Complex Needs Support Worker

Harrogate

£100- £116.50 Per Day

Flexible Start Dates

Temporary or Permanent

Vision for Education work with special educational needs schools and care provisions in the Harrogate area to provide skilled and dedicated staff members for their learners. Learners are aged from 4 through to to post 16 and young adults. This role is lively and rewarding! It involves supporting individuals educational, pastoral and personal care needs as required. Hours are between 8.30 and 4pm, Monday to Friday. (No evening or weekends required).

Individual needs may be learning and educational, medical, social and emotional, physical, sensory or mental health related.

We are seeking committed, positive and kind staff members with the highest standards of professionalism and experience working with child or vulnerable adult service users encompassing some of the following areas:

Autism, Down Syndrome, SLD, PMLD, personal care, moving & handling support, peg/tube feeding, crisis support, mental health well-being.

Relevant previous experience can include education or care based roles, early years assistant, medical experience, child or adult support work, nursing.

Essential Requirements

• Previous experience of working with children, young people or adults as above
• We must be able to obtain valid references from these roles.
• Hold, or be prepared to undergo an Enhanced DBS, registered to the Update Service

Salary is dependent on experience, training or qualifications. The minimum experience, training or qualifications required for this position are: recent experience obtained working with children or young people or adults, ideally within a school, nursery, childcare, youth work, play, medical or care setting. We must be able to obtain references from these roles.

Vision for Education is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing and referencing checks and hold, or be prepared to undergo, an Enhanced DBS check that must be registered on the Update Service.

The Provision

This SEND provision is based in the Harrogate area and is easily accessible via public transport. There is also ample car parking. We are continually looking to strengthen our staff team. We can provide full time, part time, temporary or temporary to permanent work as required.

About Vision for Education

Vision for Education is a market-leading education recruitment and supply agency committed to the learning and development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high-quality primary, secondary and SEND teaching and support staff.

What Vision for Education Offer

As a Complex Needs Support Worker at Vision for Education you will receive:

• Excellent daily rates paid weekly by our in-house Payroll team using the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system.
• Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability and qualifying criteria).
• Pension contributions (subject to a qualifying period).
• Full compliance with AWR (Agency Workers’ Regulations), to make sure you get the pay and working conditions you are entitled to.
• Free ongoing training to help with your professional development such as Team Teach training, online webinars and safeguarding and child protection updates.
• Generous refer a friend or colleague bonus scheme.
• Access to a dedicated consultant, who will provide ongoing support.

How to Apply

If you have experience listed above and an interest in this role, please apply! We would love to hear from you.

Apply today via this website, or for more information about this role and other opportunities across Vision for Education.

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