCATION) (Applicableto Primary aged Schools)

In accordance with the Childcare Act 2006 and the Childcare (Disqualification)Regulation 2009 the Governors arerequired to obtain an additional staff disqualification declaration foremployees within settings providing care for early years childcare (this coversthe age range from birth until 1st September following achild's fifth birthday i.e. up to and including reception age) or later yearschildcare (this covers children above reception age but who have not attainedthe age of 8) in nursery, primary or secondary school educational settings, orif when directly concerned with the management of such childcare relatedestablishments. This declaration is to confirm that you are not disqualified'by association' to anyone currently residing within your household who isdisqualified under the Childcare (Disqualification)Regulation 2009

ELIGIBILITY TO WORK IN THE UK

We are legally obliged to ask you toprovide evidence of your right to live and work in the UK. If you are successful, we will ask you toprovide appropriate documents, such as a passport, visa of full birth certificateand national insurance number to confirm this. (Further details are available from the UK Boarder Agency website).

CLPT is committed to safeguarding andpromoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. CLPT expects all staff and volunteers toshare this commitment.

Saferrecruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before anyappointment is confirmed. This post involves working with children and therefore will be subject to anenhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). Further information aboutthe Disclosure Scheme can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check.

If you are shortlisted for an interview, we shall request tworeferences at this stage to comply with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

The academy values diversity and inclusionwelcome applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds. Equality is promoted and the academy willguarantee an interview to disabled candidates if the essential job criteria ismet fully.