Inclusion and Youth Support Assistant

Inclusion and Youth Support Assistant 

Department: Support and Inclusion 

Reports to: Inclusion Manager 

Location: Home based (some national travel, with offices in London and Lingfield) 

Hours of Work: Part-time (30hrs) 

Salary: £21,121 to £22,080 (FTE £26,050 to £27,232)

All year round, permanent

 

Young Epilepsy and St. Piers is committed to safeguarding and protecting our children and young people and promotes the welfare of all learners.

 

As part of our safer recruitment process and in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022, online searches will form part of this process. 

 

An Enhanced Disclosure with relevant Barring Service checks and full referencing will be required before employment can commence.

 

Please provide a CV and supporting statement aligned to the person specification.

 

The successful applicant will be required to attend 1-day mandatory training in Lingfield, Surrey.

 

About the Role  

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Inclusion and Youth Support Assistant to join our team. You’ll be a key first point of contact for young people with epilepsy, their families and a variety of professionals – working with them to provide the training, resources, support and information needed to ensure all children and young people with epilepsy feel informed, confident and fully included in education, sport and society.

 

At Young Epilepsy young people are at the heart of everything we do, and the purpose of this role is to ensure that children and young people with epilepsy access and shape the support that we provide. This will include liaising with families and young people, schools and other professionals, all with a friendly, sensitive and professional manner. You will be supporting the development and delivery of our online and face-to-face workshops and will help build a network of professionals engaging with our services.

 

The need for our services is great, so this role will be an exciting chance to support our ambitious strategy. If you are highly organised, a confident communicator and are driven to support young people, we want to hear from you! 

 

What we need from you 

• Energetic, passionate, and proactive about young people, participation and inclusion in all areas of learning and play. 

• Comfortable communicating with a range of people, on the phone, email or in person, to be a first point of contact with the charity.  

• Dynamic and flexible, able to build strong relationships with a wide range of people including young people and professionals.  

• Awareness of, or curiosity about, the youth landscape and what is impacting young people today, and able to put this through the lens of living epilepsy.  

• Excellent communication, organisational and time-management skills. 

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and other relevant software. 

• Knowledge and experience of safeguarding children and young people and working with DSLs. 

• Eagerness to learn about epilepsy or coming with knowledge and experience of the condition. 

 

Relevant experience working with young people is desirable but not essential if you have wider relevant experience and skills. 

 

Your Benefits

• Comprehensive training and professional development opportunities 
• Generous annual leave 
• Occupational pension scheme 
• On-site accommodation available 
• Subsidised dining room 
• Gym membership options (on and off-site) 
• Your Rewards, giving you access to nationwide discounts and benefits 
• Free parking on campus 
• Access to a working farm and horticultural area 

 

We are accessible by bus, by train via the East Grinstead branch of the Oxted Line and by car.

 

About us 

Young Epilepsy is the children and young people’s epilepsy charity. Our purpose is to create a society in which children and young people with epilepsy are enabled to thrive and fulfil their potential. A society in which their voices are respected, and their ambitions realised. 

 

We work with children and young people across the country, as well as many of those people and organisations who shape their lives - parents, health and care professionals, researchers, teachers, policymakers and more. 

 

Informed by young people and drawing on our strong legacy of expertise in education, health and research, we have developed and published our 2020-2025 strategy.

 

This focuses our work around 3 key offers: health and research, voice and support and St Piers special education. Within these key offers we aim to: 

 

• Coordinate research that improves diagnosis and treatments, and deliver cutting-edge health services 

• Campaign for children’s rights, supporting them in school and college and providing innovation tools, information, and practical help for living day-to-day life 

• Provide an innovative and creative environment for children and young people with epilepsy, autism, and severe learning difficulties.

 

For further details of these and other vacancies, please visit our website.

 

 ***No agencies please ***

 

Young Epilepsy strives to employ people that reflect the community it serves; therefore, applications from minority groups and people with disabilities are particularly welcomed. 

Young Epilepsy is the operating name of the National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy. Registered Charity No: 311877 (England and Wales)