Children and Young People Practitioner - Nudge Education : Job Details

Join us on our mission to ensure every young person has the opportunity to live a Life Worth Living.

Last year in the UK around 120,000 young people were persistently absent from education.

Nudge exists to change this statistic.

We support the most vulnerable children and young people in our society through academic and therapeutic interventions. Every story is different; this is why we personalise our interventions for each individual.

Our holistic approach means we are looking to build a diverse practitioner workforce, creating bespoke sessions to engage young people and ensure no child is left behind.

Key duties and responsibilities of our Practitioners:

• Designing interventions that will promote positive wellbeing and support academic engagement
• Preparing the young person to meet their bespoke Transition Target (re-engagement with school, college, the world of work or support services)
• Reporting progress, successful strategies and safeguarding concerns
• Carrying out risk assessments to ensure student safety
• Occasional attendance at multi-agency meetings
• Keeping up to date with trends in education and being aware of current official guidance

The practicalities:

• You will receive an intervention pack containing all the information you need to personalise your sessions around the young person's needs
• You will be working on a flexible basis with an hourly rate which is dependent on experience
• Hourly rates range from £11.44-£25 per hour for lead roles and £11.44-£21 per hour for support roles (excluding holiday rates);
• You can opt to be self-employed or PAYE
• You will need to be available during daytime hours (8:30am-4:30pm), Monday-Friday and have at least two consecutive days free per week

Benefits of working at Nudge;

• Competitive pay rates, mileage and expenses allowances
• Flexible and varied working patterns
• Access to YuLife Health and Wellbeing Platform, which provides GP support as well as gift vouchers for positive wellbeing routines
• Access to full suite of online (via Educare - a TES Provider) and live in house CPD at no cost (including CPI Training, Trauma Informed Practice and FASD Training)
• Refer a Friend Incentive Scheme - currently up to £250 paid for every new Nudge employee referred*
• Regular regional networking opportunities funded by Nudge.

We comply with strict safeguarding policies and undertake thorough background checks in accordance with Safer Recruitment Practice.

If you feel that you have the skills and experience required to become ourEducation Expert,please click'apply’today. We would love to hear from you!

This post is exempt under the Equality Act 2010 schedule 9 paragraphs 1 - 4.