Outreach Worker - Prospero Teaching : Job Details

Prospero Teaching are recruiting for an Outreach Worker in a lively and supportive SEN school in Blackburn. You will be required to support SEMH students in the school and in the community. The school is for young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health issues that are struggling to access the mainstream curriculum.

In this role, you will be required to take attendance in the mornings, and liaise with parents over absences. You will then need to go and do some support work in the community. You will need to be comfortable liaising with social services and other parties to best support the young people.

You should be confident in behaviour management techniques and deescalation strategies in order to manage the young peoples behaviour and help them to engage with the curriculum.

All the young people that you will be working with will have an education and health care plan (EHCP) which you will be able to refer to.

You must drive and have access to your own car for this role - and be willing to get business insurance on your vehicle.

CONTRACT/POSITION DETAILS

• Location - Blackburn
• Position - Outreach Worker
• Pay Rate - Minimum £110/day
• Type of work - Outreach Work in the Community
• Contract or position start date - ASAP
• Contract Type - Temp to Perm

TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS ROLE THROUGH PROSPERO TEACHING, YOU MUST:

• Hold Right to Work in the UK
• Hold an enhanced child barred list DBS certificate registered with the online update service or be willing to process a new application
• Provide two professional child related references that cover the last two years

OTHER

If you would like to be considered for this role, please apply with a copy of your up to date CV. Unfortunately, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Prospero Teaching is acting as an employment business/education recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy. The successful candidate will be required to register and have passed all safeguarding/vetting checks with Prospero Teaching in order to fill this vacancy. Any adult working with children and vulnerable young people are responsible for safeguarding and protecting the welfare of the children and young people.

Prospero Teaching is able to offer the successful candidate:

• Accredited continued professional development courses including safeguarding and behaviour management
• In-house Training and Development Team