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Emotional Support Worker

Academics
Posted 9 hours ago, valid for 13 days
Location

Oxford, Oxfordshire OX4 2WA, England

Salary

£24,000 - £28,800 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • A school in Oxford is seeking an Emotional Support Worker to foster a nurturing environment for students.
  • The role involves providing tailored emotional support to help students navigate their feelings and develop coping strategies.
  • Candidates should have experience supporting children with social, emotional, and mental health needs, although this is not essential.
  • The position offers a salary between £75 to £90 per day and is a full-time role starting ASAP.
  • A background in Psychology, Criminology, or Education is advantageous, along with strong communication skills and a passion for supporting children.

Emotional Support Worker

Our lovely school is looking for an Emotional Support Worker to join them in fostering a nurturing and inclusive environment for their students. They believe that their students deserve the opportunity to thrive both academically and emotionally.

This fantastic school are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Emotional Support Worker to join their team starting ASAP. This is an important role where you will be responsible for facilitating and providing tailored emotional support to students, helping them navigate their feelings, build resilience and develop coping strategies. As an Emotional Support Worker, you will work closely with teachers, parents and external professionals to create a supportive and safe environment for our students.

As an Emotional Support Worker your day will involve:

  • Provide 1 to 1 and group support to children with social, emotional and mental health needs.
  • Develop and implement individual support plans in collaboration with educational staff
  • Foster positive relationships with students, promoting trust and emotional safety
  • Help students identify and express their emotions in a healthy manner
  • Facilitate social skills development and conflict resolution
  • Monitor and track student progress, reporting on emotional and behavioural change
  • Support and encourage emotional awareness

The right Emotional Support Worker will have:

  • Experience supporting children and young people with educational needs and social, emotional and mental health needs will be beneficial but not essential
  • Educational background in Psychology, Criminology or Education will be advantageous
  • Strong communication skills
  • Patience, empathy and genuine passion for supporting children

Key Information:

  • Emotional Support Worker
  • Oxford
  • £75 to £90 per day
  • Mental Health Support
  • Facilitating interventions
  • ASAP Start
  • Full time

This is an excellent opportunity to gain valuable information and insight into mental health issues and equip you to be an advocate for mental health awareness and interventions to support students.

If you are ready to make a positive impact on the lives with children with social, emotional and mental health needs, please apply directly to this advert. You will be contacted if you have been short-listed.

Emotional Support Worker - Oxford - ASAP Start

Emotional Support Worker - Oxford - ASAP Start

Emotional Support Worker - Oxford - ASAP Start

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.