WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

• Access to over 9,000 perks & benefits through Perkbox (including freebies!)
• Highly competitive salary
• Annual salary review
• Annual holiday allocation of 23 days plus 8 bank holidays (based on full-time hours)
• Fully funded training and personal development
• Provision of mobile phones and any other IT hardware you require
• The support of experienced and highly qualified colleagues
• Competitive pension scheme
• The knowledge that you are contributing to the mental well-being of the local community
• On the job training and an investment in your talent
• A chance to climb the ladder within the company

THE PERSON AND THE ROLE

This is a field based role supporting young people either in their homes, outreach, or at the post 16 hubs across Oxfordshire (within a maximum travel distance of 20 miles/approx 30 minutes from your home address). Working closely with the Post 16 leads, this role is central to ensuring quality of provision and securing outcomes.
This role will support the foundation’s mission of enhancing the wellbeing and life opportunities of children and young people by providing a bespoke education whilst supporting personal development and social and emotional needs.
This role requires a certain degree of autonomy, therefore an organised approach that is child centred is needed.
This role will champion The Dare2Dream Foundation core values and will actively market the services the foundation provides to the children and young people it supports.

ROLE

You will play a crucial role in supporting young peoples Education, Wellbeing and mental health whilst supporting/encouraging academic achievement. This position offers the opportunity to make a positive impact on children’s learning and development.
In addition pastoral support to help young people overcome barriers to learning and to support mental health and wellbeing needs.

PURPOSE

The purpose of the role is to deliver high-quality sessions and pastoral support to young people that attend the post 16 provision.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Work closely with learners to increase their confidence and self esteem
· Delivery of programmes to support Personal Development according to individual learning plans
* Delivery of Asdan and Functional Skills (according to learner levels and teaching ability)
· Plan and deliver sessions with young people through various methods, supporting the development and production of teaching and learning materials and resources in both manual and electronic formats
· Ensure learning and support programmes meet the required criteria
· Create and maintain professional working relationships with employers, learners and other key stakeholders
· Monitor learner attendance and review the learner’s progress
· Create reports for all programmes
· Set targets with learners and work with them to achieve these
· Engage support teams with programmes, ensuring they are involved in progress reviews
· Actively participate in all quality improvement processes
· Ensure all learner records are kept up to date and meet internal quality standards
· Ensure that all correspondence from the organisation is of the required standard and tone

ACCOUNTABILITIES AND OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ROLE

You will also work in a team by:

• Working together to support young people within a designated team
• Act as an exemplar - modelling best practice (Planning, deliver and report writing)
• Session planning support
• Completion of risk assessments
• Motivate, challenge and inspire young people
• Demonstrate best practice with safeguarding procedures
• Demonstrate strategies used, providing ideas for new ways of working
• Support designated team with day to day needs and requirements
• Demonstrating outcomes reached
• Effectively communicating and reflecting progress and attainment to desired outcomes.
• To ensure that policies and procedures are complied with and to contribute to any necessary reviews as required
• To complete regular safeguarding training
• To follow reporting procedures to ensure the child’s/young person’s welfare is always paramount
• To ensure compliance with regulatory and Dare2Dream’s policies and procedures with particular regard to Child Protection, Equal Opportunities and Health & Safety
• To ensure the appropriate behaviour and conduct of young people, their provision of quality care and their development
• To attend regular meetings with Dare2Dream management
• To attend meetings with professionals around the child, and parents/carers
• To maintain records ensuring it is aligning with Dare2Dream’s Quality Assurance Policy
• To ensure that all records are kept confidentially
• To manage and keep accurate records of Dare2Dream’s delivery and resources at the central venue
• Build good relationships with young people in the post 16 setting to ensure they feel supported
• Practical support & delivery
• To promote equal opportunities and an open approach in all areas, maintaining appropriate confidentiality at all times

The job description is a general outline of the job duties and responsibilities and may be amended as The Dare2Dream Foundation grows and the role develops. This post will consist of other duties that may well be reasonably required from time to time