Youth Worker

Youth Worker

Teaching Personnel in partnership with a specialist school in the BB12 area are looking for additional staff, they have commented that they would like individuals with a calm and nurturing approach. They have recently had success with individuals in school providing additional support from a care/ support background.

To be successful you will need to be able to build a good rapport with pupil’s male and female aged between 5-16 with additional needs including challenging behaviours (SEMH). The role will involve general support within the classroom, as well the expectation of delivering specialised interventions on 1:1 basis and in small groups. With this expectation relevant training will be provided. Depending on your experience, you may be asked to work 1:1 with specific pupils who may need additional support and nurturing to enhance their learning and development.

-          Competitive hourly rate of pay £12.90 p/h

-          No prior school experience needed.

-          Full-time working hours, Monday – Friday (8:30am – 3:30pm)

-          No relevant education qualifications required.

-          Experience supporting people with additional needs / challenging behaviours is required.

This provision is a SEMH mixed primary and secondary provision, that caters for students aged 5-16 years. The provision provides its students with extracurricular activities, both supporting their educational and holistic development, they aspire to provide all their students with essential life skills.

Requirements/ next steps

• Able to travel to and from Burnley daily.
• Youth or support worker background.
• Be able to apply for a child DBS and put it onto the update service.
• Able to contact two most recent employers for references.
• Be punctual and a team player.

The senior leadership team are eagerly waiting to appoint for the role- if you are interested, please send a copy of your CV to Keira!

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All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
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