Job title Student Support Worker

Location Thamesmead

Salary £18,935.08 to £20,477.17

Package Competitive Benefits

Basis Full time

Job category/type Student Support

Job description

Are you looking to make a difference?

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to help others to improve their lives, the lives of their families and to make a positive contribution to their local community? Then prison education is for you.

We are working with and supporting a company who are looking for a Student Support Worker, working with adults aged 18 and above.

Skills and experience

In this role you will be required to:

Work 1:1 with learners

Be very forward thinking, commitment to driving education Forward,

Help raise expectations and aspirations of our learners, to enthuse, motivate and create opportunities for learning and engagement.

Support learner progression through, for example, identification of educational need/course referral/pre & post course support/development of support plans.

Work with learners to support and develop personalised learning plans continually develop your practice and skills, to engage in new initiatives and, to share best practice with colleagues.

Utilise policies and procedures to support the wider prison resettlement and skills strategy.

Work collaboratively as part of a local specialist education team and positively contribute as part of the wider prison team.

You may have the skills, passion and attributes which make you the ideal candidate for this role, but you find it hard to evidence all criteria? We consider all applications, and we are committed to finding the right person and will invest in their professional and personal development.

If you can help others - we can help you.

They offer an excellent benefits package including a favourable pension's scheme, Retail Discounts, Employee Assistance Program, Cycle to Work and Simply Health.