Student and Family Support Worker
8 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
18 September 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
5 September 2024
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time (Can be done as a job share): 37 hours per week. Term time only.
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- 20,519 (actual)
What skills and experience we're looking for
This post requires a flexible and resilient person with a great sense of
humour, a good standard of literacy and numeracy, who relates well to others
and is keen to make a difference to the prospects of the young people of the
New Forest. This is a new position at Greenwood and the right candidate will
have the opportunity to develop the role with the support of their line
manager.
Desirable experience:
- Experience of working with students who exhibit challenging behaviour.
- Understanding of how to support children make progress in their academic and social, emotional learning.
- Experience in supporting a wide range of student needs.
- Good knowledge and understanding of literacy & numeracy up to KS4.
- Understanding of the importance of equal access to education.
- Excellent administration and communication skills both written and verbal.
- Excellent I.T. skills.
- Experience of working well in a team as well as being able to work independently with little supervision successfully.
- Understanding of safeguarding children.
- General understanding of the secondary curriculum.
- An understanding of the barriers that face students who have been or face exclusion from their school.
- Experience of working with secondary aged students, their parents and other agencies.
- A current clean driving licence.
What the school offers its staff
We are very excited to be recruiting for a Student and Family Support Worker to Greenwood School. Greenwood is a Pupil Referral Unit serving the 9 secondary schools in the New Forest we have approximately 70 students on our roll at any one time and work with upwards of 50 students through our outreach programmes either in their mainstream schools or their homes. Students are referred to Greenwood for a variety of reasons including being medically unfit for school, emotionally vulnerable, at risk of permanent exclusion or because they have been permanently excluded from school.
At Greenwood we see student behaviour as a form of communication. The aim of this role will be to support our staff and senior team to create a positive learning culture in the school. You will have a key role in supporting students who are struggling to remain in their lessons. This will involve working in a variety of ways to build relationships and overcome barriers to learning and engagement. The role will include becoming part of the restore team during lesson times, working on a one-to-one basis with students, leading small group interventions, supporting students in their lessons and on occasions working with students and families in their homes.
Commitment to safeguarding
Greenwood School and Hampshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to k.fisher@greenwood.hants.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
About Greenwood School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
- School size
- 25 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Greenwood School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- k.fisher@greenwood.hants.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 02380423827
Pupil Referral Unit
Arranging a visit to Greenwood School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email k.fisher@greenwood.hants.sch.uk.
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