Generic Support Worker
Loxley Hall School, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, ST14 8RS16 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
9 January 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
24 December 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £27,254.00 - £30,024.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 6 (Pay Award Pending) *Plus additional sleeping in allowance*
Generic Support Worker job summary
Are you passionate about making a real difference in children’s lives?
Join our Outstanding Residential Provision and help create positive experiences for young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs. This is more than a job—it’s a chance to inspire, support, and celebrate success every day.
Why Join Us?
- No weekends or school holidays - enjoy a great work-life balance
- Full training provided - no previous experience required
- Sleep-in allowance - Paid additionally to salary.
- Be part of a supportive, dynamic team that values your ideas and interests
What You’ll Do
- Build trust and confidence with young people as a keyworker
- Support life skills like cooking, support student in making beds, and personal development
- Deliver and support fun activities—cinema, bowling, crafts, swimming, or share your hobbies!
- Prepare meals and complete at least one paid sleep-in per week
- Support in school one day per week (no prior school experience needed)
- Maintain a safe, positive environment and keep key working records
What We’re Looking For
- Driving license (essential for transporting children in school vehicles)
- Patience, energy, sense of humour, and commitment
- Safeguarding awareness (Enhanced DBS check required)
A Typical Evening in Residence for the children:
- 3:00 PM - Collect residents from school
- 4:00 PM - Tea time
- 4:30 PM - Plan evening activity (on or offsite)
- 5:00-8:00 PM - Free time or activities (cinema, bowling, crafts, etc.)
- 8:00 PM - Shower/bath time
- 8:30 PM - Supper and free time
- 9:30 PM - Settle for the evening
Morning routine: 7:00-9:00 AM - Breakfast and prepare for school
What Makes This Role Special?
You won’t just be supporting—you’ll be joining in the fun! Our activity schedule is packed with opportunities to share your interests and hobbies, including:
🎨 Creative activities: Cooking, baking, crafts, art, canvas making etc…
🎮 Games & entertainment: Board games, consoles (timed), movie nights, quizzes, bingo…
🏀 Sports & fitness: Basketball, football, badminton, dodgeball, boxing tuition, volleyball, Gym usage.
🌳 Outdoor adventures: Bush craft, gardening, woods walks, bike track, scooters, BMX, mountain bikes
🎯 Fun extras: Nerf wars, laser tag, ghost walks, metal detecting (“digging for gold”), RC cars and annual camping trip.
🎬 Trips out: Swimming, cinema, bowling, ice skating, fishing, golf driving range, Snooker/pool plus much more..
If you have hobbies or skills you’d love to share, we welcome them! Help us make every day exciting and rewarding for the young people in our care.
By engaging in this recruitment process, shortlisted candidates consent to an online search in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education Statutory Guidance 2025. Please note this post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, Online checks and satisfactory references prior to interview. You will find our policies (including Safeguarding, Safer Recruitment and Disclosure of a Criminal Conviction) here - Policies - Loxley Hall School
Closing Date: 9th January | Interviews: 15th January | Start: ASAP
📧 To apply or arrange a visit: office@loxley.mhat.org.uk | ☎ 01889 723050
🌐 Find out more: Loxley Hall Residence
Building Relationships | Celebrating Success | Promoting Change
Copy of example rota below:
GSW Rota
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
8.30am- 3pm
Support in School
2.15pm-10pm
2pm-10pm
1pm-11pm.
Sleep in
7am-1.15pm
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Loxley Hall School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- School size
- 101 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Loxley Hall School website
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