Job summary
- Main area
- Education
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Bank: 9 months (Until 31 July 2025)
- Hours
- Flexible working
- Other
- Job ref
- 990-WTE-6712029-E
- Employer
- NHS England
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- NHS England Offices - Nationally
- Town
- NorthEast/York/Sheffield/Lincoln/Manchester/London/Hampshire
- Salary
- £12.31 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Hourly
- Closing
- 30/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
College Support Worker
NHS AfC: Band 3
Our Organisation
The NHS is building a culture that is positive, compassionate and inclusive – and we all have our part to play.
As employers we are committed to protecting and promoting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our colleagues. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution and supports us to be an Employer of Choice, while helping our colleagues to deliver high quality services for our patients and communities.
As a flexible employer, we want to support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients and you. Talk to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time, hybrid working or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
Choices College (formerly Project Choice) is a supported internship programme that aims to support young adults with learning difficulties, disabilities or autism to become employment ready.
The role of a student support worker is to support our interns on a one to one basis within a workplace setting to enable them to reach their full potential
Due to the bespoke nature of this project we cannot accurately predict the number of hours support the students will need, and the level of support may fluctuate across the academic year. For these reasons we cannot guarantee the number of hours offered. This is a 0 hour contract.
These posts are therefore only suited to applicants that do not require guaranteed full time hours and are able to be flexible on the hours worked, and areas worked within a local geographical area.
We are currently looking for candidates to support in the North East, Middlesbrough, Sheffield, Manchester, Lincoln and London areas. Willingness to travel is essential.
Main duties of the job
The College support worker's main duties will include attending work placements with the students to support and develop the learning and embedding of work based tasks. Maintaining weekly detailed individual records for each student that meet inspection requirements.
A passion for supporting students with SEN to meet their full potential is essential for this role.
Key areas of responsibility include:
- Managing the day to day delivery of 121 support for an student with autism learning disability difficulty or Disability
- Delivering high quality TSI based learning.
- Supporting mentors to support student.
- The interpretation of sensitive information supporting very anxious student to learn to work
- Assisting in the development of bespoke learning
- Reporting and Communicating information effectively and efficiently to area manager and mentor.
- Supporting the student 1:1 in a classroom environment.
Working for our organisation
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you’ll usually need to be paid the ‘standard’ salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the ‘going rate’ for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the Government website.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description for further details on the role, responsibilities and person specification.
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Qualifications to include GCSE/Functional Skills in English Language, NVQ/QCF, ECDL or equivalent level of knowledge
Desirable criteria
- Training in Systematic Instruction
- Autism training
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- A knowledge and understanding of a variety of special educational needs
- Experience of working 1:1 with students who have Special Educational Needs
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of the Post-16 education
- Experience of working in a learning environment supporting students
Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- To champion the rights of students with diverse learning disabilities
- Aware of the impact of own behaviour on others
- Have an understanding of, and a commitment to Supported Internships
Desirable criteria
- Complies with legislation and organisational policy on health, safety and risk management
Other
Essential criteria
- Willingness to travel
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Uses a range of communications channels to build relationships including excellent report writing, data entry, and telephone skills
- Good planning, record keeping and organisational skills to support teaching staff in planning and delivery of sessions
- Enthusiasm for the subject area and awareness of learners’ needs and expectations and the ability to value these in your teaching support
- Awareness of the additional needs (non-educational) with which the students may present and which may need referral to other team members
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Beth Gibb
- Job title
- Business Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07506512182
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