School Support Worker

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Job Title:     School Support Worker

Location:     Reddish Hall School, Stockport

Salary:         £20,906.25 per annum

Hours:         37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8.00am - 4.00pm

Contract:     Permanent, Term Time only

UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for a School Support Worker to join our close-knit team at Reddish Hall School, part of Acorn Education.

About the role

We are looking for an outstanding Student Support Worker, with relevant qualifications (GCSE'S A-C Including Maths and English (or equivalent)) and experience of working with students in a school environment to join our expanding team. We need people who are committed, motivated and enthusiastic to fill these roles and, in return, can provide a competitive salary, opportunities for professional development, free lunches and a fabulous working environment.

Main duties:

• Support students with emotional, social and behavioural difficulties within the spirit and practice of the school’s ethos and the SEN Code of Practice;

• Contribute to the Safeguarding ethos in school by adhering to the school’s safeguarding policy and procedures;

• Undertake structured and agreed learning activities/programmes, including those linked to local and national learning strategies. Adjust activities according to student responses and note achievement and progress, providing feedback to the teacher.

• Support the use of ICT in learning activities and develop students’ competence and independence in its use

• Assist in the whole planning cycle, including the contribution to the development of lesson/work plans and managing and preparing resources.

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About The School

Reddish Hall School is an independent specialist day school for boys and girls aged from 5 to 18, catering for pupils with social emotional and mental health difficulties, with a high proportion of pupils who have a diagnosis of ASC. 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 students, so they are able to have a greater understanding of the wider community in which they live.

Acorn Education is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education for vulnerable pupils. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

Why join Acorn Education? 

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance

• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions

• “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:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits

• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad

• Cycle to Work Schemes

• Electric Car Purchase Scheme

• Critical illness cover

• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils 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 safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.