SEN Support Workers

Long-term Teachers Ltd; Newport; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An independent educational agency is seeking SEN Support Workers to provide 1-1 support for children aged 10-18 with complex behavioral needs. Applicants should have experience with special educational needs and prior work with children. This full-time position offers a chance to make a significant impact on young lives and includes opportunities for permanent roles and substantial support throughout the hiring process.

Benefits

Guaranteed pay scheme opportunities

Permanent job roles

Support during onboarding process

Interview preparation and advice

Statutory employment rights

Qualifications

• Experience with children having special educational needs (SEN) or social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH) challenges.
• Previous experience in a care-related role preferred.
• Ability to provide individualized support.

Responsibilities

• Provide 1-1 support to young people.
• Help students develop confidence and social skills.
• Create and implement personalized care programs.

Skills

SEN experience

Childcare experience

Emotional support

Job description

SEN Support Workers

• Full-time positions
• Ages 10-18
• Complex behavioural Needs
• September start

We're working on behalf of a Children's Services unit that are on the lookout for Support Workers to join the team of full-time / permanent staff. The site provide a valuable service to families in the area with support for their children.

The site look after students with a wide range of special needs but are primarily focused around Social, Emotional & Mental Health needs.

The role

The role of support worker here is incredibly varied. The role is a lot of 1-1 support, helping these young people develop and build confidence for life away from the site. Their approach is highly child-centred providing individualised care programmes.

Ideally they are looking for full-time staff and the agreed hours can vary depending on the candidate's availability. You must have some form of SEN / SEMH experience but are very open to applications from support workers from a care background (essential to have worked with children before).

Working with Long-term Teachers :

We are an independent agency working with Nurseries, Primary, Secondary and Special Schools.

LTT was founded with the aim of creating a genuine, transparent and straightforward service to help candidates secure their next role. We place a huge emphasis on delivering an exceptional service where you will be supported, listened to and valued throughout.

Your dedicated consultant will invest time to understand your experience, skill-set and what your ideal role looks like. You will have frequent updates with your progress through compliance, applications for specific roles as well as receiving additional information on roles which we feel may be of interest to you.

We are proud members of the REC and we have the highest standard of compliance. Working with us means you will get the very best support and guidance through the clearance process from your own specific point of contact from our in-house compliance Team.

In addition you will receive :

• Guarantee Pay Scheme opportunities
• Permanent job roles
• Support and advice during the clearance and onboarding process
• Working to Agency Workers Regulations
• Interview preparation, advice and support
• Statutory employment rights, such as; sick pay, holiday pay, maternity and paternity pay