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TreetopsSpecialistSchool& College
Centre of Excellence
Treetops Approach,Grays, Essex, RM16 2WU
Tel.: 01375 372723
Email:admin@treetops.thurrock.sch.uk
SupportWorker - Post 19 Unit
Pay: approx.£14,250
Hours: 22hours per week,term time only.
8.50am to 3.30pm Monday toThursday.
Required: February 2026
The Trust:
TreetopsSchoolis a specialacademycatering for pupils with a wide range of needs including moderate learning difficulties, speech and communication difficulties,autismand general developmental delay.
In March2025Treetops School was judged by Ofsted to havemaintainedthe standardsidentifiedat thepreviousinspection.Thepreviousinspection was in February 2020, at which time Treetops was judged as Outstanding. Treetops Free School, which officially opened in September 2022, was judged Good in its first Ofsted inspection in March 2024.
The Job:
We are looking to appointSupport Worker to work in our Post 19 Facility.
You will be working as part of a small team in the Post 19 unit to support students aged 19-25 to develop their social and independent living skills.
The role involves;
- Supporting with students' employability skills in 1:1, 1:2, and group settings
- Assistingwith travel training, accessing the community/help with community helpers
- Enabling independence through accessing leisure activities such as gym, eating out and shopping.
- Supporting students with personal hygiene and medical needs
- General housekeeping and upkeep of the Post 19 Cafe and Garden
- Sharing snack and lunch time with students
- The successful candidate will;
- Bring energy and enthusiasm to the role
- Be patient and understanding of the needs of the young people in our care
- Be able to work solo or as part of a team
- Havegood communicationskills
- Have the ability todeal with challenging behaviour within an adult facility setting
- Liaise with parents on a day-to-day basis.
An application form can be downloaded from our websitewww.treetopsschool.organdsubmittedeither by hand,postor email (admin@treetops.thurrock.sch.uk) marked for the attention of Mrs K Lambie, HR Manager.
Closing date for applications:30January 2026
Interviews:weekcommencing9 February2026
The governing body is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check, a medicalcheckand satisfactory references.
Information about the School
The governing body is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check, a medical check, satisfactory references and the successful completion of a 6 month probationary period.