Specialist SEMH Support Worker

Merton Council; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 38,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Merton Council is recruiting for a dedicated SEMH Support Worker in the Primary SEMH Team. You will work with pupils and staff to promote inclusion, particularly for children with complex social, emotional and mental health needs, including those who are neuro-diverse or have experienced trauma.

In this term-time only role, you will offer practical support, model best practice, and collaborate with schools and families to reduce anxiety and improve outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with children or young people with SEMH needs.
• Ability to build rapport with pupils from diverse backgrounds.
• Strong communication with professionals and parents.
• Flexibility and initiative in challenging situations.

Responsibilities

• Work with pupils and staff to promote inclusion of pupils with a wide range of needs.
• Provide support and guidance to adults in schools by modelling good practice.
• Be flexible in approach and use initiative in challenging situations while upholding care, welfare, safety and security.

Skills

Experience with SEMH

Communication

Teamwork

Rapport building

Job description

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

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 byoffering 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 healthneeds, 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.

Interviews will be held on 11th November 2026.