High Close School - Day Unit Project Worker (20070)
Occupational group: School support
Working pattern: Full time
Contract type: Permanent
Location: High Close School
Hours: Not specified
Job advert:
High Close is a successful non-maintained special school offering day and residential provision for young people with complex social, emotional, and mental health needs. Staff within the care teams support young people to access their education and enable them to learn and develop social skills and coping strategies while providing opportunities to experience new challenges and adventures.
It's a challenging environment, calling for resilience, patience, and tolerance, helping us to ensure children can achieve success in a safe environment. Staff have the opportunity to work in a multi-disciplinary team including Education, Therapy, and Family Resource Team. Extensive training is provided to meet the needs of the young people, including Therapeutic Crisis Intervention.
This is an excellent opportunity to work within our professional and highly motivated primary school team, providing holistic care to ensure the best outcomes for our young people. You will be required to work Monday to Friday. Care staff work additional hours during term time, allowing for 13 weeks of paid holiday a year. Staff are also given a paid day off on their birthday and have access to various wellbeing supports, including the Employee Assistance Programme and perks scheme.
Salary: The starting rate of pay is £24,398.
For further information, please contact Natalie Potter on 0118 9785767.
Our safer recruitment processes mean that the safety and welfare of the child are paramount at every stage, and we adopt rigorous scrutiny in our pre-employment checking. Applicants must be willing to undergo relevant pre-employment checks, including references prior to interview, online checks, and for the successful candidate, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, in line with the Keeping Children Safe in Education Statutory Guidance.
As part of your application, please provide full details of your employment since leaving secondary education, starting with your current or most recent employment and working backwards, including reasons for leaving. Include any periods of voluntary work and/or training, providing reasons for any gaps in employment, education, or training.
Read further about our commitment to safeguarding and our pre-employment checks in our applicant information sheet on the link.
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