Job description
Job Title: Complex Needs Support Worker
Location: Scunthorpe
Salary Range: £83.33 - £90.00 per day (Depending on experience)
Start time: Asap
Contract: Day-to-day/Long-term, Part-time/Full-time
Do you have a genuine desire to create a positive impact in the lives of children with special educational needs?
GSL Education are looking for Complex Needs Support Workers in Scunthorpe to provide essential support to children and young people with diverse needs.
Responsibilities of the Complex Needs Support Worker:
- Provide support to children and young people with profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties, and complex medical needs.
- Collaborate with family members, medical professionals, and school leadership to develop and implement a student-centred service plan addressing their social, emotional, and developmental needs.
- Work closely with teachers, therapists, and other specialists to execute individualised education and care plans effectively.
- Partner with class teachers to enhance sensory, speech, language, and communication development.
- Manage classroom behaviour by identifying triggers and employing de-escalation techniques to create a positive learning environment.
- Utilise specialised equipment and techniques to facilitate students' learning and development.
Requirements of the Complex Needs Support Worker:
- Relevant qualifications in health and social care or a related field (e.g., Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care).
- Experience working with children or young adults with complex needs in an educational or care setting.
- Be a strong and engaging communicator.
- Be compassionate and caring and have a genuine desire to help young people overcome their barriers.
- Have an updated CV and an enhanced DBS registered to the update service (or be willing to apply for one).
As part of our team in Scunthorpe, you will be empowering students with autism to thrive, fostering breakthroughs and milestones each day. This role offers more than experience; it’s a chance to create meaningful, lasting impacts in young lives.
What We Offer:
- Competitive Pay: Earn between£83.33 - £90.00 per day, depending on experience.
- Immediate Start: Begin teaching straight away in a supportive and dynamic school environment.
- Professional Development: Opportunities for ongoing training and career growth.
- Cultural Engagement: Teach languages in a way that fosters global understanding and communication.
- Positive School Culture: Work in a school that promotes collaboration, student well-being, and continuous improvement.
If you are an enthusiastic and compassionate ‘Complex Needs Support Worker’ ready to inspire and support students in their learning journey, we encourage you to apply and join our client school in Scunthorpe!
Please be advised that this role requires a strong knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection and that successful applicants must satisfy all background safer recruitment checks including an enhanced DBS on the update service. GSL offers equal opportunities to applicants from all members of the community.
As an ethical, inclusive, and independent recruitment agency GSL Education are committed to providing quality teaching and support staff in schools across the UK.
For more information or to register your interest in the ‘Complex Needs Support Worker’ role, or to be considered, please click ‘apply now’ to submit your full and up-to-date CV, and one of our dedicated consultants will be in touch.