Details:
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Location: Rossendale
- Date: 1 hour ago
Description:
How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four*?
Our colleagues’ wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we’re always looking for new ways to improve everyone’s work/life balance. We’re taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent).
4DWW will be rolled out within our school, when we have a full complement of staff, and within the next year – so there’s never been a more exciting time to join us #teamOFG!
Job Title: Primary Pupil Support Worker
Location: Belmont Primary School, Rossendale
Salary: £19,233.75 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours per week; Monday to Friday
Contract: Permanent, Term Time Only
UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.
**All applications must be completed IN FULL**
As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for a Primary Pupil Support Worker to join our close-knit team at Belmont Primary School located in Rossendale.
About the role
To work as a Pupil Support Worker, providing support to the teacher and the pupils within an assigned group. In addition to agreed responsibilities of Pupil Support Worker and any reasonable direction from the Head Teacher or member of the Senior Leadership Team the Pupil Support Worker will:
Main Tasks
To support pupils emotional, social and behavioural wellbeing.
To assist teachers in developing and implementing individual educational programmes.
To support individual and small groups of pupils across a broad and balanced curriculum.
To work with individual and small groups of pupils on educational activities.
To prepare materials and equipment.
To occasionally transport pupils home after detentions and educational visits etc.
Job Activities
To work with individual and small groups of pupils in conjunction with the subject teacher.
To record relevant educational, social and behavioural information within an agreed framework.
To implement agreed individual educational/behavioural programmes.
To promote the social and emotional development of pupils through positive approaches that will encourage appropriate relationships and the development of self-esteem.
To accompany class groups on external educational visits.
To assist subject teacher in group and individual behavioural management, within the agreed school framework.
About us
Belmont Primary School is an Independent School which offers boys aged between 5 – 11 years who have Social and Emotional Mental Health (SEMH) challenged and additional complex behaviours to access a tailored education that suits their needs.
We have a dedicated staff team who provide outstanding education and we understand that a lot of our students have been excluded from mainstream education and often have a very negative attitude toward school. As a team, we take an interest in their lives and help to nurture their learning.
Belmont Primary School is rated Ofsted GOOD and is situated in the picturesque Pennine Lancashire, Rossendale and is within commutable distance of Rawtenstall, Bury, Burnley and surrounding areas.
Acorn Education is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education and residential care for vulnerable pupils and young people. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.
We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.
Why join Acorn Education?
Benefits
Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:
Life Assurance
Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
“Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:
A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
Cycle to Work Schemes
Electric Car Purchase Scheme
Critical illness cover
And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.
We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.
*You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy.
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