SEND Project Worker

Halow Project; Greater London; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused organization in Surrey seeks a SEND Project Worker to assist adults with learning disabilities. This role primarily involves delivering sessions in Guildford and Woking. Key responsibilities include providing high levels of support, ensuring safety, and enhancing participants' experiences. Ideal candidates should possess excellent communication skills, a caring attitude, and the ability to work collaboratively. This position offers a competitive salary and fantastic benefits, including training, employee assistance programs, and discounts.

Benefits

Free Blue Light Card membership

Retail discounts

Workplace pension scheme

Free eye tests

24-hour employee assistance program

Qualifications

• Ability to support young adults in learning sessions.
• Right to work in the UK is essential.
• Willingness to undergo a DBS Check.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of sessions to groups of young adults.
• Provide high levels of service and support.
• Ensure a safe and well-led service.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Enthusiastic and caring

Confidence in delivering person-centred sessions

Good level of fitness and stamina

Proactive and willing for continuous improvement

Job description

Role: SEND Project Worker for adults with mild to moderate learning disabilities (internally referred to as Building Futures Project Worker)

Location: Our sessions are based at community venues across Surrey, with this role being primarily based across Guildford and Woking.

Hours: 40 hours per week. We are flexible on this being a term time only or full time contract.

Salary: £19,387.50 - £25,850 (depending on Full Time or Term time only)

Annual Leave: 33 days, inclusive of bank holidays (for full time contract only).

Training: Fully paid training is given and further development opportunities are available.

We are looking for people to support learners in a project worker capacity on our fantastic community based learning programme, Building Futures, around the local Guildford and Woking areas.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the delivery of sessions to groups of between 5-10 young adults (please see the timetable below for an example of the types of sessions)
• Providing a high level of service and support to our participants, colleagues and stakeholders
• Safeguarding and ensuring a safe, caring, responsive, effective and well‑led service – compliant with regulations and legislation.

Requirements

• Excellent communication skills
• Enthusiastic and caring
• Confident in supporting and delivering outstanding person‑centred sessions to groups
• Due to the physical nature of the programme and community working, a good level of fitness and stamina is required.
• Proactive and keen for continuous improvement in yourself and the adults you are supporting, contributing to the development of the programme and working closely with the team.
• Aged 18 and above.
• Right to work in the UK. We are currently unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role.
• Willing to provide suitable reference and undertake a DBS Check. The initial cost of the DBS application will be paid for by halow.
• Criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (Under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for a role that requires them to work unsupervised with that particular group (i.e. adults at risk, children or both).

Benefits

• Free Blue Light Card membership
• Retail discounts
• Free/discounted tickets for events, gigs and shows
• Workplace pension scheme
• Free eye tests
• Cycle2Work scheme
• 24-hour employee assistance program
• Travel season ticket advances
• Staff referral bonus scheme
• AIG Life Assurance (Post Probation)
• Access to AIG Smart Health App

Interviews for this role are ongoing and we reserve the right to make an appointment during the advertising period, so early applications are encouraged. Apply today or get in touch by email [e-mail] or phone [phone] to discuss this great role.