Description
Are you passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people? Do you want a flexible, varied and meaningful job in a supportive team? Do you value great employee benefits such as 360 Wellbeing membership and an annual training budget? Apply to join us!
We have a vacancy for an Educational Support Worker to deliver an effective casework and group work service to young people experiencing a range of challenges such as non-attendance at school, low attainment, poor mental health and family poverty.
Duties
The successful candidate will:
Support young people to gain employability skills, life skills and accreditation; helping them in to work, apprenticeships, further education or vocational training
Provide vocational/industry specific accreditation and training to groups of young people alongside individual support to address particular barriers
Take the lead on the service and to provide an effective interface between young people, partners and stakeholders involved in the service.
This is an exciting position in which the successful candidate will take pride in developing a programme of delivery which will provide young people with clear pathways to positive destinations.
Essential criteria
It is essential that candidates have a full, clean driving licence and constant use of a car. Membership of the PVG scheme will be an essential requirement of the post. A contributory company pension scheme is offered with a 10% employer contribution.
Desirable criteria
Not specified
Additional information
Application notes:
An application pack may be downloaded below or may be requested by email: mail@bridgesproject.org.uk or by telephone: 0131 665 1621
Completed applications should be emailed to mail@bridgesproject.org.uk
Please note we do not accept CVs
Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and suitable candidates may be invited for interview prior to the closing date
Interviews: Ongoing
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