Outreach Support Worker - Post 16 SEND

Teaching Personnel; Thirsk; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

An educational recruitment agency is seeking an Outreach Support Worker for an independent specialist school in Thirsk, North Yorkshire. The successful applicant will provide emotional and SEND support to post-16 students with Autism and anxiety. Responsibilities include promoting independence, building trusting relationships, and ensuring wellbeing. Candidates should have experience with high-anxiety learners and a background in education or outreach. This role offers a pay of £90–£110 per day and is initially temporary.

Benefits

FREE child protection training

Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check assistance

Qualifications

• Experience providing consistent SEND and emotional support to students.
• Ability to build trusting relationships and act as a key contact.
• Support social education, wellbeing, and EHCP outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Provide emotional support to post-16 students.
• Promote independence and independent living skills.
• Use restorative approaches to support behavior and regulation.

Skills

Experience with SEND, SEMH or high-anxiety learners

Calm, patient and emotionally intelligent

Confident supporting young people in a nurturing, structured setting

Education

Background in education, care, youth work or outreach

Job description

Location: Thirsk, North Yorkshire
Start: January
Pay: £90–£110 per day
Hours:

• Monday: 8:30am–4:30pm

• Tuesday–Friday: 8:30am–1:00pm

Teaching Personnel is recruiting an Outreach Support Worker for an independent specialist school supporting post-16 students with Autism, anxiety and social communication needs.

This is a site-based role focused on emotional wellbeing, safeguarding, independence and preparation for adulthood, within an all-boys school guided by a strong ethos of kindness, inclusion and conflict resolution.

• Provide consistent SEND and emotional support to post-16 students

• Build trusting relationships and act as a key point of contact

• Support social education, wellbeing and EHCP outcomes

• Promote independence and independent living skills

• Use calm, restorative approaches to support behaviour and regulation

• Experience with SEND, SEMH or high-anxiety learners

• Calm, patient and emotionally intelligent

• Confident supporting young people in a nurturing but structured setting

• Background in education, care, youth work or outreach preferred

Apply via Teaching Personnel or get in touch to find out more.

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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.
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