Student Support Officer

Tradewind Recruitment LTD.; West Ella; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CPD opportunities

Career development

Local roles

Top 100 employer

Job summary

Tradewind Recruitment are recruiting for a full-time student support officer to work at an excellent school in Hull, starting ASAP (school training day), and lasting until at least Christmas 2026, with the potential for this to extend longer in the future.

This is a temporary role based on sickness, with working hours from 8:30 to 15:30; part-time options are not considered initially. Pay is 100–210 per day depending on experience in similar roles.

Qualifications

• Experience as a student support officer or learning support assistant
• Experience working in UK schools
• Enhanced DBS disclosure and appropriate police clearances and references
• CV must cover full CV history
• Legal right to work in the UK

Responsibilities

• Provide care to students during school and coordinate with senior pastoral staff to ensure care provision
• Build strong relationships with students and with parents/carers
• Supervise students at breaks and lunch times
• Move around the school to support pupils and manage supervision

Skills

Student support experience

UK school experience

DBS and clearances

Job description

Tradewind Recruitment are recruiting for full time student support officer to work at an excellent school in Hull, starting ASAP (school training day), and lasting until at least Christmas 2026, with the potential for this to extend longer in the future. This is a temporary role, based on a sickness, and thus may be longer in the future.

This full time role involves the working hours of 8:30 - 3:30, and due to the nature of the role, part time options would not be considered in the first instance. Payment for this position will be between 100 and 210 per day, depending on experience in similar roles in the past.

We are looking for a practitioner who can build strong relationships with students in this pastoral facing role. The aim of the role being to ensure that students are successful inside and out of school. You will be responsible for providing care to students during school, and feed in directly to the assistant head of years/head of years to ensure that student care provision is being carried out. This role will include working closely with students and parents/carers alike. You will also be responsible for student supervision at break and lunch times. This role involves a large around of moving around the school, moving from place to place around the school.

This is a large school with an excellent reputation in the local area. It is part of a small, local academy trust, so opportunities in this position may lead to further opportunities in the local area. The school has a large pastoral team with a fantastic head of department who will provide great support for student support officers. There is a large SEND team, so once this position ends, there may be potential for a long term Teaching Assistant role.

Tradewind will also support your development during your placement and beyond through our fantastic CPD via The National College. You will be put onto all of the same CPD as permanent staff members, and encouraged to grow.

To join us and be successful in this role you will need to:

• Have experience working as a student support officer, or working in a learning support assistant role
• Have experience working within schools in the UK.
• Enhanced DBS Disclosure, Overseas Police Clearances (if applicable) and professional reference checks
• CV must cover the full CV History
• Legal right to work in the UK

The benefits of joining Tradewind Recruitment;

• Your income matters; we will always seek to get you the highest rate of pay and will provide you with the best possible advice
• Your development matters; we offer our people free access to over 2,500 CPD courses, webinars and resources via the incredible National College
• Your flexibility matters; we tailor the working week to you - daily supply, long-term contracts and permanent positions available local to you
• Your wellbeing matters; we put people at the heart of everything we do and are proudly a Sunday Times Top 100 employer for 4 years running
• We pride ourselves on our exceptional service to our candidates and are proudly an Equal Opportunities Employer