Support Worker – Special Needs

Company: Vision for Education
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Location: Long Lee
Job Description:

Support Worker – Special Needs

Keighley – £86-£96 per day (salary dependent on experience, training or qualifications). Flexible Start Dates.

Salary is dependent on experience, training or qualifications. The minimum experience, training or qualifications required for this position are: recent experience obtained within the last 2 years of working with children or young people, ideally within a school, nursery, childcare, youth work, play or care setting. We must be able to obtain references from these roles.

The School and the Role

We are currently seeking additional Support Workers to work within our partner school settings in Keighley. This role involves supporting young people and children with a range of special educational needs.

The Support Worker – Special Needs role involves supporting primary-aged pupils who have been identified as having additional needs. These needs range from Autism, PMLD, Complex needs, Mobility, SEMH and MLD. The assignment is over multiple sites across Dewsbury.

Based in the Dewsbury area and is easily accessible via public transport. There is also ample car parking. Ability to drive/commute to various sites in Dewsbury will be necessary. We are continually seeking quality caring staff members, who with additional experience and training may eventually become full time or even supply support staff members.

Requirements

  • Have previous experience of working with children or young people; ideally within a school, nursery, childcare, youth work, play or care setting within the last 2 years.
  • We must be able to obtain valid references from these roles.
  • Hold, or be prepared to undergo an Enhanced DBS, registered to the Update Service.

Vision for Education is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing and referencing checks and hold, or be prepared to undergo, an Enhanced DBS check that must be registered on the Update Service.

Benefits

  • Excellent daily rates paid using the PAYE system.
  • Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability).
  • Social and networking events.
  • Pension contributions.
  • CPD to help with your professional development.
  • Access to a dedicated consultant.

We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

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Posted: June 1st, 2026