Outreach Worker

Please note that it is a mandatory requirement of the role that the post holder has a driving licence and use of a vehicle. Please indicate this on your Supporting Statement.

Please note that we will seek references and conduct online searches for shortlisted candidates prior to interview.

We are seeking to appoint an Outreach Worker to join our multi-agency team, motivating young people who are at risk of exclusion, have been excluded or are out of school on a temporary basis for a variety of reasons.

This role will be supporting families and young people with complex and multiple needs so that they are more able to access the curriculum. It may involve planning and delivering individual and small group work activities for students.

You will have:

• Minimum of GCSE Maths and English at grades A - C or equivalent;



• Driving licence and use of a vehicle;



• Experience and/or qualifications of working with pupils with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties;



• The ability to motivate and support vulnerable young people;



• Good communication skills, with the ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with staff, students, parents/carers and other professionals;



• A can-do attitude.
  
  Full Time Equivalent Starting Salary: Scale NJC 5 (£29, 583)


Actual Starting Salary: £25, 412

36 hours per week, term time plus INSET days,
• An organisation with a clear moral purpose to change young people's lives;



• Excellent professional development opportunities;



• Strong community spirit;



• Staff who are supportive towards each other;



• Pension scheme;



• Term-time hours;



• On-site gym;



• Free access to the employee assistance programme;



• A curriculum where personalised learning is at the heart.