Learning Support Worker - Children

Learning Support Worker – Lingfield, Surrey

£12.22 per hour

Term-Time only (39 weeks per year)

Full & Part-time available

No sponsorship applications accepted - we are not able to offer visa sponsorship at this time.

St. Piers is committed to safeguarding and protecting our students, and promotes the welfare of all learners. All recruitment activity is carried out following the guidance outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), and Safer Recruitment (NSPCC). All successful applicants are subject to completion of our pre-employment screening and vetting process, in full. This includes relevant Disclosure Certificate (DBS) with relevant Barring Service checks, and referencing before employment can commence.

Would you like to represent St Piers, an incredible place for young adults with special educational needs and disabilities to thrive?

About The Job

As a Learning Support Worker, you will support students across their residential and educational setting. You must be passionate about making a genuine difference to the young people we support and putting them at the heart of everything we do. Day-to-day, your role will include…

• Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team who share a common goal; to achieve the best for our students.
• Enabling students to access learning, using needs-specific, personalised approaches, both with 1:1 and group learning activities.
• Encouraging independence among the young people you support.
• Contributing to individual student records and reports, in consultation with the class Teacher and specialist staff.
• Supporting students at home (onsite), attending and contributing to classroom, curriculum, staff, and other vital meetings.
• Completing administration work.
• Promoting high standards of hygiene and welfare for students at home and in class.

About You

Experience is not essential; we simply look for people who share the same great qualities as our existing Learning Support Workers. Some of those things include:

• Are you passionate about supporting students?
• Will you strive for the best possible outcomes for the people you are supporting?
• Are you creative with new ideas to stimulate students?
• Can you be adaptable to changing priorities and working flexibly?
• Can you demonstrate good initiative in dealing with challenging situations?
• Are you an engaging communicator, both verbally and in writing?
• Are you always looking for development opportunities to enhance your own ability?

If this sounds like you then we would love to discuss your next career move with you.

More about St Piers

St Piers sits in the Education Directorate of Young Epilepsy, the leading national charity working exclusively to improve the lives of children and young people with epilepsy and/or associated conditions. We are a non-maintained residential special school for 5–25-year-olds, and we are an innovative and creative School and College for students with SEND, and a large percentage of our cohort have Epilepsy, autism, and severe learning difficulties, along with communication difficulties.

St Piers provides a variety of interactive and inclusive environments, both indoors and outdoors, which support the pursuit of ambitions and aspirations through a whole range of exciting and creative spaces. All our students are put at the heart of the learning experience, through providing an environment where everyone can make progress and gain new skills.

We are rated ‘Good’ [Ofsted 2017], a Centre of Excellence [IQM] for inclusion and is a member of Challenge Partners [Quality Assurance Review (2019) judged ‘outstanding’].

To find out more about St. Piers, and to take a virtual tour of our campus, please click here.

St Piers is part of Young Epilepsy. To find out more about Young Epilepsy, please click here.

As an employee of St. Piers, you will receive…

• Comprehensive training and development opportunities, including the chance to complete your Care Certificate.
• Free parking onsite.
• Competitive annual leave plus Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Subsidised onsite dining in our beautiful restaurant.
• Perkbox – access to nationwide discounts and benefits Gym membership options (onsite and off-site).
• An occupational pension scheme.
• Genuine opportunities for career progression.
• Brand new onsite accommodation available.

If you live locally and rent, why not consider our onsite offering which can often be found well below market average?

Part-time/Flexible working: Alongside traditional working hours, we welcome applications from those seeking more flexible working patterns. We are always happy to explore if, and how, we can accommodate specific requirements.

APPLY TODAY

If this sounds like the opportunity you’ve been waiting for, don’t delay and apply today!

Young Epilepsy reserves the right to withdraw this vacancy early.

Depending on the amount of interest our vacancies receive it is not always possible to respond to everyone who applies. Whereever possible, we will do our utmost to respond to as many people as we can.

St. Piers is committed to safeguarding and protecting our children and young people, and promotes the welfare of all learners. As part of our safer recruitment process and in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022, online searches will form part of this process.

An Enhanced Disclosure with relevant Barring Service checks and full referencing will be required before employment can commence.

Young Epilepsy strives to employ people that reflect the community it serves; therefore, applications from minority groups and people with disabilities are particularly welcomed.

Young Epilepsy is the operating name of the National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy. Registered Charity No: 311877 (England and Wales).