Secondary Outreach Targeted Support Worker

North Herts Education Support Centre, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 3LY

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  25 November 2025 at 8am

• Date listed

  11 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £29,540.00 - £29,540.00 Annually (FTE) £22,194 (Actual)

Secondary Outreach Targeted Support Worker job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Secondary Outreach Team, and so we are seeking a motivated and committed individual to join us as a Secondary Outreach Targeted Support Worker. We strive to improve the outcomes for young people who are often facing significant challenges within their lives and, as a result, are not enjoying and achieving within education.

Outreach staff support the area’s mainstream schools by working directly with identified pupils who display challenging or negative behaviours. As part of our team, you will help to create and implement a bespoke package of mentoring, advice and support, working closely with a wide range of school staff and external professionals. We are passionate about supporting young people and work tirelessly to find solutions to students’ individual challenges. You must understand the many adverse childhood experiences which can be a barrier to success for our young people and be committed to finding solutions to challenging problems.

Our primary aim is to avoid or reduce permanent exclusions within mainstream schools, supporting managed moves and transitions to appropriate or alternative settings where necessary.

You will need to hold a current valid driver’s licence, as you will be travelling to secondary schools to support students in their mainstream settings within the North Herts area (Hitchin, Letchworth, Baldock and Royston). 

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.

How to Apply

If you are passionate about our values and dedicated to making a meaningful impact on education, we invite you to apply. Please complete the application form on My New Term and tell us about how you connect with our values of "respect, teamwork, high aspirations, tolerance, accountability and challenge" and what you feel you can contribute to our team and our goal to deliver world class education.

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 reserve the right to close this advert and interview and appoint earlier than the advertised closing date should there be a good response to the advert, so early applications are advised.

Diversity: The North Herts Education Support Centre is fully committed to the principles of equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion.  We want to attract and retain the very best staff in all areas of the Centre, ensuring our staff body reflects the diversity of our students and local community.

Closing date: 8am Tuesday, 25th November 2025

Candidates selected for an interview will be contacted: close of business Tuesday, 25th November 2025

Interviews will take place: Thursday, 27th October 2025

Start date: ASAP

‘Short Listed candidates are subject to an online search’

We welcome visits to our Centre from potential applicants. Apply now and experience the difference in a rewarding and meaningful career in education.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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.

About North Herts Education Support Centre

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 5 to 16
• School size: 0 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: North Herts Education Support Centre website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/north-herts-education-support-centre

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