Pastoral Support worker

Do you enjoy working with young people?

Are you passionate about supporting people with disabilities?

If you answered yes to these questions and have experience working in a pastoral role, United Response/ROC College

wants to hear from you!

£12.57 per hour.

Our Education Team is vital to ensuring that young people with disabilities get the support they need that will ultimately enable them to go on and live their lives as independently as possible and as a Pastoral Support Worker you would be a key part of that.

What is a Pastoral Support Worker?

As a Pastoral Support Worker you would be responsible for supporting students who exhibit behavioural, emotional or social problem in school within the Exeter area.

You would:

• Identify personal issues that may be affecting the students
• Assist classroom based teachers
• Ensure school safeguarding policies are adhered to
• Work with our students in small groups or on a 1-2-1 basis
• Liaise with multidisciplinary teams as required
• Make sure students know you are there to help them when needed

What are we looking for?

To be considered for the post of Pastoral Support Worker you should have worked with children or young people in a pastoral capacity and have the ability to build positive relationships with disaffected students. As you will often be required to work as part of multidisciplinary team you should have good written and verbal communication and be able to present information in a concise manner. If you can combine all these things with a sound knowledge of child protection and safeguarding legislation you could make a great Pastoral Support Worker.

Please note that as the students you would be responsible for supporting live across Exeter area, you should hold a full drivers licence and have access to your own vehicle as you will be required to travel.

What’s in it for you?

As a Pastoral Support Worker, not only will you be part of a leading disability charity and have the chance to positively impact the lives of young people you will receive:

• Pension contribution
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to free occupational health, physiotherapy, counselling and advice services
• Fully paid training and access to nationally recognised qualifications
• Travel to work scheme (season ticket loan)
• 2x basic salary life assurance scheme
• Access to an online shopping platform with discounts from over 3,500 retailers
• Refer a friend scheme

Please note that this is a term time only position and will include significant travel on a regular basis. The successful applicant will be subject to a full DBS check the cost met my United Response.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early.

United Response is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

United Responses’ culture of inclusion, focus on health and wellbeing and working models helps ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can be the best they can be. We believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our organisation and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realise their full potential.

United Response is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to the Mindful Employer values and are a Disability Confident employer, providing support to applicants with mental and/or physical disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with United Response and are in need of support to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an email with your request torecruitment@unitedresponse.org.uk.

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