Criminology Graduate

Academics; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education recruitment agency is seeking a Criminology Graduate for a Behaviour Support Worker role in Oxford. This position offers a fantastic opportunity to work with young people facing complex behavioural challenges. You will employ restorative practices to help facilitate their educational journey. Ideal candidates are empathetic, recent graduates with a relevant degree looking to make a meaningful impact in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Recent graduate with a degree in Criminology.
• Experience or interest in working with at-risk youth.
• Ability to implement restorative practices.

Responsibilities

• Assist students with behavioural and emotional needs.
• Implement one-to-one and group interventions.
• Work under the guidance of specialists like therapists and social workers.

Skills

Empathy

Restorative practices

Communication skills

Education

Degree in Criminology or similar

Job description

Criminology Graduate

Behaviour Support Worker in Secondary Mental Health School. Fantastic opportunity for aspiring Criminal Justice Officers or Youth Workers.

Location: Oxford

Start Date: ASAP.

Pay: £80-£95 per day.

Do you have the skills to fill this role? Read the complete details below and apply today.

Are you an aspiring Youth Worker or Criminal Justice Officer looking to gain critical experience working with at‑risk groups of teenagers with behavioural needs? Have you recently graduated with a degree in Criminology?

This Behaviour Support role is for an enthusiastic, empathetic Criminology Graduate wanting to initiate restorative practices to assist a wide array of social and emotional needs students, ranging from early childhood trauma to eating disorders, school refusal, and at‑risk criminal offending groups.

The school has not had a permanent exclusion for over 12 months and is committed to ensuring no student is left behind both pastorally and academically.

This specialist provision in Oxford has a state‑of‑the‑art Mental Health Support Environment, where you will shadow specialised staff such as counsellors, therapists, pastoral support workers and social workers.

Successful graduates will specialise in working with students who have behavioural, social and emotional mental health needs. Students are aged 11-16, all have EHCPs and will need to continue their education once they leave the school.

The role

• Criminology graduate (or similar subject) wanted.
• Mental Health Support Therapist.
• Start date: ASAP.
• Using restorative practices.
• One‑to‑one, small group, intensive interventions and an LSA as part of a wider class – a diverse role with a diverse range of students.
• Location: Oxford.
• Pay: £80-£95 per day.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Criminology graduate to gain valuable experience with young people who have complex needs, and to experience first‑hand providing restorative practices to vulnerable students.