Support Worker

Teaching Personnel; Boveridge; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A community support organization seeks a Support Worker in Boveridge to assist young people with additional social, emotional, and mental health needs. The role involves supporting students both at home and in the classroom without personal care responsibilities. Applicants must be 21 or over, have a driver's license, and contribute positively to student independence. This permanent, term-time role offers competitive hourly rates and a welcome bonus.

Benefits

Competitive hourly rate

£1,000 welcome bonus

Free child protection and prevent duty training

Qualifications

• Willingness to contribute positively to young people's needs.
• Ability to support independence skills like budgeting and cooking.
• Experience providing positive social/emotional support.
• Understanding of good care and empowerment for independence.
• Must have access to transport due to rural location.
• All applicants must be 21 years or older.

Responsibilities

• Assist students at home and in the classroom.
• Prepare young people for adult life and transition to further education.
• Provide social and emotional behavioral support.

Skills

Willingness to participate positively

Support and develop independence skills

Ability to encourage in a positive manner

Strong understanding of good care

Access to transport and driver's license

Minimum age of 21

Job description

Support Worker (Residential/College - no personal care)

Location: Cranborne, Dorset

Hourly Rate: £12.37-£13.49 per hour

Annual Salary: £23,207.85 - £25,309.13 (depending on experience and qualifications) Plus £1000 Welcome bonus*

Contract: Permanent, term time only (39 weeks)

Hours: 12 hour shifts, 8am-8pm average 42 hours per week spread over 3-4 shifts per week (including every other weekend)

**No experienced needed - Increased rates for those with experience**

Teaching Personnel have a great opportunity to work with a college based in Dorset, the school support young people between the ages of 16 and 25 who have additional social, emotional and mental health needs, by preparing them for adult life and facilitating their transition into further education, training or employment.

The school are currently looking for a Support Worker to assist our students at home (on-site) and in the classroom (no personal care responsibilities).

Skills and Qualifications

• Willingness to participate, be positive and creative in meeting the young person's needs
• Able to support and develop independence skills such as budgeting, shopping, cooking, housekeeping as well as accessing the wider community and using public transport.
• Ability to prompt/encourage in a positive manner whilst providing social/emotional behavioural support
• Ability to show a strong understanding of what “good care” looks like and how to put the young person's needs first, whilst empowering them to be independent
• Due to the rural location access to transport and a drivers licence is essential
• Given the age of the students all applicants must be 21 and over

If this opportunity is for you please send your CV to Abigail Simpson

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ's on the Teaching Personnel website for details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Safeguarding and Training

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We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.

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