Support Worker - School Based. Job in Stoke Mandeville Education & Training Jobs

Vision for Education - Cambridge; Stoke Mandeville; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in education is seeking Support Workers to embark on a fulfilling career path. This role offers the chance to make a real difference in the lives of students with additional needs, providing both personal care and educational support. You'll join a collaborative team that values your contributions and offers bespoke training programs to help you grow. Opportunities to train as an Occupational Therapist, Speech and Language Therapist, or Unqualified Teacher are available, ensuring you receive guidance from experienced specialists. If you're motivated to engage and inspire young minds, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Bespoke training programme

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Experience in education, care, youth work, or similar fields.
• Strong understanding of safeguarding and complex needs.

Responsibilities

• Support students with additional needs in a collaborative environment.
• Comfortable with personal care and challenging behaviour.

Skills

Experience with children or young adults with additional needs

Resilience

Resourcefulness

Understanding of safeguarding

Awareness of severe and complex needs

Education

Enhanced DBS registered to the Update Service

Job description

We are recruiting Support Workers to start their career in education and join a forward-thinking federation of SEND schools in Aylesbury. Our schools support students from primary through to further education, providing an inclusive and nurturing environment where both students and staff thrive. Due to the needs of each child, you will need to be comfortable with personal care and challenging behaviour working both as an individual and a team to ensure that the child's needs are met.

Our Desired Support Workers Will Have:

• Experience working with children or young adults with additional needs (education, care, youth work, or similar).
• A resilient and resourceful attitude
• A strong understanding of safeguarding and an awareness of severe and complex needs
• An Enhanced DBS registered to the Update Service, or be willing to undergo this check with The Edwin Group

Our Chosen Support Workers Will:

• Be given the opportunity to start your career in education and support students with additional needs.
• Be part of a collaborative and supportive team that values your contribution.
• Receive access to a bespoke training programme designed to help you progress in your career.
• Develop your skills and have the option to start training as an Occupational Therapist, Speech and Language Therapist, or Unqualified Teacher you will have support every step of the way from experienced specialists.

We are a market-leading education company committed to the development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high quality educators.

We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

How to apply

If you are a Support Worker who can enthuse, motivate and engage people and would like the challenge of working in a rewarding environment, then we want to hear from you.

Apply today via this website, or for more information about this role and other roles you can call our SEND specialists team on (phone number removed).