Specialist SEMH Support Worker

Merton Council; Greater London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Merton Council is seeking a Specialist SEMH Support Worker to join the SEND Support and Inclusion Service - Primary SEMH Team on a term-time-only basis. You will work with pupils and staff to promote inclusion and provide guidance to adults in schools, particularly for those with complex social, emotional and mental health needs.

You will need excellent communication skills to work with professionals and parents, build effective relationships, and use your initiative in challenging situations

Qualifications

• Recent experience in working with children with social, emotional and mental health needs.
• Ability to engage with pupils from diverse backgrounds and support staff in schools.
• Strong communication with professionals and parents to reduce anxiety and enable partnership.

Responsibilities

• Promote inclusion of pupils with a wide range of needs within schools.
• Provide practical support and model good practice for adults in schools.
• Build rapport with pupils and their families to improve outcomes and life chances.
• Work flexibly and use initiative in challenging situations in line with safeguarding values.

Skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Initiative

Relationship building

Job description

Specialist SEMH Support Worker

Merton Council

• Merton
• £38,256-39,276 per year
• Permanent
• Full-time

12 hours ago

Grade/Salary: ME9 - £38,256 to £39,276 pro rata

Advert Text

Merton SEND Support and Inclusion Service - Primary SEMH Team - Term Time Only

Do you have a successful track record of working with children or young people with complex social, emotional and mental health needs to improve outcomes and life chances?

Do you enjoy working with children from diverse backgrounds? Do you have experience of working with difficult to engage children? Have you had particular successes working with boys? Do you work well as part of a team?

We are seeking a hardworking and enthusiastic person to join our well established and highly regarded SEMH Team

In this post you will be working with pupils and staff to promote inclusion of pupils with a wide range of needs, many of whom have experienced developmental trauma and some of whom are neuro-diverse. You will need to build effective rapport and relationships with pupils by offering practical support and by providing support and guidance to the adults in schools through modelling of good practice.

You will need to be flexible in your approach and have the confidence to use your initiative in dealing with challenging situations that also reflect the core values of care, welfare, safety and security.

You will have had recent experience in a professional and or voluntary capacity of working with children with social emotional and mental health needs, this could be in schools, youth settings including early help; transition work; targeted youth support; targeted children's support or supporting young people and their families in other services.

You must have good communication skills to be able to work with professionals and parents in this role to reduce anxiety and to work in partnership.

You will be joining a dynamic and forward-thinking team, that aims to promote inclusion and innovation in our schools. We are committed to our own professional development and reflective practice to achieve inclusion and to combat discrimination in all its forms.

If all this sounds like you we would love to hear from you! If you have any questions about the post please contact Rachel Cooper on 07946 890234

Interviews will be held on 11th November 2026.

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Do you have a successful track record of working with children or young people with complex social, emotional and mental health needs to improve outcomes and life chances?

Do you enjoy working with children from diverse backgrounds? Do you have experience of working with difficult to engage children? Have you had particular successes working with boys? Do you work well as part of a team?

We are seeking a hardworking and enthusiastic person to join our well established and highly regarded SEMH Team

In this post you will be working with pupils and staff to promote inclusion of pupils with a wide range of needs, many of whom have experienced developmental trauma and some of whom are neuro-diverse. You will need to build effective rapport and relationships with pupils by offering practical support and by providing support and guidance to the adults in schools through modelling of good practice.

You will need to be flexible in your approach and have the confidence to use your initiative in dealing with challenging situations that also reflect the core values of care, welfare, safety and security.

You will have had recent experience in a professional and or voluntary capacity of working with children with social emotional and mental health needs, this could be in schools, youth settings including early help; transition work; targeted youth support; targeted children's support or supporting young people and their families in other services.

You must have good communication skills to be able to work with professionals and parents in this role to reduce anxiety and to work in partnership.

You will be joining a dynamic and forward-thinking team, that aims to promote inclusion and innovation in our schools. We are committed to our own professional development and reflective practice to achieve inclusion and to combat discrimination in all its forms.