Next Step Education Worker
Meadowbrook College, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 0PG48 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
31 August 2026 at 8am
Date listed
14 July 2026
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £34,434.00 - £37,280.00 Annually (FTE) Grade 9 Pt.23, actual salary from £30,229.08
Next Step Education Worker job summary
About this role
The Next Step Programme supports children and young people, who find education difficult to access and who have complicated personal lives. The fundamental aim of the team is to provide therapeutic, educational provision to children and young people in Oxfordshire, supporting them until they are able to benefit from other forms of provision. The job will involve educating young people and supporting them in making the next steps in their lives positive ones. Important elements of the work will include delivering and setting up educational programmes and ensuring that their needs are addressed by a holistic programme. A key aspect of this role is to link with the other agencies involved with the young person. This role is for someone who has a proven track record in connecting with the hard to engage, being able to work flexibly, autonomously and being a supportive team player.
What skills / experience are required
To become a Next Step Education Worker (such as those supporting vulnerable or disaffected youth in transition and alternative education programs), you typically need a blend of practical experience, key relational skills, and basic qualifications:
Experience: Direct experience working with children or young people in school or youth-work settings, particularly those who are vulnerable, disaffected, or present challenging behaviors.
Skills: Strong communication and relationship-building skills to mentor youth and collaborate with families and external agencies. You must also be skilled in planning and delivering 1:1 or small-group learning sessions, understanding safeguarding/child protection procedures, and utilizing restorative behavior approaches.
Qualifications: A solid foundation with GCSE English and Maths (or equivalent), alongside a current driving license. Candidates are usually expected to hold—or be actively working toward—a recognized qualification in teaching, youth work, or an NVQ Level 2 in coaching or health and social care.
As Education worker you will be:
highly motivated, with a passion for education
have bags of enthusiasm, patience and perseverance
Willingness to travel countywide
What we can offer / about our school
- Meadowbrook College staff are both professional and resilient. There is a “can do” attitude that makes a real difference to the lives of our students; many of whom have become disengaged with education and lost the confidence to achieve their full potential
- We offer a variety of opportunities for ongoing professional development for all staff - We are working in an ever-changing and expanding educational climate where the need for alternative provision solutions is increasing. Our provision is always adapting and new opportunities are always evolving.
Education has the power to change lives, communities and society for the better. At RLT we believe that we can achieve more for our pupils, trainees, staff and communities by working together rather than alone. Schools in RLT are united by a common belief in the benefits of working together, and by our commitment to shared principles.
OUR VISION is for our schools and SCITT to improve rapidly, continuously and sustainably: to be better faster together.
OUR ‘WHY?’ is that children and young people ‘only get one go’ in school and therefore as part of RLT we aim to ensure the best possible ‘go’ for our pupils.
OUR ‘HOW?’ is through the highest support and challenge for our schools and each other, underpinned by our principles.
Our employees benefit from a wide variety of support including extensive continuing professional learning and development opportunities, wellbeing and staff networks and access to Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (TPS and LGPS) for all staff. For more information on what it is like to work for the Trust, and the benefits you could access, please see our “Working in RLT” guide.
This role includes regulated activity relevant to children.
The school reserves the right to consider and interview candidates ahead of the closing date if appropriate. An offer may be made to an exceptional candidate in this instance.
If you would like to have a confidential conversation with Jacqui West, about the role, prior to application, then please email lhook@meadowbrookcollege.org.uk or telephone 01865 253198.The River Learning Trust and Meadowbrook College are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. The Trust is required to conduct a variety of checks and online searches about you as part of their recruitment process in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. It is an offence to apply for certain roles within schools if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
For all RLT Safer Recruitment Documentation candidates should click on the following link RLT Safer Recruitment Documents for Candidates. Please see our website for up to date policies including our Child Protection and Behaviour Policies.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. For further guidance for applicants click on this link List of offences that are not filtered
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Meadowbrook College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff and volunteers are also expected to promote fundamental British values. This post involves the type of work with children and young people that require applicants to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post. All cases are considered confidentially and according to the nature of the role and information disclosed. On-line searches are carried out on those shortlisted
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 Meadowbrook College
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 5 to 16
- Size
- 9 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Meadowbrook College website
Located across four sites in Oxfordshire: Oxford, Banbury, Kidlington and Abingdon, we are an Alternative Provision (AP) Academy that provides full and part-time education and support to over 150 aged 5-16 students who are excluded from, or are finding it difficult to fully access, their mainstream schools.
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