14 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    September 2025

  • Closing date

    29 August 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    14 August 2025

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

£25,287.49 - £26,991.07 Annually (Actual) Grade 7

Student Support Worker job summary

About this Role

Wood Green is an oversubscribed 11-18 Academy school in the thriving town of Witney, close to the Cotswolds and with excellent transport links to Oxford and London. Our strong reputation and results improving year-on-year have led to a rapid rise in student applications. We believe strongly in a culture of mutual respect and strong relationships, underpinned by our LEARNWell values. Our school mission is “to develop exceptional, well-qualified and well-rounded young people who make a positive contribution to our school, our community and the world”. This demonstrates our commitment to the whole child, academically and personally.

Student Support Worker

Full Time/Part Time

Term Time Only plus 5 INSET days

If you are someone who has a passion for all young people to succeed in school, an ability to work effectively with young people and a desire to work in a mainstream school setting, this is an excellent opportunity. This post would be ideal for someone considering joining the teaching profession in the future.

Key Purposes of this post:

Implement the whole school behaviour policy, through participation in the on-call system and supervision of students.

Covering lessons either on a day-to-day basis or covering a longer-term absence

Run interventions session with identified students requiring extra support and/or guidance

Promote student welfare through supporting the Heads of Year.

To liaise with students, parents, and colleagues across the school as appropriate.

Meet the professional standards of Wood Green School

Pay scale: Grade 7

Actual salary: £25,287.49 - £26,991.07

Hours: 37.5 hours per week (39 weeks), term time only.

Please submit your application via My New Term.

If you have any questions, please contact Matthew Howes on hrwest@acertrust.org.uk

The closing date is noon on the 29th of August 2025

Applications are considered as they are received, we reserve the right to make an appointment prior to the closing date.

Wood Green School and the Acer Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism; all staff must ensure that the highest priority is given to following the guidance and regulations to safeguard children and young people. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and obtain any other statutorily required clearance. Employment will also be conditional on the receipt of at least two acceptable references (one from current/last employer) and evidence of the formal qualifications required for the role. Wood Green School is an equal opportunities employer.

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.
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Commitment to safeguarding

Wood Green School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the health, safety and welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment for whom they are responsible or with whom they come into contact in the course of their duties. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring checks along with other relevant employment checks.

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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About Wood Green School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1329 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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Wood Green is an over subscribed 11-18 Academy school in the thriving town of Witney, 10 miles west of Oxford. Our strong reputation and results improving year on year have led to a rapid rise in student applications. We believe strongly in a culture of mutual respect and strong relationships, and everything is underpinned by our LEARNWell values.

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