Children & Young People Support Worker

senploy; West Kirby; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-time, term-time roles

Long-term placements

Training & professional development

Dedicated education consultant support

Job summary

Senploy is recruiting a Youth Development & Education Support Worker to work in Liverpool schools and specialist settings. You’ll support children and teenagers with personal, social and emotional development, using your existing youth-work or mentoring experience.

Ideal candidates will have DBS (Update Service preferred) and a calm, patient approach to building trust, with a commitment to safeguarding and professional responsibility. Full-time, term-time and long-term placements are offered.

Qualifications

• Enhanced DBS on the Update Service, or willingness to obtain one.
• Experience supporting children or young people with emotional, behavioural or learning needs is valuable.
• Ability to engage with young people and build trust consistently.

Responsibilities

• Support young people individually or in small groups in schools and specialist settings.
• Assist in developing social, emotional and behavioural skills.
• Collaborate with teachers to implement individual support strategies.
• Promote positive relationships and effective communication among pupils.

Skills

Relationship building

Patience

Emotional resilience

Boundary setting

Safeguarding awareness

Job description

Youth Development & Education Support Worker | Liverpool | ASAP Start

Location: Liverpool, Merseyside

Contract: Full-Time | Term-Time | Long-Term

Start Date: ASAP

Education isn't just about English, maths and completing classroom activities.

For some young people, learning how to manage frustration, build friendships, make positive choices and develop confidence can be just as important as academic achievement.

These are skills that shape their future.

Thrive Education Group is recruiting Youth Development & Education Support Workers to work within schools and specialist education settings across Liverpool, supporting children and teenagers who need additional guidance with their personal, social and emotional development.

If you've worked in youth services, children's residential care, mentoring, SEND, behaviour support or community projects, your experience could be exactly what these schools need.

This is a fantastic opportunity to use your existing skills in a new environment while developing your career within education.

The young people you'll support may have experienced difficulties with education, relationships, emotional wellbeing or social development.

Some may have additional needs including:

You could be:

• Supporting young people individually or in small groups.
• Supporting young people individually or in small groups.
• Helping pupils develop confidence, resilience and self-esteem.
• Helping pupils develop confidence, resilience and self-esteem.
• Encouraging positive relationships and social interaction.
• Encouraging positive relationships and social interaction.
• Supporting emotional regulation and conflict resolution.
• Supporting emotional regulation and conflict resolution.
• Helping children understand boundaries and make positive choices.
• Helping children understand boundaries and make positive choices.
• Supporting pupils who struggle with motivation or school engagement.
• Supporting pupils who struggle with motivation or school engagement.
• Encouraging communication, teamwork and problem-solving.
• Encouraging communication, teamwork and problem-solving.
• Helping young people manage difficult situations and transitions.
• Helping young people manage difficult situations and transitions.Supporting pupils with autism, ADHD and SEMH needs.
• Supporting pupils with autism, ADHD and SEMH needs.
• Encouraging independence and personal responsibility.
• Encouraging independence and personal responsibility.
• Using practical activities to develop social and emotional skills.
• Using practical activities to develop social and emotional skills.
• Working with teachers to implement individual support strategies.
• Working with teachers to implement individual support strategies.
• Recognising and celebrating progress beyond academic achievement.
• Recognising and celebrating progress beyond academic achievement.

You don't necessarily need previous classroom experience to succeed in this role.

Schools increasingly value professionals who understand how to engage young people, build trust and provide consistent support.

• Children's Residential Support Worker.
• Children's Residential Support Worker.
• Youth Worker or Youth Mentor.
• Youth Worker or Youth Mentor.
• Behaviour Support Worker.
• Behaviour Support Worker.
• SEND Support Worker.
• SEND Support Worker.
• Children's Care Worker.
• Children's Care Worker.
• Family or Community Support Worker.
• Family or Community Support Worker.
• Pastoral Support Assistant.
• Pastoral Support Assistant.
• Alternative Provision Support Worker.
• Alternative Provision Support Worker.

Experience supporting children or teenagers with emotional, behavioural or additional learning needs would be particularly valuable.

You'll need to be someone who:

• Can build positive relationships with young people.
• Can build positive relationships with young people.
• Understands the importance of consistency and clear boundaries.
• Understands the importance of consistency and clear boundaries.
• Is patient, approachable and emotionally resilient.
• Is patient, approachable and emotionally resilient.
• Can remain calm during challenging situations.
• Can remain calm during challenging situations.
• Encourages young people to make their own positive choices.
• Encourages young people to make their own positive choices.
• Recognises that progress looks different for every individual.
• Recognises that progress looks different for every individual.
• Communicates effectively with teachers and other professionals.
• Communicates effectively with teachers and other professionals.
• Has a strong understanding of safeguarding and professional responsibility.
• Has a strong understanding of safeguarding and professional responsibility.
• Is adaptable and willing to develop new skills.
• Is adaptable and willing to develop new skills.

An Enhanced DBS on the Update Service, or willingness to obtain one, will be required.

We recognise that valuable skills are developed in many different settings, not just classrooms.

This opportunity allows you to bring your existing experience into education while gaining further knowledge of SEND, SEMH and specialist pupil support.

What you'll benefit from:

• Full-time, term-time opportunities in Liverpool.
• Full-time, term-time opportunities in Liverpool.
• Long-term placements with potential permanent opportunities.
• Long-term placements with potential permanent opportunities.
• Experience within mainstream and specialist education settings.
• Experience within mainstream and specialist education settings.
• Opportunities to develop SEND, SEMH and behaviour-support skills.
• Opportunities to develop SEND, SEMH and behaviour-support skills.
• Training and professional development.
• Training and professional development.
• Support from a dedicated education consultant.
• Support from a dedicated education consultant.
• Valuable experience for future careers in pastoral care, behaviour mentoring and specialist education.
• Valuable experience for future careers in pastoral care, behaviour mentoring and specialist education.

A young person learning to manage a disagreement.

A pupil finding the confidence to speak up in a group.

A teenager beginning to take responsibility for their choices.

These moments might not appear on a school report, but they can make an enormous difference to a young person's future.

As a Youth Development & Education Support Worker, you'll help children build the confidence, relationships and life skills that support their development both inside and outside the classroom.

If you have experience supporting children or young people and are ready for a new opportunity in Liverpool, we'd love to hear from you.