Departments: School Education & Residential Team (students 5–25 years)

Location: The Sheiling Ringwood

Employment Type: Permanent Part-Time

Working Pattern: 12.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, Term Time (41 working weeks, including training days)

Hours: 12.00pm – 2.30pm OR 11.45am – 2.15pm (dependent upon which department you are assigned to and operational needs)

Salary: £7,896-£8,149 per annum (already pro-rated to reflect term time working – full year equivalent would be £28,247-£29,150)

Closing Date: 5^th February 2026 at 12 noon

Interview Dates: To be confirmed

Start Date: To be agreed

We are currently seeking highly motivated individuals to join our team of caring and compassionate Support Workers, who are committed in providing the very best quality of care and support to our young people (5-25) to enable them to reach their full potential.

Working and sharing meals with students, your role as Lunchtime Assistant will involve being an integral member of a multidisciplinary team helping to support and encourage students to develop and maintain social skills and relationships with the house community; helping them to achieve personal development targets. You will have a calm and patient disposition, highly effective communication skills and be unfazed by challenging behaviour.

This role is ideal for candidates wishing to broaden their experience or for those working towards becoming Teaching Assistants or Support Workers.

To apply, please complete the online application form:

or complete the paper form available as a download at the bottom of this page.

If you experience any issues or have any questions regarding the application process, please email:

applications@thesheilingringwood.co.uk