Student and Family Support Worker - Inclusion - ref. l37427023
eTeach UK Limited Aldershot
Job/Person Summary
We are very excited to be recruiting for a Student and Family Support Worker to Rowhill School. Rowhill is a Pupil Referral Unit serving the secondary schools in North East Hampshire we have approximately 80 students on our roll at any one time and have a highly effective outreach programme working with students either in their mainstream schools or their homes.Students are referred to Rowhill for a variety of reasons including being medically unfit for school, emotionally vulnerable, at risk of permanent exclusion or because they have been permanently excluded from school.
At Rowhill we see student behaviour as a form of communication. The aim of this role will be to support our staff and senior team to create a positive learning culture in the school. You will have a key role in supporting students who are struggling to remain in their lessons.This will involve working in a variety of ways to build relationships and overcome barriers to learning and engagement. The role will include becoming part of the inclusion team working on a one-to-one basis with students, leading small group interventions, supporting students in their lessons and on occasions working with students and families in their homes.
You will also have a role in ensuring that students are regularly attending school and are effectively safeguarded whilst in our care.
This post requires a flexible and resilient person with a great sense of humour, a good standard of literacy and numeracy, who relates well to others and is keen to make a difference to the prospects of the young people of the North East of Hampshire.Please see the job description for more information.
The successful candidate will be educated to at least GCSE level and have proven literacy and numeracy skills, having achieved Grade 4, or above, in Maths and English.
Desirable experience:- Experience of working with students who exhibit challenging behaviour.
- Understanding of how to support children make progress in their academic and social, emotional learning.
- Experience in supporting a wide range of student needs.
- Good knowledge and understanding of literacy & numeracy up to KS4.
- Understanding of the importance of equal access to education.
- Excellent administration and communication skills both written and verbal.
- Excellent I.T. skills.
- Experience of working well in a team as well as being able to work independently with little supervision successfully.
- Understanding of safeguarding children.
- General understanding of the secondary curriculum.
- An understanding of the barriers that face students who have been or face exclusion from their school.
- Experience of working with secondary aged students, their parents and other agencies.
- A current clean driving licence.
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