Education Keyworker
The Harbour School, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO2 8RA44 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
31 July 2025 at 9am
Date listed
16 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
- HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £31,688-£35,939 per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Experience working with children with SEMH needs, exclusions, or additional barriers to learning.
- A problem solver who sees challenges as opportunities.
- A team player who thrives in a supportive, passionate environment working collaboratively with staff, parents, and external agencies.
- A relationship-builder who understands that connection comes before correction and trust before teaching.
- An NVQ Level 4 or equivalent with solid literacy and numeracy skills.
- Someone who’s adaptable & resilient – every day is different, and challenges require creative solutions.
- Passionate about inclusive education and committed to helping young people succeed.
- The ability to celebrate small wins (because sometimes, showing up is a big deal)
What the school offers its staff
- Be a part of a school that truly believes in educational equity for all learners.
- A supportive team that genuinely cares about the students and each other.
- Training, CPD opportunities, and the chance to grow in your role.
- The opportunity to transform the educational journey of vulnerable young people.
- A rewarding role where no two days are the same (predictability is overrated, anyway!) seeing students succeed against the odds.
Further details about the role
Education Keyworkers – The Lighthouse Campus and Primary at The Bay, The Harbour School, Portsmouth (New roles due to increased funding)
Salary: £31,688-£35,939 per annum, pro rata to £27,798 – £35,939 per annum for 37 hours per week, term time plus 1 week. Plus generous sick pay and pension scheme
Note: Must have a full clean driving licence and be willing to use your vehicle for school business as well as have the flexibility to travel
Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of young people who face significant barriers to education?
We are looking for experienced, passionate Education Keyworkers who are creative and motivated to build strong relationships with both highly vulnerable and challenging students who are unable to access mainstream education.
You’ll be part educator, part mentor and part everything in between! Someone who can help reignite a love for learning, build confidence, be that trusted adult our students need and help our students believe in themselves, one small step at a time.
You’ll be:
- Supporting students in breaking down barriers and delivering structured interventions to support academic, social and emotional development.
- Developing, delivering, and evaluating a dynamic program of creative and accredited learning opportunities including the development of Individual Learning Plans and Educational Health Care Plans.
- Assessing and monitoring student progress.
- Bringing patience, creativity, and a sense of humour to the everyday challenges of alternative education
- Building positive, trusting relationships to help students overcome challenges.
- Delivering support, adapting learning to meet individual needs by creating a welcoming, safe, and stimulating learning environment.
- Encouraging confidence, resilience, and self-esteem in young people, helping students see their potential even when they can’t see it themselves.
- Using trauma-informed and restorative approaches to help students feel safe, valued and understood.
- Translating a “I’m not doing it” into a “Alright, I’ll give it a go”
About us:
The Harbour School is a multi-site organisation, and these roles are based at The Lighthouse Campus or Primary at The Bay. The Lighthouse Campus is a full-time educational provision for vulnerable students with complex social emotional and mental health learning needs for whom all other educational provision has broken down. Students demonstrate a range of highly challenging behaviours and at times pose significant risk to themselves and others.
Primary at The Bay campus is a full-time educational provision for students in school Years 5 and 6. It is both a specialist provision and an Alternative Provision. Primary at The Bay provides highly specialised provision for children and young people with complex SEMH needs who have an Education Health and Care Plan, or for children, who for a variety of reasons are unable to attend a mainstream school. This includes social, emotional and mental health difficulties, permanent exclusion from a mainstream school and where looked after children are between placements.
This is more than just a job; it’s a chance to ignite passion, inspire growth, and make a lasting impact on the lives of those who need it most.
If this sounds like the challenge (and reward) you’ve been looking for, we’d love to hear from you!
Please note applications will be reviewed on receipt
To become part of our journey, please complete ourSupport Staff Application Formand return it toHR@deltaeducationtrust.comif you would like to apply. See ourEducation Keyworker JD April 25andTHS Safeguarding-Child-Protection-Policy-2024-2025for further details.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Please ensure a full work history is completed in your application form including any gaps of employment. Applicants will be required to complete satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) check is required for this post prior to commencement. The Trust is an equal opportunities employer.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to HR@Deltaeducationtrust.com
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Harbour School
- School type
- Academy, ages 5 to 19
- School size
- 101 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Harbour School website
- Email address
- HR@Deltaeducationtrust.com
The Harbour School is a special school for learners with Social, Emotional and/or Mental Health (SEMH) Needs and/or Medical Needs. The school operates from multiple sites situated across Portsmouth with provision extending beyond these physical locations.
As a trust, our ethos is encompassed in our vision “Learning together in pursuit of happiness”.
Arranging a visit to The Harbour School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email HR@Deltaeducationtrust.com.
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