Aspiring youth criminal justice worker

Term Time Teachers Ltd; Crowborough; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Term Time Teachers Ltd is seeking an Aspiring Youth Criminal Justice Worker to support students in a challenging secondary setting in East Sussex. You will work with children with SEMH needs, helping them build resilience and coping strategies, using restorative practices to foster a safe and empowering learning environment.

This graduate role focuses on outreach, intervention and mental health support, with career progression opportunities into probation, youth offending teams or related roles.

Qualifications

• Passion for helping vulnerable children
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to build confidence and motivation
• Capable of remaining calm under stress or conflict
• Empathy, compassion, and active listening

Responsibilities

• Support students with SEMH needs in 121 and group settings
• Implement restorative practices and holistic approaches to learning
• Identify risks and needs and escalate when necessary
• Help students feel safe, secure and empowered to succeed

Job description

Aspiring Youth Criminal Justice Worker

East Sussex - Graduate - SEMH - Outreach - Intervention - Mental Health - SEN - Education and Training - Psychology - Criminology - Sociology

Are you passionate about restorative approaches? Are you passionate about demonstrating the value of education to vulnerable children?

You will work in a challenging secondary school setting, supporting children with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs and traumas. Some children / young people will have suffered adverse childhood experiences, and you will identify their risks and needs, escalating where necessary. Many of the children face various barriers in life and are more 'at risk' of negative outcomes. You will be instrumental in building relationships, providing consistency, and equipping children and young people with tools to ensure they feel safe, secure, empowered, and believe that they can succeed in life, reducing the risk of them entering the criminal justice system.

Based on holistic and therapeutic practice, with a focus on restorative practice, this role will give you essential restorative experience within anti-social and challenging settings - career progression routes include Probation Officer, Youth Offending Teams and Youth Counsellor.

The School & LSA Role

• Specialist schools for students with SEMH needs and learning needs
• You will be supporting vulnerable children in 121 and group settings
• Focus on restorative practices and a holistic and therapeutic approach to learning
• Practical, creative and vocational subjects, what sparks joy for the students and will help them positively contribute to society

Person Specification

• Passionate about helping children and young people achieve their full potential
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively
• Able to build confidence and motivation
• Approachable, and able to build robust and effective relationships with students
• Able to remain calm and resilient when placed in situations of stress or conflict

• High levels of empathy, caring, compassionate, and a good listener
• Motivated and enthusiastic, with a professional approach to work

Term Time Teachers are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, therefore all applicants will be subject to a full face-to-face registration and an Enhanced DBS (Formerly known as CRB).

Salary will be determined by the successful candidate's qualifications and relevant experience, and will be in accordance with the client's pay policy.