SEN Support Worker

Fulbridge Social Care; Worksop; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Fulbridge Social Care is seeking both experienced and non-experienced SEN Support Workers to join our team in educational settings. The position involves supporting young people with complex needs and promoting their development in a safe environment. Full training is provided, offering opportunities for growth within the company.

Qualifications

• Ability to form professional relationships with young people.
• Effective communication skills with young people.
• Understanding of health, safety, and welfare of young people.

Responsibilities

• Provide security, guidance, interaction, and support to young people aged 11 to 18.
• Maintain a safe, clean, and enjoyable environment for young people.
• Build strong professional relationships with service users and staff.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Ability to form professional relationships

Understanding of young people's development

Job description

Fulbridge Social Care is recruiting both experienced and non-experienced SEN Support Workers to join our casual team in educational settings. We seek flexible, reliable, and interactive individuals interested in working within a specialist environment where full training and qualifications are provided.

The position involves providing security, guidance, interaction, and support to young people aged 11 to 18 with challenging behaviour and complex needs. The goal is to create an environment that caters to their intellectual, spiritual, social, and emotional needs.

Applicants must complete an enhanced DBS check with Fulbridge Social Care and successfully finish one of our induction programmes before placements are offered.

If interested, please send an updated CV to receive an application pack from our recruitment team. Many casual team members are offered full-time positions within the first three months.

Main duties and responsibilities:

1. Build strong professional relationships with service users and staff
2. Maintain a safe, clean, and enjoyable environment for young people and staff
3. Keep all communication and information systems up to date
4. Participate actively in meetings
5. Support young people in managing their behaviour using approved skills
6. Promote equality and acknowledge individual differences
7. Protect service users from abuse from staff, visitors, or other service users
8. Write accurate reports and maintain records for monitoring purposes
9. Attend all training sessions and achieve relevant qualifications
10. Attend work reliably and punctually, following set shift patterns
11. Stay informed about procedures and policy updates
12. Ensure health and safety of yourself and others
13. Perform any additional duties relevant to the role

Person Specification:

• Ability to form professional relationships with young people
• Ability to read, understand, and produce clear reports
• Effective communication skills with young people
• Willingness to participate in activities and go where service users want to go
• Reliability in completing tasks to a high standard
• Willingness to participate in training and development
• Punctuality and reliability in attendance
• Understanding of effective teamwork
• Awareness of health, safety, and welfare of young people
• Understanding of young people's development and learning
• Knowledge of equal opportunities and discrimination prevention