Primary Outreach Support Worker
North Herts Education Support Centre, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 3LY25 days remaining to apply
Closing date
6 November 2026 at 8am
Date listed
12 October 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full time equivalent salary
- £28,153.00 - £28,153.00 Annually (FTE) £ 20,827 -Actual p/a. Business travel mileage paid.
Primary Outreach Support Worker job summary
Primary Outreach Support Worker
Are you able to work flexibly and independently? Do you have a good sense of humour and boundless energy? If yes, then there is a unique opportunity for you to join our dedicated and enthusiastic team at North Herts Education Support Centre, an “Outstanding” Pupil Referral Unit.
An opportunity has arisen here, within North Herts Primary Support Services, for a Support Worker to provide outreach support for ‘high needs’ pupils with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) difficulties in North Herts Primary Schools.
This role requires staff to work 1:1 with pupils delivering an SEMH curriculum, supporting families and schools. You would need to work collaboratively with other professionals, with a multi-agency approach to create positive long term change.
This is a 1-year contract (in the first instance, with the potential to be extended) for a commission service post for 5 days per week (Maximum 32 hours) at H5.9. The post to start ASAP, or within a candidate’s notice period.
The appointed candidate could potentially work in any of the North Herts Primary Schools in the Royston, Baldock and Letchworth Partnership areas and therefore access to own transport is essential.
We offer a friendly supportive environment in which we are continually developing and striving for excellence, through a commitment to continuing professional development.
Applicants are strongly recommended to visit the Centre, prior to interview, by appointment only. Please note applicants who do not receive confirmation of an interview have been unsuccessful.
The Centre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced check from the Disclosure and Barring Service to comply with the current national regulations. North Herts ESC is an Equal Opportunities employer.
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Start date: As soon as possible
Closing date: 8am, Friday the 6th November 2026
Candidates selected for an interview will be contacted by close of business on Friday, 6th October 2026.
‘Short listed candidates are subject to an online search’
Interviews: Friday, 13th November 2026
We reserve the right to make an appointment before the closing date, so early applications are encouraged.
The North Herts Education Support Centre is an equal opportunities employer. The centre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers, online checks and the Disclosure Barring Service.
We look forward to receiving your application and potentially welcoming you to our dedicated team at the North Herts Education Support Centre.
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.
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- Organisation type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 5 to 16
- Size
- 4 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
School location
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