Classroom Support Worker (Fixed Term for 12 Months)

Job Purpose

To act as a link between the residential services and education provision. To support young people at changeover times within the school timetable and in moving from residential/day house to class.

Main Duties

• To report to their assigned residential/day house service at 8.30am and report to the senior member of staff on duty.
• To support young people through their morning routine, including basic hygiene and breakfasting.
• To attend day service handover at 8.30am and daily full education staff meetings at 8:45am.
• To escort young people between classes and to and from their residential home/day home.
• To help young people meet their targets in the learning and teaching setting through:
• Explaining teacher directions to young people
• Promoting positive behaviour
• Helping pupils with additional support requirements
• Supporting individual pupils through one to one attention
• To take part in lunchtime activities within your house with young people.
• To advise and support pupils through the continuum of education including where appropriate re-integration programmes.
• To provide support in a close proximity setting for young people in crisis and support them using co-regulation techniques.
• To advocate for young people where necessary.
• To report to a Looked After Review or Review of your key young people
• To liaise closely with residential care workers and teachers with regards to up to date information on pupil progress
• To provide input in relevant reports on a day to day basis.
• To provide a safe environment for all young people and staff by being vigilant at all times, complying with Health and Safety guidelines, and maintaining appropriate checks on young people and the unit school/unit environment.
• Any other reasonable duties as directed by your designated house manager, promoted members of the Education staff team or a class teacher, which falls within your contractual remit.
  
  

Qualifications, Skills & Experience

• Qualified to HNC Level and SVQ level 3 in a relevant subject or working towards this
• Ability to interact in an appropriate manner with young people who have social, emotional and behavioural difficulties
• Inter-personal skills: including ability to liaise, approach and converse with colleagues across a range of subjects
• Patience
• A sense of humour
  
  

What do we offer?

Pension, holidays (up to 8 weeks per year) and employee benefits including cash4health, employee assistance programme, free parking, free meals, plus access to onsite physio.

Safe Crisis Training (SCM)

Successful candidates will require a level of fitness to be able to carry out SCM. Please see note section below (4) for further information.