About the role
As an Outdoor Education Support Worker, you will contribute to raising standards of student attainment. To encourage a learning experience which provides students with the opportunity to achieve their full potential. To develop and enhance the social, emotional and behavioural development of our students. To monitor and support the overall progress and development of students within the school.
Supporting pupils with complex Social Emotional Mental Health (SEMH) needs is important and rewarding work, and you will benefit from the tremendous support offered by our hugely experienced teams. As you help our pupils and young people achieve real and significant progress, you will enjoy having a direct, positive impact on their developing lives.
Duties:
1. Support students with emotional, social and behavioural difficulties within the spirit and practice of the school’s ethos and the SEN Code of Practice;
2. Contribute to the Safeguarding ethos in school by adhering to the school’s safeguarding policy and procedures;
3. Promote Citizenship and British values;
4. Participate in planned activities daily throughout the academic year. The vast majority of these will carry a physical element and will be outdoors including in inclement weather;
Our next Outdoor Education Support Worker will be someone who has:
5. GCSE's grade C/4 and above in English and Maths
6. Outdoor Education Qualifications
7. Full UK Driving Licence and the willingness to travel
Please note:
Any applications without a Driving Licence or not fully completed including employment history will be rejected.
About the school
Belmont Secondary is an independent, specialist day school for boys 11 to 18, catering for pupils with a wide range of needs. Our dedicated team, work together to ensure successful outcomes for pupils who often arrive at the school with a troubled view of education and life.
We pride ourselves in steering pupils in the right direction, nurturing aspiration to progress them both academically and socially to encourage them to take pride in their achievements. Socially, we build confidence in our pupils, so they are able to have a greater understanding of the wider community in which they live.
This opportunity is within commutable distance of Rawtenstall, Bury, Burnley and surrounding areas.
We are part of Acorn Education and can promise you plenty of challenges, and a rich variety of opportunities to develop your career.
Our vision is to build incredible futures by empowering vulnerable young people in the UK to be happy and to make their way in the world. Every day we improve the lives of thousands of young people, their families and communities through a relentless focus on caring and learning.
Why join Acorn Education?
Benefits
Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:
8. Life Assurance
9. Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
10. “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:
11. A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
12. 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
13. Cycle to Work Schemes
14. Electric Car Purchase Scheme
15. Critical illness cover
And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.
We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.
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*You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy.
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