School Based Support Worker

Vision for Education; Hereford; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent daily rates

Guaranteed pay scheme

Pension contributions

CPD

Dedicated consultant

Job summary

Vision for Education is seeking a School-Based Support Worker in Hereford to support learners with severe learning difficulties, autism and complex needs in a specialist SEND provision. You will work across departments, assisting with personal care and mobility as required, and helping learners access a sensory and engagement-based curriculum to achieve individual goals.

This is a long-term role with potential permanency.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children, young people or vulnerable adults is desirable.
• Experience in care, residential support, healthcare or education is advantageous.
• A willingness to support personal care and mobility needs.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• A patient, caring and proactive approach.
• A passion for supporting learners with SEND.

Responsibilities

• Support learners with severe learning difficulties, autism and complex needs.
• Assist with personal care and mobility as required.
• Help learners access a sensory and engagement-based curriculum.
• Collaborate with teachers, therapists and support staff to achieve individual goals.

Skills

Experience with children

Team communication

Care/Residential background

Patient and caring

Job description

School-Based Support Worker

Hereford

£92.56 - £105 per day(salary is depending on experience and/or qualifications)

September 2026 – Ongoing

Job Summary

School-Based Support Workers are required to support learners with severe learning difficulties, autism and complex needs within a specialist SEND school in Hereford. This rewarding role is ideal for candidates from care, support work, healthcare and residential backgrounds who are looking to transfer their skills into education and make a lasting difference to young people's lives.

The School and Role

The school is a specialist SEND school supporting learners aged 11–18 with Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD), Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD), Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) and complex medical needs. The academy provides a highly personalised curriculum designed to develop communication, independence and life skills, helping learners prepare for adulthood.

The school is looking to appoint compassionate and proactive School-Based Support Workers to work across a range of departments supporting pupils with varying levels of need. Working alongside teachers, therapists and experienced support staff, you will help learners access a sensory and engagement-based curriculum, develop communication skills and achieve their individual learning goals.

The role includes supporting personal care, mobility and therapy programmes where required, making it particularly suited to candidates with experience in care, residential settings, healthcare or support work. Every day brings new challenges and opportunities to positively impact the lives of young people with additional needs.

This is a long-term opportunity with the potential to become permanent for the right candidate.

Requirements

The desired School-Based Support Worker will have;

• Experience working with children, young people or vulnerable adults is desirable
• Experience in care, residential support, healthcare or education is advantageous
• A willingness to support personal care and mobility needs
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• A patient, caring and proactive approach
• A passion for supporting learners with SEND

What we offer

As a Teaching Assistant, part of our team, you benefit from:

• Excellent daily rates paid using the PAYE system. (Daily rate is subject to your scale rate, experience in role and qualifications which will be discussed at the point of registration.)
• Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability).
• Social and networking events.
• Pension contributions.
• CPD to help with your professional development.
• Access to a dedicated consultant.

About us

We are a market-leading education supply agency committed to the development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high quality educators.

We’re part of The Edwin Group, an education alliance here to do good and are proud to be named in The Sunday Times Top 100 Best Places to Work in the UK 2024.

We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.