Support/Care Worker - Special Needs

 

Main characteristics

Location

Bristol (County)

Company

Vision for Education - Bristol

Salary

£80 - £85/day

Employment type

Contract

Category

Education

Job summary

We are currently seeking additional Support Workers to work within our partner school settings in North and South Bristol. This role involves supporting young people and children with a range of Special Educational Needs.

About the role

We are continually seeking quality caring staff members, who, with additional experience and training may eventually become permanent with the schools you work at. In this role, you will be working Monday to Friday at the same school, time time only. The role is very similar to a Teaching Assistant role, so experience as that would be advantageous.

About the school

The Support Worker Special Needs role involves supporting Primary or Secondary aged pupils who have been identified as having additional needs. These needs range from ASD, PMLD, Complex needs, Mobility, SEMH and MLD. We can have a chat about your preferences and place you at the school that best matches this.

Requirements

To be considered for the role of Support/Care Worker - Special Needs you will:

Be confident, reliable and professional in your work.
Have a genuine interest and care in working within SEN and learning disabilities.
Hold, or be prepared to undergo an Enhanced DBS, registered to the Update Service
Have previous experience of working with children or young people; ideally within a school, nursery, childcare, youth work, play or care setting within the last 2 years.
We must be able to obtain valid references from these roles.

Salary is dependent on experience, training or qualifications. The minimum experience, training or qualifications required for this position are:
recent experience obtained within the last 2 years, of working with children or young people, ideally within a school, nursery, childcare, youth work, play or care setting. We must be able to obtain references from these roles.

Vision for Education is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. We take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing and referencing checks and hold, or be prepared to undergo, an Enhanced DBS check that must be registered on the Update Service.

About Vision for Education

Vision for Education is a market-leading education recruitment and supply agency committed to the learning and development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high-quality primary, secondary and SEND teaching and support staff.

What Vision for Education offer

As a valued employee of Vision for Education, you will receive:

Excellent daily rates paid weekly by our in-house Payroll team using the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system.
Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability and qualifying criteria).
Pension contributions (subject to a qualifying period).
Full compliance with AWR (Agency Workers Regulations), to make sure you get the pay and working conditions you are entitled to.
FREE training to help with your professional development such as Team Teach training, online webinars and safeguarding and child protection updates.
Generous refer a friend or colleague bonus scheme.
Access to a dedicated consultant, who will provide ongoing support.

Vision for Education do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

How to apply

Apply via this website with an up-to-date CV and contact details. For more information, or an informal chat about the role, please call Gemma Lee-Beresford on or email .

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