Outreach Education Support Worker

Job Title:            Outreach Education Support Worker

Location:            Wessex Lodge School, Frome, Somerset

Salary:                up to £19,000 per annum

Hours:                37.5 hours per week

Contract:            Full Time, Permanent

Are you an Outreach Education Support Worker committed to improving the lives of children and young people?

We are looking for an experienced Outreach Education Support Worker to join our fantastic team at Wessex Lodge School in Frome, Somerset. 

You will implement and deliver an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students with support from teaching staff. Monitor and support the overall progress and development of students. 

Facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides students with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential.  Contribute to raising standards of student attainment and behaviour and share and support the School’s responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal and skill growth and you will work off site with transitional students within the community and in residential homes and day placement homes.

This role is primarily based offsite within the community or young person's residence. A full UK manual driving license is essential for the role. Candidates must have experience of working with SEN/Trauma students.

The successful applicant will have experience and qualifications relevant to job role.

About us

Wessex Lodge School comprises of three main sites: Wessex Lodge School, the main school where classroom-based activities take place; The Arc, which is mainly for the younger children and Triskele Farm, an alternative provision which is Care farm around 20 minutes’ drive from the main site. We have grown to support 40 students, aged 8-18. The majority of these students are day placements. Each student has individual needs based on developmental challenges, Social Emotional Mental Health difficulties or Autism. We support them using individual plans and the THRIVE approach.

The established staff team come from a variety of previous occupations and have individual skills, which can be utilised, within this school. So, if you have an interest and/or qualifications in animal care, horticulture, construction, outdoor education, forestry or any other specific trade or hobby, we would love to hear from you!

Why work for us?

The benefits of working for this school are:

Intensive training including a two week induction and buddy system

Enhanced DBS paid for

Defined career pathways with support to achieve your goals

Staff member of the week

Wellbeing activities every couple of weeks

Team building day every term

Summer and Christmas events

Access to shopping discounts, a wellbeing platform and a CPD online course account

Make a real difference to children

No day is the same so you will never be bored!

If this sounds like the role for you, please apply now.

 

Acorn Education & Care is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education and residential care for vulnerable children and young people. 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.

Acorn Education and Care is part of Outcomes First Group. We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to a fully Enhanced DBS.