Education Support Worker

Role: Education Support Worker

Location: Newton Abbot (plus outreach sites)

Start Date: As soon as possible

Salary: £24,000 - £26,000 per annum

Long-Term Teachers are seeking an Education Support Worker for a unique and rewarding role at a small, specialist education setting in Newton Abbot. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a supportive and dynamic team committed to delivering tailored learning experiences that transform lives.

About the role:

As an Education Support Worker, you will play a vital role in supporting children and young people aged 7 - 16 with a range of needs. You’ll work primarily at the secondary site in Newton Abbot but must also be flexible to travel to the primary site and provide outreach support when required. A valid UK driving license and access to your own vehicle with at least 2 years driving experience is essential.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Providing 1:1 and small group support to students, fostering engagement and achievement in both academic and personal development goals

• Planning and delivering segments of the learning or intervention programme, tailored to individual needs

• Contributing to a collaborative team approach that supports the educational, social, emotional and behavioural progress of students

• Conducting intervention sessions on-site and off-site to promote positive learning outcomes

About you:

The ideal candidate will:

• Experience working with children or young people, ideally in an SEN or education setting

• A genuine interest in supporting young people to overcome barriers to learning

• Strong communication skills and a commitment to positive behaviour management strategies

• Able to remain calm and professional, especially when managing challenging behaviour

• Must be able to drive, have access to your own vehicle (must have been driving for at least 2 years)

• Good sense of humour

• Willing to be adaptable and flexible

Working hours will be 8:45am - 4:45pm, Monday to Friday, term time only.

Working with Long-term Teachers:

We are an independent agency working with Nurseries, Primary, Secondary and Special Schools.

LTT was founded with the aim of creating a genuine, transparent and straightforward service to help candidates secure their next role. We place a huge emphasis on delivering an exceptional service where you will be supported, listened to and valued throughout.

Your dedicated consultant will invest time to understand your experience, skill-set and what your ideal role looks like. You will have frequent updates with your progress through compliance, applications for specific roles as well as receiving additional information on roles which we feel may be of interest to you.

We are proud members of the REC and we have the highest standard of compliance. Working with us means you will get the very best support and guidance through the clearance process from your own specific point of contact from our in-house compliance team.

In addition you will receive:

• Guarantee Pay Scheme opportunities

• Permanent job roles

• Support and advice during the clearance and onboarding process

• Working to Agency Workers Regulations

• Interview preparation, advice and support

• Statutory employment rights, such as; sick pay, holiday pay, maternity and paternity pay