Job title and organisation:Student Support Worker - Wetherby High School
Salary:Grade B3 (SCP 4-6) £26,403 - £28,142 per annum (pro-rata for term-time only plus 20 days).
Hours: 37
Contract: Permanent
Location: Wetherby High School, LS26 6JS
Closing Date and Time:Monday 3 November 2025 at Noon
Wetherby High School is a forward-thinking school in a semi-rural area of North Leeds. We are proud of our caring and inclusive reputation and have a strong team of professionals committed to developing and delivering a rich learning experience for all our students. Our school community is based upon an inclusive and restorative ethos that we believe best allows every student the opportunity to realise their full potential.
We are now looking to appoint a Student Support Worker who has the tenacity, skills and flexibility to work in a fast-moving environment and the passion to help our children to progress and develop.
The successful candidate will have Maths and English GCSE, grade C or above, strong IT skills, well developed organisational and communication skills and a basic understanding of child development and learning strategies. The post holder will be expected to challenge and support pupils in order to improve motivation, attendance, engagement and character for learning. We are looking for someone who is skilled in effectively supporting student engagement and has successful experience of working with the full range of students including the most vulnerable. The successful candidate will have strong interpersonal skills, be able to positively influence students and the ability to liaise with colleagues, parents/carers and a range of partner organisations.
The post holder will be expected to undertake a wide range of duties including developing restorative and relational approaches to inclusion and to support progress and liaison with families and other services to secure attendance and engagement.
It is essential that the post holder shares our school ethos which is firmly rooted in a restorative approach and the following values: to ‘Know our children well’; to be ‘Partners in Learning’; to develop ‘Character for Achievement’; to ‘Enjoy and Aspire’. We firmly believe that in order to move forwards we need to be prepared and able to ‘do things differently and do different things’.
We significantly invest in the development and training of all colleagues who are equally happy to share their expertise, skills and knowledge across the organisation. If you are looking to be stretched and challenged within a positive and creative staff team and you have a genuine desire to make a positive difference to our children, please submit your completed application form and covering letter to hr@wetherbyhigh.co.uk by noon on Monday 3rd November 2025.
We encourage early applications and reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.
For further information regarding this vacancy and an application form, please visit our school website.
We promote diversity and want a workforce which reflects the population of Leeds. This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applications will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check and satisfactory references. The school has a privacy statement for job applicants which is published on the website.
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check against the Children’s barred list will be carried out on preferred candidates. Read our recruitment of ex-offenders policy.
We welcome applications from everyone and actively seek a diverse range of applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. We particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to, women, carers, veterans as well as LGBT+, ethnically diverse, disabled and care experienced people.
This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.
If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you must consider your own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the Skilled Worker visa route before applying. To be eligible for sponsorship you'll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least £41,700 per year or meet one of the other eligibility criteria. Please ensure you are eligible before applying.
The above post is not a Leeds City Council vacancy and has been advertised on behalf of the relevant organisation. To apply please follow their application instructions.
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