Student Support & Outreach Worker

Chances is seeking two passionate Outreach Workers to join our team. You will work directly with students and families, mainly in their homes, acting as a bridge between home, school, and external agencies. This is a relational, child-centred role, focusing on early intervention, prevention, and reintegration.

The role is primarily home-based, supporting EBSA students to access education at Chances, stabilise attendance and engagement, and transition successfully to their long-term mainstream placement. You will also work closely with the Chances team to support educational tasks where needed, and spend some time in-centre writing reports, contributing to planning and team discussions.

This role involves working directly with students in their homes to build strong, trusting relationships and support their re-engagement with education. Although the post is based at Chances School, the role requires regular travel to and from students' homes.

You will support students to transition into education at Chances school and, over time, help them reintegrate into an appropriate long-term education setting. You will work closely with students and their families, acting as a vital link between home, school, and external agencies. The role focuses on building positive relationships with pupils experiencing Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA) and supporting them to access education and progress into mainstream or alternative provision.

This is a new and developing role, so flexibility, creativity, and resilience are essential. You will have the opportunity to shape the role as it grows.

This role is ideal for someone who values partnership over paperwork, understands SEMH and EBSA, and wants to make a meaningful difference.

What is the role

Relationship Building and Outreach

Engage with children and families in their homes and communities

Build trust and support attendance, engagement, and wellbeing

Encourage re-engagement with school and support transitions

Supporting Learning and Wellbeing

Work alongside Chances teachers to support educational tasks if required

Support students 1:1 or in small groups as appropriate

Contribute to personalised intervention plans

Collaboration and Multi-Agency Work

Liaise with mainstream schools, families, and external agencies

Attend meetings and provide reports as required

Help coordinate interventions and plans for students

Monitoring and Reflection

Keep accurate records of engagement, progress, and interventions

Contribute to team discussions and planning

Reflect on and adapt your practice to meet children' s needs

Flexibility and Development

Work patterns may vary day-to-day, including home visits, in-centre support, and team meetings

Role will evolve over time, offering opportunities to shape practice and processes

Do you enjoy working directly with children, being flexible, and making a real difference in challenging but rewarding situations?

Chances Educational Support Services is a vibrant alternative provision dedicated to early intervention for students facing challenges in mainstream education. We are an OFSTED registered 'Good' school with an impressive record of improving behaviour, attendance and successful reintegration back into mainstream settings.

Chances works across two models:

Short-term placements where students remain on roll at their mainstream school

EBSA placements where students are on roll at Chances and receive bespoke support to rebuild engagement and attendance

Chances have consistently delivered excellent results. The staff are a mixture of quality teachers and highly trained youth workers, allowing us to focus on education, but also offer a holistic wrap-around approach to the care we provide. Students are at the heart of every decision we make, fostering enthusiasm, confidence, and a passion for learning. After time at our provision, with the support of our great teachers and skilled youth workers, most students reintegrate back into their mainstream school successfully.

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