Community Outreach Workers

Description:

Community Outreach Workers - Pupil Referral Unit (Plymouth)

Teaching Personnel is seeking experienced community outreach workers for multiple positions at a Pupil Referral Unit based in Plymouth.

Working Hours:

Monday to Thursday: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Friday: 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM
About the Role: The unit provides educational support to students dealing with Social and Emotional Mental Health (SEMH) needs on a 1:1 basis in the community. These students, who have been referred to the unit and typically removed from mainstream schools, require additional support to continue their educational journey. The goal is to help them achieve GCSEs or equivalent qualifications, or to reintegrate them into mainstream education.

Responsibilities:

Support students in achieving both personal and educational goals.
Discuss post-education options with students.
Promote social and emotional awareness and independence.
Expectations:

Manage challenging behaviour proactively.
Report and record any safeguarding concerns or behavioural challenges.
Support students in building self-confidence.
Requirements:

Experience working in a PRU or young offenders' environment and supporting young people with challenging behaviours is essential.
Resilience and the ability to react positively and effectively to difficult behaviour.
Experience within a classroom setting.
Ability to build and maintain strong, professional relationships to ensure student progression.
What We Offer:

A dedicated consultant to support you through the registration process and bookings.
WEEKLY pay via PAYE - no processing fees.
Access to our CPD Academy with free or heavily discounted training courses to support your career progression.
Candidate App - manage your details, view new bookings, and amend existing bookings.
Refer a Friend scheme - receive £50 for every person you refer.
Vetting Process: To work with Teaching Personnel, you must have a Child Workforce DBS subscribed to the Update Service. Full assistance will be provided if you need to apply for a new check, at a standard cost of £38 plus an annual subscription fee of £13 for the Update Service.

Join us in making a difference in the lives of young people and supporting their educational and personal development. Apply today!

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.

We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.

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