Job description
Job title: Support for Secondary Students
Location: Southampton
Salary: £12.83 per hour
Start Date: Immediate / After Easter 2025
Contract Type: Full-Time, Permanent (Part-time can be arranged for the right candidate)
GSL Education are seeking a compassionate individual to Support secondary school students in Southampton. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys helping students overcome challenges and achieve their academic potential.
- Provide 1:1 and small group support for students with various needs, including academic, social, and emotional support.
- Assist in the delivery of lessons by helping students understand and engage with the curriculum.
- Offer pastoral support to students, helping to create a positive and inclusive learning environment.
- Collaborate with teaching staff to ensure that students' individual needs are met.
- Monitor and track students' progress, providing feedback and support to help them improve.
- Help students develop key skills such as organisation, time management, and independent learning.
The successful candidate will:
- Previous experience supporting students in an educational setting, ideally in a secondary school.
- Ability to work effectively with students of various abilities and backgrounds.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with students, staff, and parents.
- A proactive, flexible, and empathetic approach to supporting students.
- Experience working with students with additional needs (SEMH, ADHD, Autism, etc.) is desirable but not essential.
- Have an updated CV (covering the last ten years barring any unexplained gaps) and an enhanced DBS registered to the Update Service (or be willing to apply for one).
Why Choose GSL Education?
- Work in a collaborative and supportive team that values your contributions.
- Access to ongoing training and professional development opportunities.
- Gain valuable experience working in different educational settings and with a variety of students.
- Continuous support from a dedicated consultant.
Join Us Today!
We welcome applications from all applicants who feel that they can add value to an already flourishing department and play a vital role in shaping the educational journeys of students.
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 providing an enhanced DBS certificate registered on the update service, or completing an application for a new check.
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 ‘Support for Secondary Students’ 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.