Keyworker
Core
Manage, support, and develop a group of young people (ages 4-18) with alternative and special education needs, bridging gaps between academic, behavioral, and therapeutic needs to prepare them for post-16.
Role type
Key Worker / Student Support Specialist
Builds
Individual pupil support plans, targeted support programs, and holistic person-centered approaches for students.
Domain
Special Education / Youth Support / Social Services
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work -> client delivery (student support & advocacy)
Required skills
Case management, risk assessment, multi-agency liaison, attendance intervention, individualized support planning, safeguarding compliance, data recording, mentoring, behavior management
Preferred skills
NVQ level 2 in teaching/youth work/social work/counselling, Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship Level 5
Technologies
Database systems for case recording
Responsibilities
Develop and review pupil support plans, drive attendance through daily calls and interventions, conduct risk assessments for vulnerability, organize 1:1 and small group targeted support, liaise with external agencies, maintain accurate safeguarding records, manage behavior in line with policy.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC