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Role: Youth Coach
Location: Reddish Hall School, Stockport SK5 6UY
Salary: 21,563.28 per annum (not pro rata)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8.00am - 4.00pm
Contract: Permanent, Term Time Only
UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.
As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for a Youth Coach to join our close-knit team at Reddish Hall School, part of Acorn Education.
About the Role
As a passionate and motivated Youth Coach you will support with the education, attendance and emotional well-being of young people who are accessing a bespoke education plan which includes off site provision. Lone working may be part of the role, as well as taking ownership and co-ordination of aspects of the young person's timetable.
You would be the key worker responsible for communicating information around the young person, liaising with other school colleagues, parents and carers and external providers. As part of the role, you will be expected to write risk assessments, conduct pre-visit risk assessments and ensure relevant policies and procedures are followed.
This is initially for one specific pupil who is on a bespoke timetable, with holistic and therapeutic input during part of the day. You will link closely with the SENCO and Wellbeing Co-ordinator.
Who we are looking for
The perfect candidate will have the following knowledge/experience:
An outstanding understanding of safeguarding protocols
Experience or training in Therapeutic Parenting and/or Trauma Informed Approach
Experience of working in a SEMH setting
Good understanding of SEN issues
Experience of working with young people with significant mental health difficulties
Full UK Driving Licence (requirement)
And the following characteristics:
Resilience and patience
At least a level 2 pass in Maths and English
A high degree of computer literacy
A full, clean driving licence and business insurance
A commitment to the safeguarding and wellbeing of young people
Excellent communication and organisational skill
About Us
Reddish Hall School is an independent specialist day school for boys and girls aged from 5 to 18, catering for pupils with social emotional and mental health difficulties, with a high proportion of pupils who have a diagnosis of ASC. Our dedicated team work together to ensure successful outcomes for pupils who often arrive at the school with a troubled view of education and life.
We pride ourselves in steering pupils in the right direction, nurturing aspiration to progress them both academically and socially to encourage them to take pride in their achievements. Socially, we build con?dence in our students, so they are able to have a greater understanding of the wider community in which they live.
Acorn Education is the UK's leading independent provider of specialist education. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.
We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a 'Great Place to Work' for the fifth year running.
Why join Acorn Education?
Benefits
Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you'll get an exceptional reward package including:
Life Assurance
Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
"Your Wellbeing Matters" - access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that's right for you, including:
A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
100's of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
Cycle to Work Schemes
Electric Car Purchase Scheme
Critical illness cover
Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
And that's not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you'll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
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About
Reddish Hall School
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Reddish Hall School
Denstone Road, Reddish
Stockport
SK5 6UY
United Kingdom
+44 161 442 1197
Reddish Hall School is a co-educational school catering for pupils aged 5-18 with complex educational needs, communication difficulties and challenging behaviour- all of our young people have an Education Health Care Plan. The school accepts pupils with social, emotional and behavioural needs, though they may face additional challenges and diagnoses including ADHD, Asperger's, SpLD, MLD, OCD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Dyscalculia, Foetal Alcohol Syndrome or a variety of other conditions. Additionally, many of our pupils have serious social issues and very difficult home lives resulting in complex emotional difficulties.
All pupils attending Reddish Hall School have individual needs that have proved too complex to be addressed within a mainstream setting. The school provides effective support and a suitably differentiated curriculum, enabling them to progress and succeed to the best of their ability.
The aims and values of the school emphasise a commitment to provide a high quality provision for all our pupils.
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