SEMH Specialist & Inclusion Mentor: Boost Youth Resilience

Tradewind Recruitment; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Tradewind Recruitment is seeking an experienced SEMH Specialist for a dedicated secondary academy in Blackpool. You will support students aged 11-16 with SEMH challenges, delivering nurture sessions, and working within the inclusion team starting September 2026.

You will collaborate with SENCOs, Educational Psychologists, and external agencies, using trauma-informed approaches and de-escalation techniques to help pupils engage with learning and build resilience.

Qualifications

• Proven experience supporting SEMH or trauma-affected youths.
• Experience in specialist schools or PRUs or similar settings.
• Strong de-escalation skills and emotional resilience.
• Enhanced DBS on Update Service (or willingness to obtain).

Responsibilities

• 1-to-1 & Small Group Nurture: Deliver structured pastoral interventions and emotion-coaching sessions to help students identify triggers and build coping strategies.
• Inclusion Suite & Classroom Support: Support pupils within nurture rooms, sensory bases, and mainstream classrooms to maintain focus and curriculum engagement.
• Proactive De-escalation: Apply low-arousal techniques and positive handling strategies (e.g., Team Teach, CPI, MAPA) to safely manage dysregulation and crisis moments.
• Trauma-Informed Practice: Work from a relational, trauma-informed perspective, treating behaviour as communication.
• Multi-Agency & Safeguarding Link: Collaborate with SENCOs, Heads of Year, Educational Psychologists, and external agencies to track targets on individual behaviour/EHCP plans.

Skills

SEMH experience

De-escalation

Emotional resilience

Team Teach

MAPA

DBS Update Service

Safeguarding

Job description

Tradewind Recruitment is seeking an experienced SEMH Specialist for a dedicated secondary academy in Blackpool. You will support students aged 11-16 with SEMH challenges, delivering nurture sessions, and working within the inclusion team starting September 2026.

You will collaborate with SENCOs, Educational Psychologists, and external agencies, using trauma-informed approaches and de-escalation techniques to help pupils engage with learning and build resilience.