Student and Family Support Worker

Greenwood School, Southampton, Hampshire, SO45 5UQ

5 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2024

• Closing date

  8 July 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  24 June 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 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

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

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to k.fisher@greenwood.hants.sch.uk

Visas cannot be sponsored.

About Greenwood School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
• School size: 16 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
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/greenwood-school-southampton (opens in new tab)

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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