Student Support Worker - Adult

Student Support Worker – Lingfield, Surrey

£12.21 to £12.75 per hour (DOE and Quals)

Term-Time only (38 weeks per year)

Full & Part-time available 

St. Piers is committed to safeguarding and protecting our students and promotes the welfare of all learners. All recruitment activities follow the guidance outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), and Safer Recruitment (NSPCC). All successful applicants are subject to completion of our pre-employment screening and vetting process, in full. This includes a relevant Disclosure Certificate (DBS) with relevant Barring Service checks, and referencing before employment can commence.

Would you like to represent St Piers, an incredible place for young adults with special educational needs and disabilities to thrive?

About The Job

As a Student Support Worker, you will support students across their residential and educational settings. 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 multi-disciplinary team that shares a common goal; to achieve the best for our students
• 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
• Supporting students at home (onsite), attending and contributing to classroom, curriculum, staff, and other vital meetings
• Completing administration work
• Promoting high standards of hygiene and welfare for students at home and in class

About You

Experience is not essential; we look for people who share the same great qualities as our existing Student Support Workers. Some of those things include:

• Are you passionate about supporting students?
• Will you strive for the best possible outcomes for the people you support?
• Are you creative with new ideas to stimulate students?
• Can you be adaptable to changing priorities and working flexibly?
• Can you demonstrate good initiative when dealing with challenging situations?
• Are you an engaging communicator, both verbally and in writing?
• Are you always looking for development opportunities to enhance your ability?

Does this sound like you? If so, we would love to discuss your next career move.

More about St Piers

St Piers 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 or associated conditions. We are a non-maintained residential special school for 4–25-year-olds, and we are an innovative and creative School and College for students with SEND, and a large percentage of our cohort have Epilepsy, autism, and severe learning difficulties, along with communication difficulties.

St Piers provides a variety of interactive and inclusive environments, both indoors and outdoors, that support the pursuit of ambitions and aspirations through a range of exciting and creative spaces. Our students are at the heart of the learning experience by providing an environment where everyone can progress and gain new skills.

St Piers is a Centre of Excellence [IQM] for Inclusion and is a member of Challenge Partners [Quality Assurance Review (2019) judged ‘outstanding’].

St Piers School is rated ‘Good’ [Ofsted 2023].

St Piers College is rated ‘Outstanding’ [Ofsted 2024].

To find out more about St. Piers and to take a virtual tour of our campus, click here.

St Piers is part of Young Epilepsy. To find out more about Young Epilepsy, click here.

As an employee of St. Piers, you will receive…

• Comprehensive training and development opportunities, including the chance to complete your Care Certificate
• Free parking onsite
• Competitive annual leave plus Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Subsidised onsite dining in our beautiful restaurant
• Your Rewards – access to nationwide discounts and benefits
• Gym membership options (onsite and off-site)
• An occupational pension scheme
• Genuine opportunities for career progression
• Onsite accommodation available (subject to availability)

Did you know we offer accommodation onsite? Often these are well below the market average.

Part-time/Flexible working: We welcome applications from those seeking more flexible working patterns. We are always happy to explore how we can accommodate specific requirements.

APPLY NOW

If this is the opportunity you’ve been waiting for, don’t delay and apply today!

Young Epilepsy reserves the right to withdraw this vacancy early.

Depending on the amount of interest it is not always possible to respond to everyone who applies. We will do our utmost to respond to as many people as possible.

Young Epilepsy strives to employ people who reflect the community it serves; therefore, applications from minority groups and people with disabilities are particularly welcomed.

Young Epilepsy is the operating name of the National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy. Registered Charity No: 311877 (England and Wales).

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