Education Support Worker

**Education Support Worker - Lingfield, Surrey**

**£10.18 per hour**

**Monday to Friday** - Term-Time only (38 weeks per year)

**Full-time and Part-time working available** (See below for shift patterns and hours)
- Would you like to represent the leader in supporting children and young people with Neurological conditions such as Epilepsy, Autism, and _other related conditions?_

**About The Job**

As a Support Worker at our St. Piers College, 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 holistic team who put young people at the heart of everything we do.
- 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.
- Attending and contributing to classroom, curriculum, staff, and other vital meetings.
- Completing administration work that supports the smooth running of the School and College.
- Promoting high standards of hygiene and welfare for students within class.

**About You**

Our fantastic Support Workers all share the same great qualities listed below. If you believe you share these qualities, we’d love to hear from you. Our Support Workers
- Are passionate about supporting young people (19-25yo).
- Strive for the best possible outcomes for the people you are supporting.
- Are creative with new ideas to stimulate students.
- Can be adaptable to changing priorities and working flexibly.
- Can demonstrate good initiative to deal with challenging situations.
- Are engaging communicators, both verbally and in writing.

**More about St Piers School and College**

St Piers School 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 5-19-year-olds, and we are an innovative and creative School for children with SEND, and a large percentage of our cohort have Epilepsy, autism, and severe learning difficulties, along with communication difficulties.

The school 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 children are put at the heart of the learning experience, through providing an environment where everyone can make progress and gain new skills.

The school is ‘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.

As already mentioned, St Piers School and College is part of Young Epilepsy. To find out more about Young Epilepsy, please click here.

**As an employee of St Piers School and College, you will receive**
- Comprehensive training and development opportunities, including the chance to complete your Level 3 Diploma in Specialist Support for Teaching and Learning in Schools.
- Free parking onsite.
- 27 days annual leave plus 8 Bank Holidays
- Subsidised onsite dining in our beautiful restaurant.
- Perkbox - giving you 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.

**Shift Patterns**

The following shift patterns are available across our school and college:

- Full-time (33hours) - 9am - 4pm
- Part-Time (20hours) - 9am to 1pm
- Part-time (15hours) - 1pm to 4pm

**APPLY NOW**

Come and make a difference to our young people who will genuinely appreciate it
- If you do not hear anything within two weeks of the closing date, please assume you have been unsuccessful._
- We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required._- Young Epilepsy is the operating name of the National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy. Registered Charity No: 311877 (England and Wales)._